The special effects weren't THAT good, Grace. That remains an adorable thing to ask, but nonetheless.
This may or may not be the first / last time it's come up, but "the duck quacks at midnight" is a code phrase I came up with in Junior High school. It doesn't mean anything in particular, I just think it sounds cool. Well, maybe not "cool". "Nifty"? "Amusing"? It's something.
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