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[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I think it's more like seeing someone hatch XD

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

OH THAT IS WHY TRANS PEOPLE IN DENIAL ARE CALLED EGGS OMG I NEVER SAW THAT BEFORE!

[–] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When my egg broke, I became a chick

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 day ago

Okay, that was funny. That got a good "forced breath out of my nose" from me.

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Actually it's kinda the other way around, I chose the hatching metaphor because of the egg terminology 😅

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Yeah but the egg terminology exists because that's what it's like -- hatching

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 day ago

Guys... This is becoming a chicken and egg problem..!

[–] Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think you're replying to a "chicken and egg" themed joke

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

You could be right, but I'm not sure they're what's happening here

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

Maybe insects turning from larvae to imago is a better metaphor