“I find that a duck’s opinion of me is influenced by whether or not I have bread. A duck loves bread, but he does not have the capability to buy a loaf. That’s the biggest joke on the duck ever. If I worked at a convenience store, and a duck came in and stole a loaf of bread, I would let him go. I’d say, ‘Come back tomorrow, bring your friends!’ ― Mitch Hedberg
Well, yes, facetious tone was implied and i am pleased that it arrived! If a little shaky in transit.
‘they have played us for absolute fools’ is a contemporary memetic keyphrase, although I did not follow the template to a T.