Rubber duckies vs. Nikes

[Tod Mahony]

Paul DiFilippo wrote: 

> Never heard of the ducky flotilla, but can almost swear to the
> authenticity of this report (would swear, since I read it 
> somewhere "reliable", such as Scientific American, but have lost
> the source):  A cargoload of Nike sneakers, in transit from slave-
> labor territories to our humble shores went overboard and served
> same scientific function as duckies:  reports of sneakers coming
> ashore around PacRim let scientists analyze currents.

On the Oregon coast, there were actually parties where people met up to find
"mates" for the shoes they'd found on the beach.  Anyway, it was a good excuse
for some singles mixers.