ducks vs geese

 my thoghts on the silly goose vs lucky duck debate

for years i found myself in countless verbal altercations regarding the superiority of the silly goose vs the lucky duck. but for now let's look past the issue of superiority and focus on the reasoning behind the titles themselves. 

why is the goose silly while the duck is lucky?

a silly goose:

a duck who is lucky: 

recently i was contemplating the historical context of silly geese vs lucky ducks with my roommates. even upon many googles, we were unable to find a solid answer on the reasoning for the designation of these titles. the most substantial information i could find was a blog post from 2011 by Ken Rideout,

this post inspired me to google lucky duck vs silly goose gifs to analyse. these are the gifs

honestly the duck doesnt look all that lucky to me

the goose looks more swag than silly

the goose is a chill kinda cool. the duck is a techno kinda cool.