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[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 59 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Why is the reptile looking at me like that. What does he know that I don't?

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago

⬆️Signature look of superiority

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 29 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Fish" looks like it has to work at a Starbucks for $11 an hour.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"I could bite clean through your torso and this counter, spit it out and stomp on it before you realize you're dead, but sure, I'm the one that fucked up the app order that clearly states you asked for cold brew and not an Americano, but whatever, I don't get payed enough to kill the stupid customers."

[–] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 months ago

I love convergent evolution

[–] Nebula@fedia.io 19 points 2 months ago
[–] Endmaker@ani.social 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] ChrysanthemumIndica@discuss.tchncs.de 31 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Arguably the shark is not a fish, if by fish you mean Osteichthyes 🐟

Although personally I'm both "a fish is the thing I think of as a fish" and also "we're all fish"

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] ChrysanthemumIndica@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You don't know me! I could be a cartilaginous fish for all you know. (I have to use voice to text because I don't have lobed fins)

[–] KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

Jokes on you, fish don't exist.

Welcome to taxonomical existentialism.

heavy metal riff

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

fish is animal in water with thin fins and gills

[–] Ulvain@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There's no such thing as a fish 🤓 (Edit: which btw is a phenomenally fun podcast by the staff of QI, absolutely worth a listen)

[–] TheThrillOfTime@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] tahoe@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

An ichthyosaur I think, although they’ve all been dead for a hot minute (as in tens of millions of years)

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago

Sounds more like a cold couple of minutes, but I'm not good at math

[–] loaExMachina@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

An ichthyosaur, I believe.

[–] BoxedFenders@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Another fun fact to ponder is that tuna (and other bony fish) are more closely related to dolphins than they are to sharks despite being grouped as "fish".

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

Fish looks like he does not approve of those two weirdos edging in on his domain

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What's with land vertebrates and evolving back to the sea?

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Endless summer vacation.

[–] SpaceScotsman@startrek.website 6 points 2 months ago

I like this as a replacement for the Winnie the Pooh tuxedo image macro

[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Soooo, fish, fish, and... Ummm... Fish, got it.

I love how every vertebrate is a fish or none are.

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Fish looks like me when I have a mandated office day.

[–] kepix@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

cant be true, cause the fish has the exact face as i do on monday mornings

[–] huf@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago