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[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 67 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Look at the world around you. What's the argument for not turning into a crab?

[–] fading_person@lemmy.zip 42 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 13 points 4 months ago
[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Crabs don’t have to deal with back pain so I’ll grant them that.

[–] xylol@leminal.space 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

There's a study for you:

Crabby Back: An Exploratory Investigation of Perceived Dorsal Pain in Crustaceans

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Just look at the world around you

Right here on the ocean floor

Such wonderful things surround you

What more is you lookin' for?

Doot do do doot do do do doot do… 🎶🦀🧜‍♀️

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There are things that regularly try and succeed in eating them.

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ok and? How does that differ from my girlfriends

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Do they give back the parts they took?

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago

They don't ordinarily keep my parts, so yea

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago