What was Ducky Day and “Octal”?
This was an employee fun day that happened once a year at the Eagan buildings. The day was a holiday for all staff with organised sport and social events. The origins of the “Ducky day” name came from a prank; a plastic duck was found in the rather grand water pond with sculpture outside the 1440 building. The facilities manager issued a rather stern warning so the next day the pond was filled to the brim with yellow plastic ducks. One of the many traditions of Ducky day was a cartoon competiton, the winner of which had their cartoon rendered on the annual Ducky Day teeshirt.
