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Ladies, please believe me when I say that this ‘posing for pictures with a duck face’ phenomena is a load of horse shit. Can you please stop doing it? Please? I’ll give you a dollar.
The first time I noticed this “trend” is when a friend of mine’s daughter posted one on FB a few years ago. It was kinda cute and silly, but certainly didn’t show her off to be the stunningly gorgeous girl she is. Now, don’t get me wrong. God knows I’ve posted horrifyingly ridiculous pics of my own face here and on FB–I’m not against looking like a freak/weirdo/whackadoo in a picture. They’d be boring if they all looked the same. But over the last few years I see more and more often that young girls in particular always take these self portraits while dressed in bootie shorts, too-tight half-shirts and donning a duck face. Why, I beg of you…why?
I can’t quite figure out why anyone (in most cases) would think duck face is sexy, hot, pretty, etc… (Oh my God. Epiphany here. I’ve just turned into my mother yelling at me to get my hair outta my face. I guess there’s a different mom reprimand with each generation. Good grief. Now I’m going to need therapy.)
Okay, back to duck face. Below is a random sampling of duck face pics I pulled off of Google images. I chopped off the tops of their heads so that no one would be identifiable, though I’m sure all these ladies are lovely and delightful when normal-faced–which is just one more reason I don’t understand duck face. Can anyone tell me why this is the only way to take a picture nowadays if you are under the age of 30?
Just to show that I’m no hypocrite, here are several of me with my own duck face, and even one with Grant, (thought they were mostly taken before the duck face phenomena became rampant and I had a specific reason for intentionally looking like an ass in each one!). 
Good grief…why am I sooooooooo white in that one pic?
Okay, I’m now done with my first rant of the new year, quickly written on my lunch break while scarfing pizza. Whew! 
Even though you make a very pretty duck, I like your other picture better.
You are far too cute.
Me and my duck face thank you. 
Do you realise that Duck Face is so close to Fuck Face.
Best correlation EVER made. How true, how true. I know I fit that bill. Ha! Get it? Bill? Duck’s bill? Ha! (Man, I am NOT funny!!!)
Haha you quack me up
Good Lord…
It’s been going on a lot longer than you might think. http://veryhilarious.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mona-lisa-duck-face.jpg
Now THAT SHIT is funny!!!! Lord have mercy…
I think lots of dudes are attracted to that crazy face. It’s naughty!
Is that what it is???? Men crack me up. I would SO love to be a guy for a week just to better learn how your brains work!!
You started the trend!
Someone HAS to shoot me then. NOW! Who’s got a gun?
XOXO
The way I see it, these girls desperately want to have the big lip look without having to get their bum fat syringed into their lips. -wonders what would happen if the old wives tale of the wind changing, making you keep that expression.- Heh.
You are too funny! Bum fat! Ewwwww!!! God forbid they got freezy-face like mom warned us about. Yikes!
http://www.lolroflmao.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Ladies-to-match-your-duckface.jpg
hehehe the perfect accessory.
OH MY GOD!!!! I had NO idea other people were as horrified with the duck face! I also didn’t know other people called them duck faces.
Those shoes/flippers are PERFECT!! HA! 
My grand-daughter and her freind did that and i thought it was so bloody stupid.
It truly is just silly looking. There’s not much prettier than a lovely smile.
Thank you!! I’ve never understood this & am over it…enuf already!! It’s not sexy. It makes girls look ridiculous – even more so while donning the bootie shorts & too tight/short shirts with boots.
Love your rants!!
So happy to entertain!
I don’t think it’s sexy either. Maybe 1 out of 10000 pics like that is sexy. Other than that…yuck!
Maybe it gives the look of defined cheek bones?
You look good in the white photo don’t worry about it.
Ah ha! Cheekbones. Now that makes sense!
And thanks for the sweetness. I look like a vampire drained me of all my blood. That must have been one hell of a flash! 
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Thank you!!! How freaking cool.
Aw… come on. Really? Not even a teeny bit of duck face. Ok. What about pouty face? Is that the same? Now, I have to rethink my whole picture-taking theory.
Okay. How about this: one out of ten pics may have duck face and one out of twenty can have pouty face. Deal?
Deal
Rock on.
Hugs!
Ok haven’t heard of duck face thing and wish I still hadn’t………lol
I know…right!
I will be more than happy to sign a petition to stop the madness.
I will sign that!!
Ok, not only is the duck face sorta odd, I guess it isn’t cool anymore to look happy in pictures but whats with the teenage girls posed arm on hip, shoulder slanted in and duck face…
I know…what happened to having a lovely smile? Duck face, schmuck face. Say, “cheese” instead please ladies.
LOL, my sister said the same thing, she hates the pose.
Because you are both wise beyond your years!
