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[–] KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works 54 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The scientific name for this phenomenon is a heckin chonky honker.

[–] BCOVertigo@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

Wean-supream

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 43 points 2 months ago

You may not like it but this is what peak weaner performance looks like.

[–] EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works 43 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Has tolerance gone too far??

[–] cam_i_am@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

We've moved past mere tolerance. Lactose inclusion. Lactose pride. Lactose celebration.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I for one am looking forward to the lactose parade this year.

I'm imagining parade floats with cheese wheels

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 2 months ago

If Cartman was a seal.

[–] gaybriel_fr_br@jlai.lu 28 points 2 months ago
[–] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 2 months ago

Are you weaning, son?

[–] Hjalamanger@feddit.nu 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 41 points 2 months ago

Converting a baby's diet from entirely milk diet, to introducing increasing amounts of solid foods.

[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

These poor fellows don’t tend to survive unfortunately

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Definitely doesn't look quick enough to escape from a predator...

Maybe they weaned him wrong on purpose, as a ~~joke~~ survival tactic.

[–] ShittDickk@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

he sucks as a fighter, a child could beat him

[–] trublu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago

How do you like my face to your flipper style?!

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or in the Linnean taxonomy, chungus

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago

Chungus chungus var. biggus

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

Absolute unit

[–] brap@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

What a weaner.

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

That is a massive seal

[–] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

So she was as talking about my fat seal pup all along? Dammit!

[–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

They’re usually too fat to dive