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[–] Enzy@lemm.ee 36 points 2 months ago
[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

I want to believe this is real.

--edit--

Sadly, it's been edited.

It seems the edit was made on a post in r/PhotoshopBattles

[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Oh emoji sea snail!

It's fake.

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 18 points 2 months ago

So instead of :) it's :o

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago

ShockedNudibranch.jpg

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

Fake but cute even originally!

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

human compatible, you say?

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] pero@lemm.ee 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I would highly advise not to continue.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago

that in terms of

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But its so fun and funny to sexualise the children's cartoon, guys

[–] three@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Oh come off it. Wahhhh won't you just think of the..... Imaginary monsters??

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 months ago
[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 months ago
[–] Etterra@discuss.online 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's not a creature in the world that would be endangered by humans if they had evolved a happy smiley face.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Wanna bet? The dodo wanting to be friends was it’s downfall

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Definitely. But which one? We need names!

[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Pretty sure it's the East Sea Shellos

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 2 months ago

Sea slug? Sir, that is a Dratini.

[–] friendly_ghost@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why does it have a little barrel of brandy around its neck

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago

It's obviously a cartoonish avalanche snail.

[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

Its poisonous, right? Its colors want to warn us of the danger.