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has gloss | eng: Why a Duck? is a comedy routine featured in the Marx Brothers movie The Cocoanuts. In a scene in which Groucho and Chico are discussing a map, Groucho mentions the presence of a viaduct between the mainland and a peninsula. Chico, who is playing the role of an immigrant with poor English skills, replies "Why a duck?" This leads into a long schtick positing the existence of "Why a chickens?," "Why a horses?," and so forth. |
lexicalization | eng: Why a duck? |
lexicalization | eng: Why a Duck |
instance of | (noun) a family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor Marx Brothers |
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