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Sharks are too dumb to be malicious. Dolphins, on the other hand... (lemmy.world)
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[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)

There's a reason they're called killer whales!

[–] Tja@programming.dev 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

But they're not whales...

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, they are. Dolphins are a type of whale (And orcas are a type of dolphin).

[–] Tja@programming.dev 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well, that's cheating!

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Shut up simian. Eat a banana or something.

[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, vegetables are healthy.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sure they are now continue eating the bananas, you definitely can't get radiation poisoning from them.

[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There is always a relevant XKCD.

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 2 points 4 months ago

Is there a relevant XKCD about how there's always a relevant XKCD?

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They are. But are jackdaws crows?

[–] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Is a hot dog a sandwich?

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I would say yes.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You’d be wrong, it’s a taco

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Disagree unless it's eaten with a tortilla rather than bread. The materials used matters, not just the shape.

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Is a taco not a sandwich?

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but for something to qualify as a taco it needs to use a tortilla.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What about those hard brittle shells?

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can be hard or soft.

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 1 points 4 months ago

That's not what she said.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 months ago

Technically, no. However, they are corvids.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's a bit of a misnomer.

Orcas, despite being dolphins, are commonly called 'killer whales' due to a mistranslation of the Spanish phrase 'asesino de ballenas' which means 'whale killer.' This name comes from ancient sailors observing them hunt larger whales.

A more technically accurate translation would've been whale killers.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

Dolphins are a kind of whale, so the name works either way.