So, if you've been to our house and visited the bathroom, you've probably seen these decorative wooden ducks.  Ben got them as a present from one of his students from Korea a couple years ago, and they were just bizarre enough/cool enough to make their way into our bathroom.  Today, we had a new friend over (incoming grad student in Ben's program) and he said something about them being wedding ducks.  We looked it up, and sure enough, they represent a couple and you're supposed to position them according to the state of your relationship.  (i.e. if you're fighting, you can be passive aggressive and face the ducks away from each other)  Also, we found out that the string tied around one of the beaks is to represent the fact that a woman should keep her mouth shut and be obedient to her husband.  Interesting...