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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Bat (useless as a blunt weapon)

[–] Cory_t_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Animals that live up to their acronym:

  • Goat

Change my mind

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Animals that live up to their backronym:

  • pig

Pink inquisitive grunter

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In my town there's a shop that sells rocks and crystals etc. They also sell sand dollars for $1. That's right, there's a 1:1 conversion rate between sand dollars and USD.

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

They probably never change that price either, so it's actually pinned to the dollar.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Peacocks have cocks. Peahens do not.

Also:

Spider (doesn't actually spy)

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 years ago

Peacocks have cocks. Peahens do not.

Peacocks don't have a pecker in their privates. Instead of a johnson, they have a cloaca. No willie.

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

AWAIL (A while ago I learned) that butterflies are named that because they like to drink the fatty cream that form atop of fresh milk that's used to make butter.

This also goes for german. The Schmetter in Schmetterling has ethymological connections to Schmalz

[–] ComradePorkRoll@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Stop trying to make AWAIL happen. It's not going to happen.

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I tried to. But, alas, to no awail