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[–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 19 hours ago

They’re usually too fat to dive

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 15 points 1 day ago

Or in the Linnean taxonomy, chungus

[–] KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works 58 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The scientific name for this phenomenon is a heckin chonky honker.

[–] BCOVertigo@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

Wean-supream

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 43 points 1 day ago

You may not like it but this is what peak weaner performance looks like.

[–] gaybriel_fr_br@jlai.lu 32 points 1 day ago
[–] EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Has tolerance gone too far??

[–] cam_i_am@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

We've moved past mere tolerance. Lactose inclusion. Lactose pride. Lactose celebration.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I for one am looking forward to the lactose parade this year.

I'm imagining parade floats with cheese wheels

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 1 day ago

If Cartman was a seal.

[–] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 1 day ago

Are you weaning, son?

[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

These poor fellows don’t tend to survive unfortunately

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Definitely doesn't look quick enough to escape from a predator...

Maybe they weaned him wrong on purpose, as a ~~joke~~ survival tactic.

[–] ShittDickk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

he sucks as a fighter, a child could beat him

[–] trublu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

How do you like my face to your flipper style?!

[–] Hjalamanger@feddit.nu 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 41 points 1 day ago

Converting a baby's diet from entirely milk diet, to introducing increasing amounts of solid foods.

[–] DudenessBoy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

That is a massive seal

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

Absolute unit

[–] brap@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

What a weaner.

So she was as talking about my fat seal pup all along? Dammit!