Pothole Upgraded to ‘Pond’ After Weekend Rain; Ducks Move In
Fictional residents now applying for fishing permit.
Ducks, in residence. Photo: Sumasa, “Ducks in a puddle”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
PERTH — A pothole on a fictional Perth side street has been formally reclassified as a pond after the weekend’s rain, with two ducks having taken up residence.
“They seem settled,” said fictional resident Alan Gray. “They’ve made a nest from a traffic cone. I don’t want them evicted. I want them to have rights.”
A council spokesperson said the pothole would be filled “within the agreed timeframe”, which the ducks have interpreted as “never”.
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