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What was your "I can't believe I have to explain this to an adult" moment? (sopuli.xyz)
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[–] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 34 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I didn't have to explain it, but I found myself in a situation where I was informing a grown woman that fish are indeed animals.

[–] Pofski@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh, that reminds me of when I had to explain to my mother that my then girlfriend was vegetarian and that, no, chicken do count as meat.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That sounds like a vestige from the Catholic habit of not eating meat at times, so the definition of "what's meat" got really specific and excluded things like fish and chicken.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

the Catholic habit of not eating meat at times, so the definition of "what's meat" got really specific

"Beavers are fish, right? And fish aren't meat, so..."

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I mean, the bible lists bats as a kind of bird, so sure, why not.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

...the osprey, the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.

What's a hoopoe?

[–] Pofski@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

That actually makes sense. I didn't think about that. Thanks.

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Did she respond saying your explanation sounded fishy?