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[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 26 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

I'll do you one better:

Imagine you're born and you're a crab who parasitizes the rectum of one of these.

[–] Bonus@mander.xyz 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine you're a human who pays top dollar to consume its gonads.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

ahem

I could go look this up, but frankly, it's your job now: elaborate, please.

[–] NewOldGuard@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago

The Japanese delicacy "uni" is urchin gonads

[–] noseatbelt@piefed.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Uni.

I'll be honest, I like it. It has a soft texture, nice mild buttery flavour, and can be incorporated into various dishes though is commonly eaten on its own as sashimi.

there are some scifi biological spaceships, they look cool and amazing.

but using then is akin to being those rectal parasites.

[–] Bipauler@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Gives a whole new meaning to the expression 'eat shit'

[–] GreatTitEnthusiast@mander.xyz 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Isn't that just the original meaning?

[–] Bipauler@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago

Damn it, I mean.. I guess you're probably right lol, but I felt like I was being clever there for a few minutes :'-/