I enjoy having semi-serious discussions about nonsense like this, so I appreciate RubberElectron’s reply calling me out

If you’re an ornithologist writing a scientific paper, you’d presumably be using a genus + species in Latin rather than any colloquial name anyway, while still acknowledging that they fall under the umbrella term “seagull” for most people. But I’m a descriptive linguist, rather than prescriptive, and that’s really what this meme is about (it’s not about seagulls)

If 90% of the population call them seagulls, and 99% of the population understand what you mean when you say “seagull”, then yes, they are actually called seagulls

I always lick asbest. I’m the best licker there is

I’ve witnessed a European badger stand up to a golden retriever much bigger than it barking and growling aggressively in its face and the badger stood its ground. I don’t know if it was too scared to turn away or if it genuinely wanted to fight, but it was brave AF either way. (also I’ve never seen such a clean badger, but tbf most examples I see are dead on the road :/ )

She was even quote vocal about it not just being her work at the time

I heard that some men used to be babies that came from a woman. Ugh. Disgusting

That IP address is coming from inside the house!

Rude

Americans are insane. I don’t want to stereotype, but who the fuck needs a burger the size of a car?

In the UK we had to memorise up to 20 (Calcium), but that was alongside knowing how the elements are grouped and orbits of electrons etc. for GCSE chemistry (age 14-16, end of secondary school)

Wait until you hear about this new thing called: one set of rules for rich people & their companies, one set of rules for poor people

Ouch

I hear that’s where women are from

Pretty sure that’s a Doctor Who villain

I’d let them dominate me

I don’t need religion to spout off about things I know nothing about

In case anyone actually wants to know a couple of reasons

A) It’s not fair that some people pay and some don’t. (Of course it’s also not fair that some can afford $70 on a video game and some struggle to buy food)

B) If everyone would pay then we’d all only have to pay $50 each, lowering the price for those that are paying $70 at the moment. (Whether developers would lower prices or just make more money is another question)

Can’t be that fragile else the waves would have destroyed them long ago

I could easily beat a bear in a debate