it comes as a GREAT surprise to me that J BOYLE and SNAFU would agree on ANYTHING given what i’ve read on here in the last couple of yrs.

I reserve the right to agree with anybody, and also to disagree with anybody as well. Even Edgar.

I actually find the incessant stirring utterly depressing

I agree, but how would we know if you stopped it?

Shouldn’t that be a vulture’s back?

No, the idiom doesn’t work since vultures are not known for their water resistance – hence ducks.