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[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 65 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Look at the world around you. What's the argument for not turning into a crab?

[–] fading_person@lemmy.zip 41 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 13 points 3 days ago
[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Crabs don’t have to deal with back pain so I’ll grant them that.

[–] xylol@leminal.space 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

There's a study for you:

Crabby Back: An Exploratory Investigation of Perceived Dorsal Pain in Crustaceans

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Just look at the world around you

Right here on the ocean floor

Such wonderful things surround you

What more is you lookin' for?

Doot do do doot do do do doot do… 🎶🦀🧜‍♀️

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There are things that regularly try and succeed in eating them.

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ok and? How does that differ from my girlfriends

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Do they give back the parts they took?

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 2 points 3 days ago

They don't ordinarily keep my parts, so yea

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago