Are there really herpetologists saying “don’t say snek”?
Nomenclature
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Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 days ago
BillyClark@piefed.social 2 days ago
That would surprise me, also. But it takes all kinds. Maybe the average ornithologist tends to think that birds are “cute”, while the average herpetologist tends to think that reptiles are “cool”? I’m sure that whatever the group as a whole tends to think, there will be many counterexamples.
I was just thinking about chess, and how one of the most famous chess players, Hikaru Nakamura often refers to chess pieces as “juicers”, for whatever reason… maybe the shape? Lots of people have nicknames for different pieces, like “ops” for “bishops”, etcetera. But then there are some who take themselves entirely seriously, and never joke around.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
According to my ssss-sources, the preferred nomenclature is ‘danger noodle’.
RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Danger noodle is for non venemous and nope rope is for venemous
RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I only know one and he seemed to find it amusing but ultimately didn’t really care.
ViperActual@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I’m not a hero, but I sometimes refer to them as a snekeroni
cattywampas@lemmy.world 2 days ago
coolman@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Buort
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 day ago
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Good lord the blorb.
What a well fed pigeon.
Man, I dunno if you’ve heard,
BUT THE BIRD IS THE WORD
BA BA BA BA BA BA OOH MAH MOW MOW
OOH MOW MAH MOW
WELL DON’T YOU KNOW, ABOUT THE BIRD
WELL EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE BIRD IS THE WORD
ooterness@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Deebster@infosec.pub 2 days ago
Brilliant articles, thanks - written by someone completely conversant in both birds and internet culture, with a sense of humour but also communicating bird facts and including citations for things like why round things are cuter.
GandalftheBlack@feddit.org 2 days ago
Bouba and blouba
henfredemars@infosec.pub 2 days ago
I’m really digging BLORB.
EtherWhack@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The eye really sells it
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Clearly a rare sighting
reverse image search for blorb does not return REAL blorb but it’s okay
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
… Can we get a Blorb with an Orb, pondering?
KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
yes, I will sketch that. If i forget about it, please ping me here
InnerScientist@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Pondering my blorb
Lembot_0006@programming.dev 2 days ago
O-o-o, so sciency!
newtraditionalists@beehaw.org 1 day ago
This is what we need more of in the world. Blorbs for president of earth!!
SPRUNT@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I was expecting the last frame to say “American Borb”.
AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Birb’s aren’t real
OpenStars@piefed.social 2 days ago
Get with the times - apparently we are past that, and it is borbs that aren’t real
Rolder@reddthat.com 2 days ago
My interpretation:
Bird: The standard Birb: Bird being silly Borb: bird but fat Blorb: Bird but holy damn he’s even fatter
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I think borb is just a species with fluffy feathers. Blorb is fat, though.
Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
blorbo: GYATT