Klear@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agoFuck paraphyletic groupsi.imgur.comimagemessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down17
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minus-squareSunoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·7 months agoAnd I’m a fish. But that’s not very helpful.
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 months agoNo such things as trees either…
minus-squareGormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·7 months agoThis is the one that breaks my brain
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·7 months agoBelieving people who say that sort of thing about the meaning of perfectly cromulent words like “fish”, “bird”, and “berry” is like going to the butcher shop to learn about horsemanship.
minus-squarePoem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·7 months agoSome dinosaurs were fish. Therefore you’re a dinosaur.
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoTechnically? All dinosaurs are fish. You are a fish. But you are not a dinosaur.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoWell, neither option is helpful. I’m going with “dinosaurs are dinosaurs!”
And I’m a fish. But that’s not very helpful.
Rimmer was right!
No such things as trees either…
This is the one that breaks my brain
Believing people who say that sort of thing about the meaning of perfectly cromulent words like “fish”, “bird”, and “berry” is like going to the butcher shop to learn about horsemanship.
Nuts!
Some dinosaurs were fish. Therefore you’re a dinosaur.
Technically? All dinosaurs are fish. You are a fish. But you are not a dinosaur.
Well, neither option is helpful.
I’m going with “dinosaurs are dinosaurs!”
Now that’s just silly.