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[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 135 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Roaches infest your home and spread diseases. Butterflies live outside and spread pollen.

[–] Benign@fedia.io 43 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] witheyeandclaw@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago

You hate pollen from plants that evolved to spread it without the help of butterflies and other insects. These plants' pollen doesn't float around causing allergies.

[–] prti@szmer.info 47 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Dlaczego wszyscy nienawidzą pyłki, pytam się do kurwy nędzy?

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 91 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 12 hours ago

Google translate for the Polish comment:

Why does everyone hate pollen, I ask myself for fuck's sake?

Dude was just having some fun with similar sounding words

[–] Brownie@lemmy.zip 39 points 1 day ago

I'm literally dying

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Because they're allergic presumably

[–] tio_bira@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

well, sounds like a personal problem

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

More like you are ingesting their house

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I don't think I could eat a whole house.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

that's quitter talk

I'll acknowledge I made a typo, means to say invading, but I'll have to live with my mistakes