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I dont get how snakes breathe
Edit: yes I do now
His lungs apparently are somehow just warping around it
That’s interesting, I’m having a hard time picturing their diaphragm.
What diaphragm?
Uhh, they should have covered this in school even if your parents neglected to do so, but here you go.
There's no need to be such an ass when it's a super valid question about compared anatomy. And indeed, that user is correct: "what diaphragm?" snakes do not have one, they rely on large smooth muscle between the ribs.
I'm sure this is a woosh. Let me rephrase the thread.
ha...ha? I guess?
It’s entirely necessary when I set myself up for that punchline. Was it a bit conspicuous when I mentioned a very specific body part they lack, and then made a joke?
I'm incredibly sad for both the fact that you believe that in any way you had a funny "punchline" or "joke" in there, and for the lack of general snake facts posted here
I’m sad that you’re willing to be a dick to someone on the internet for a silly joke. I imagine you’re also rude irl.
Bro you punched down to setup your shitty joke and now you're gonna play the don't be rude card?
@Gullible@sh.itjust.works
the set up and punchline worked, i think. maybe people are just sensitive to ribbing that involves mild insult about lack of education.
I thought it might have been the mild sexual angle? In any case, I’ve never had people quite this angery about a contraception joke
If it's a joke it's a shitty joke.
If it's not you're just doubling down.
Barring all that being a douchebag to people who don't "get" your brilliant fuckin joke is.... Douchebag activity who could have guessed?
Did... did you click the link?
I don't need to it says it's the contraceptive in the url.
No one didn't get the shitty joke, people have an issue with the shitty way they set it up.
Here's a fun one, did...... did you read the rest of the comment chain before asking redundant questions?
Somebody put their diaphragm in the wrong way this morning.
Ya huh. Good one
You’re clearly upset that you believed I was insulting you even after I pointed out that I wasn’t. I’m not sure what you want from this interaction, at this point
You're clearly not checking usernames, you didn't insult me.
No one asked you for anything boss so the answer would be nothing, find a way to not be a prick to setup a shitty joke i guess?
I know you weren’t the original person, and yet you’re clearly upset. I can only assume it’s because you felt personally insulted.
I think I’ll continue playing the fool to middling success. Feel free to stay endlessly angry to achieve the same result.
They're saying snakes do not have diaphragms.
Access mostly relates to socioeconomic factors, but you’re largely correct. Use is notably higher in more affluent areas, but snakes are largely homeless and unsupported through reproductive legislation so that rarely matters.
These snakes both lay and eat eggs, so they can get abortion with breakfast.
I think I’ll leave the snake jokes to you. That was really good
The fuck are you talking about.
Diaphragms are a form of birth control. They are making a joke by deliberating misinterpreting the specific meaning of the word used in an absurdist way, in the Mad Hatter style.
Yeah we all get that, we don't get why they felt the necessity to set it up by being rude to a random.
It seems like a bad attempt to cover-up a mistake but whatever.
@TheDoozer@lemmy.world
youre kind for providing the explanation. been laughing my head off over this conversation.
It’s a pun, you goober
It's word salad.
Can you legitimately not understand or are you just upset? I’m willing to explain the correlation between contraceptive use and economics, if it’s the former
Your dogshit diaphragm joke is a pun. Whatever that jumble of shit is would be word salad.
He's referencing a legitimate talking point about birth control, and in that light his comment made perfect sense. The whole second half of this thread reads like you got whooshed and then double downed after you realized what happened.
That's neat, no one gives a shit about the shitty joke. People care that they decided to punch down on some random to set up a terrible fuckin joke and instead of being like "hey my bad I could have waited for literally anyone who got the joke to set me up instead" they decided to double down on being a condescending dickhead.
And what are you doubling down on?
There's so many silly puns out there, your job must be exhausting!
Not being rude to strangers for your own personal amusement.
No one cares about the pun.