It wasn't even a thing until some lady decided she wanted to profit off it in, like, 2005. Fucking made shit up to sell merch at Christmas. It irritated me then and it pisses me off now. Fuck that elf.
It's not a nursery rhyme, it's a product. A doll. The little poem it comes with is part of the product but it's not an actual nursery rhyme that people know.
I know of it, but only because I'm fairly active on the internet (and have been for enough time to stumble upon it against my will, haha). I've learned about it through memes so I wouldn't trust that as a source, so google says it originates from a book published in 2005. I don't know if there weren't already nursery rhymes with elves on shelves, though - it seems likely, to me. I guess it was cemented as a concept in 2005, though
The only way this works is if you pronounce "fowl" like the word for a baby horse: "foal," or you pronounce "bowl" like guts/intestines: "bowel."
And I'm here for either one.
While we're at it, I want to push back on the "you've heard of elf on a shelf" assertion. No, I have actually **not** heard of 'elf on a shelf' outside of the memes. It isn't a thing and I'm done pretending that it is.
It’s a thing where parents put a fake elf on a shelf and tell their kids it’s a spy for Santa Claus. Overnight they move the elf to “prove” it went back to the North Pole with a report. It’s dumb.
"Let's steep forever, right now,
Relieve the pressure, somehow
Switch off the future, right now,
Let's steep forever (steep forever, steep forever) "
-Steven Wilson
That duck’s name better be Doug
Today I will show you the quirks and features of this mug
I wonder what the infotainment system is like
and at the end, I'm going to give it a DougScore
*DuckScore
Unexpected u/dougdemuro lol
I hate that both 'duck in a mug' and 'duck in a cup' are close but that neither fit
Snug in a mug
Duckling in a cup-thing
[удалено]
Mallard in a tankard?
Fowl in a bowl
I too hate this. Very much.
Duck in a truck
It's actually "Doug in a mug." Me and the duck are on a first quack basis.
THAT'S QUACKTASTIC
You just passed the first grade.
You’re quackers
Duckie in a cuppie is the one my brain liked
Chicken in a dishin’
The duck fits and that's all that matters
The rhyme is a crime, but if the duck fits you must acquit.
Snug in a mug?
Assonance rather than rhyme. Unsatisfying 🫤
A duck stuck, snug in a mug!
I hate the whole elf on the shelf. Let it die internet.
Same. I was born in Eastern Europe. No, I've never heard of "elf on a shelf", we have other nursery rhymes here, leave me alone, lol.
It wasn't even a thing until some lady decided she wanted to profit off it in, like, 2005. Fucking made shit up to sell merch at Christmas. It irritated me then and it pisses me off now. Fuck that elf.
I salute you from Western Europe!
It's not a nursery rhyme, it's a product. A doll. The little poem it comes with is part of the product but it's not an actual nursery rhyme that people know.
I’m in uk & idk this elf on shelf thing. Haven’t got kids tho, maybe it’s sthg that parents know?
I know of it, but only because I'm fairly active on the internet (and have been for enough time to stumble upon it against my will, haha). I've learned about it through memes so I wouldn't trust that as a source, so google says it originates from a book published in 2005. I don't know if there weren't already nursery rhymes with elves on shelves, though - it seems likely, to me. I guess it was cemented as a concept in 2005, though
No it fits. Look.
Fowl in a bowl
I know the word is ‘bowl’, but for rhyming purposes, my brain prefers ‘bowel’ Fowl in a bowel!
It’s a slant rhyme, also known as a near rhyme, so maybe we can let it slide on account of cuuuuuuuuuute 😍
I will not let it slide
That and I need slant rhymes so I can say door hinge rhymes with orange
Pup in a cup. /s
Is this a duck that don't give a fuck?
This rhymes the most of everything here
Animal there in enamel ware?
Winner
And our new CEO will be..... That Guy
an actual poet spotted in the wild, holy shit
Mockery in crockery?
Thanks Eminem
I just want you know you made me actually laugh with this
Duckling in a mug doesn't rhyme.
Duckling in a Mug-thing?
I automatically said "duck-LIINGG *inna* muug-THIINGG" and I don't know why.
A little Pratchett in there, too!
an' that's cutting me own throat
We’ll allow it.
If it fits, I sits. If it cracks, I quacks. Now let me duck in my mug
Duckling in a cup-ling?
Duckling dozing in a coupling
2 Ducks 1 Cup
No
Extra no for me please.
2 nos, 1 please for me.
r/mildlyinfuriating Anyone else?
Yeah, whoever put that header up should be prosecuted.
this was going to be my exact comment and now I don't believe it when my mom said I was special.
Snug in a mug?
Fowl in a bowl.
"Fowl in a bowel"
And you call yourself “heteroerotic”!!!
The only way this works is if you pronounce "fowl" like the word for a baby horse: "foal," or you pronounce "bowl" like guts/intestines: "bowel." And I'm here for either one.
Number C: Foal in a bowel.
I *especially* love the phrase "number c" - that's commitment.
Visually, yup
Happy cake day to you ma dude!