Thanks for this. My stepsister and her friends do that crap all the time. I think they believe they are truly hot or perhaps, it’s just a poor girl’s BOTOX.
Dying laughing! A poor girl’s botox! Awesome!!! I LOVE that!
Haha! Nice rant, very well documented and argued…
I agree, by the way.
Why thank you!!! Glad you enjoyed it. Most of the time I just blather on endlessly, but this time I had to document!!
I simply cannot do a proper duck-face. I have the spazziest mouth ever. It doesn’t do “duck”…it does “funnel”. Seriously, I look like the yip-yip Martians from Sesame Street. You will NEVER see me pose this way. NEVER.
I can’t do an intentional duck face. My duck face pics are duck faced by accident!
As for funnel mouth–I’m quite certain the boys wouldn’t mind seeing that at all! Much sexier than duck face! 
I am so backed-up in my notifications and email,but I am so glad I checked you out.I have noticed that many of the girls on tv TALK with a duck-mouth; they stick their top lip out and hold it steady…have you noticed? What the…? I thought maybe it was from silicone injections but now, I’m not so sure. Maybe it isn’t ‘duck’…maybe it’s ‘platypus’ and I don’t want to take that thought any farther!
I do NOT understand the duck mouth chicks!!! I too figure some of that is from injections–but why on earth would anyone want an injection to do THAT to their face? Oh, and I think you are right–it’s more platypus mouth!
Greetings! I didn’t notice this article before, but when checking on pinterest.com I saw in your pics this tiny pic with the famous gesture, then I thoght What the hell is this about?! Then reading here I realised the topic.
Be well, blessings!
Honestly, not everybody finds funny the “Duck mouth” or “duck face” or “doing the duck” or whatever they want it to call it! I know that for a fact because some people I have talked about it. At first maybe it was funny, but like many things on internet that have gone viral, now its kind of anoying :S Especially in very young people. Worst if male do it too, sometimes it’s kind of creepy!
My personal opinion, based on a “sketchy research” because of lack of time, I found out that this goes back to vintage pics of pin ups or models of old that used to make faces for artists and/or photographers. This gesture , especially on paintings , stressed the attitude of the idealized sexy girls back then.
Eitherway, I guess like many things nowadays, people try to adopt a pose or do something (silly) to desperately find a way to stardom. They lack an identity, and at the end they do the same as everybody else. By the way, I ‘d like to conclude saying that I loved your pictures of this entry! However illustrative for the subject, they are good! I especially loved the first one on the left , the close-up of your face making the ducky. With all due respect, that face boiled my hormones sky-high! Gosh! Your husband is a lucky guy. You can cook, you can write, you make appearences on tv and the end of the day you can attend your loving partner with that ducky face. Some guys have all the luck!
I’m with you that duck face needs to go the way of the DoDo bird! Total yuck! As an occasional silly thing, fine. But in every pic? Good grief!
Now, as for those sexy pin-up girls–they knew how to do it right! A little pout can be sexy as all get out, but trying to look like a platypus? Ummm…no.
Oh, and thanks for the sweet words. You are far too kind!!
Believe me, in my marriage I am the lucky one–no doubt about it. 
Finally I get a chance to catch up on (and read) some of my neglected followed blogs… Great Photos – LOL.. Yeah don’t understand the close-ups on people’s face/lips either
Glad you enjoyed! Especially all the whacky pics!
Those poor girls. When they are 50 they’ll look back and say, “What on EARTH was I thinking???”
LOL — no doubt
BTW that Portabello Sandwhich (on side bar) looks seriously yummmy!!!
OH, it is so damn delicious!! I just made a portabello, red pepper, basil and mozzarella salad today–YUM!!!
have to try some time…. Hard to do around here. I’m the only one who likes mushrooms (especially sauteed – w/ onions & butter)
Mmmmm…mushrooms!!! I hope you love it. It’s one of my top 3 favorite sandwiches.
Hope you had a great weekend!
How can we tell when is it a duckface vs. just a plain ol’ pout?
I feel this is an important question so that I may express the appropriate amount of:
A) Amusement B) Ridicule C) Scorn? D) …some other shit I haven’t figured out yet.
Guide: Express “A” if a super-sexy person being self-effacing. Express “B” any time you feel like it. Express “C” if child is simply too old/young to be doing this. And express “D” when you figure something out
Pout=sexy (hopefully!). Duck face=kill me if I have to look at this for one more moment.
I LOVE your “Guide.” I think I feel a bit of A-D when looking at duck face!
Oh my god, this is classic. I so agree that this is a silly trend, and i agree with the comment above that perhaps it’s so the gal looks like they have defined cheekbones instead of an ass face. The irony.
“Instead of an ass face.” HOLY SHIT that made me laugh out loud!!
Nicely done. 
Agreed! Can’t stand the duck face!!!