Klear@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoFuck paraphyletic groupsi.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down17
arrow-up1126arrow-down1external-linkFuck paraphyletic groupsi.imgur.comKlear@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squareSunoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·2 years agoAnd I’m a fish. But that’s not very helpful.
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoNo such things as trees either…
minus-squareGormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoThis is the one that breaks my brain
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·2 years 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-down1·2 years agoSome dinosaurs were fish. Therefore you’re a dinosaur.
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoTechnically? All dinosaurs are fish. You are a fish. But you are not a dinosaur.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years 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.