Sesame Street's Ernie must have hit the pipe when he proclaimed "Rubber duckie, you're the one." Sure, the little yellow toys are iconic but, as evident by the inaugural Iron Duck World Championships, are not as fun as the real thing. Saturday, Maris Farms will serve up six of the finest REAL quack-aletes in Pierce County and the ducks cover a grand total of 200 feet. The ducks will start at one end of an old cow feeder by swimming 100 feet one way, then climbing a ramp and "running/fluttering" back to where they started. First one back is the winner. In all, there will be 16 races from Oct. 5-27. The duck with the most victories over that period will be crowned "Iron-Duck" World Champion. The month-long event will help raise money for the Wounded Warriors Project by allowing people to place bets on who they believe will win each race.
IRON-DUCK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, 1 and 3 p.m., Oct. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 and 26-27, Maris Farms, 24713 Summer Buckley Hwy. E., Buckley, $10.25, 253.987.7246
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