Not Yeti Friday - Webkinz Snowman

Webkinz are a a line of plush dolls that contain secret codes that allow their owners to play a pixelated version of the doll online in a virtual environment. And they are hugely popular among the youth. Each one is an animal of the traditional zoological variety: frogs, lions, monkeys, bears, dogs, etc.

Then one day it was announced that there would be a Snowman added to the line.

I've done some research, and when the inclusion of the Snowman was first announced, there was outrage:

"Is any1 else mad about the webkinz snowman? I am really disappointed! I mean it has ALWAYS just been animals the snowman is just going to ruin it all! Does any1 else agree (or disagree) with me?"

Some tried to be open minded. Why can't there be non-animal Webkinz?

But then the Snowman came out. And as you can see, it looked like a duck.



Some sort of cross between a yeti and a duck. To this day, people call it the "Snow Duck".

So it fits right in with all of the other animals!



But you know what? I think its nose is meant to be a carrot, not a beak. It really is a snowman. But there's something about putting eyes right next to the nose like that - makes you see it as a duck.

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck...