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[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 8 points 18 hours ago

You can't fool me. I've read Moby Dick and Melville dedicated an entire chapter about how whales are absolutely fish

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

Generally not but some fish (Whaleshark) can be confused with a whale.

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[–] Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

"BuT thEy aRe iN ThE sAmE tReE oN thE fUnnY ChArT!!!1!!1"

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 1 points 15 hours ago

pHyLoGeNeTiCaLlY

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

No, but seriously, why did this become so common? It seems like the internet learnt a new word and is just rolling with it.

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