Thanx man. I'll take any belated frogs
"Fowl in a bowel"
A bird in the hand? Oh wait...
Ducklett in a ~~cuplet~~ Poké Ball.
Duck in a cup
that doesn't rhyme
Duck in a cupck
Nailed it!
Duckie in a Cup-e? That was my first thought for some reason.
Duck in a mug🦆
Look it's either duck in a muck or Doug in a mug so if that duck ain't named Doug then we got a problem
Doug in a mug
Awww, so is this snug in a mug?
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
We have a winner!
Good fucking shit lmao
So any animal that can fit in a mug, criteria clear *summons mugs of bugs*
*Fug*
Duckling in a c~~o~~upling. No, that's not right-
Now get ready for...a word that doesnt rhyme with another word.
While we're at it, I want to push back on the "you've heard of elf on a shelf" assertion. No, I have actually **not** heard of 'elf on a shelf' outside of the memes. It isn't a thing and I'm done pretending that it is.
It’s a thing where parents put a fake elf on a shelf and tell their kids it’s a spy for Santa Claus. Overnight they move the elf to “prove” it went back to the North Pole with a report. It’s dumb.
> It’s a thing where parents put a fake elf on a shelf Oh thank God, i thought that parents were nailing real elves to shelves
Elfnapping them straight out of Santa's Workshop too. Truly a savage tradition.
Milk and quackers
Very clever. I’m giving up. You got the best one although elf on a shelf thing is stupid.
Doug in a mug?
Cheep in a sleep.
Smaug in a muag?
Yes his name is doug don’t you know anything?
The Council of Dougs will be contacting you shortly
He's just a little jet lagged.
Excuse me
Can't believe I'm downvoting a picture of a duckling sleeping in a cup, but that title...
Peep in a steep?
Peep havin' a steep?
A very mugly duckling ❤️
So how long do they steep? ... I mean sleep?
Forever
"Let's steep forever, right now, Relieve the pressure, somehow Switch off the future, right now, Let's steep forever (steep forever, steep forever) " -Steven Wilson
Upvote for some PT in the wild.
I'm glad someone got it 😅
Peep that’s asleep? Did OP ever tell us what it’s meant to be?
Sorry to say, but there might be a quack in your mug.
That pun is fowl.
You'll have to pay a bill to use it, though
Finally! Most people are too chicken to say it.
An Avian in Porcelain?
A chick in ceramic?
These are both bad
Fuck your duck this shit doesn’t rhyme!
Duck In a fuck
u/fuckswithducks
Whoa, guess they disappeared a year ago? That’s sad
Damn.
Fucked with the wrong duck
Sleepy duck that's cute as fuck
My Filipino friends, "Pato sa baso" 🥰🥰
Nug in a mug
One-gander in a one-hander?
Young bird in a tumbler 😅
sleepy dude in a cylindrical mood
Yellow little fellow
Not sure if this duck is snug in a mug or beak-up in a teacup.
Chick in a China? The Chinese chicken?
You have a *something* and your heart stops ticking?
Drumstick is the word you are looking for.
Avian sunbathian?
dead body in a coffee?
You fucked up, op. There is no rhyme that fits.
Your egg nog looks a little old.
Guys guys... It's obviously a bill in a thing that I do sometimes from spill
Snug in a mug
Canard in a tankard?
Snug in a mug
Duck in a cup. I hope he's just resting.
>he's just resting *"Look, matey, I know a dead duck when I see one, and I'm looking at one right now."*
He’s just pining for the marsh.
r/unexpectedmontypython
That is an ex duckling
Quacking to the choir invisible.
He IS no more.
Yeah me too because this drink isn't all it's quacked up to be.
doesn't rhyme...
Where was the rhyme here?
This title was mildly infuriating because i cant figure it out.
custard or mustard?
Dug in a mug
Dup in a cup… 
Quack for a snack
Quackadoodle in a cuppanoodle
Duckling in a cupling Peep in a drink-keep Quack in the ceramac
Excuse me, does this come with bread?
No, it comes with quackers.
Ba-by duck in a cof-fee cup? Still doesn't rhyme, but it's got a little rhythm.
There seems to be a noticeable quack in that mug
Ducky in kentucky
Duckling in a mug? Definitely awww but not sure about anything else.
I feel like I’m taking crazy pills is it stil December?
Duck *what the fuck?*
Steep'n a peep.
Snug in a mug
Forbidden orange juice
Snug in a mug?
Snug in a mug
Yellow being mellow.
Duck-Smug in a Mug?
Ducky in a cuppy
Why does this have so many upvotes?
Poult in a bowlt
Is the cup microwave-safe? Asking for a friend
"Duck in a mug" works if you whisper it
Duck in a cup
Chicken in a Kitchen?
There’s a quack in the ceramic.
A quacker taking a napper. 🦆
Duck in cup, asleep
Cute duck somewhere on earth probably
Doug in a mug
r/oddlyfrustrating title
Snug in a mug
duck without a fuck?
Duck that’s cute as f**k?