Bombay duck is said to have associated the pungent smell with that of the newspapers and mail which would come into the cantonments from Bombay. The term was later popularized among the British public by its appearance in Indian restaurants in the UK. In his 1829 book of poems and "Indian reminiscences", Sir Toby Rendrag (pseudonym) notes the "use of a fish nick-named 'Bombay Duck'" and the phrase is used in texts as early as 1815. The Bombay duck lives in the tropical areas of the Indo-Pacific. The fish is also known as "strange fish" because of its discontinuous distribution along the
To Duck or Not to Duck audience) and leaving a duck-shaped hole in the clouds after each shotgun blast, Elmer manages to graze Daffy with a load of buckshot, merely blowing off his tail-feathers and causing him to fall. After Laramore retrieves Daffy and brings him to Elmer, Elmer then apologizes for shooting him, explaining that he had to "pwug" Daffy because he is "a gweat spoowtsman." Daffy heatedly retorts that Elmer doesn't know the meaning of fair play ("What chance does a poor little fluffy winged creature like me have against a well-equipped hunter like you?!") and that Elmer wouldn't be so tough without his