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[–] bazzett@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago
[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Field mice when humans invented agriculture:

^Fuck yeah!^

Lol I thought of Field mice too

[–] ashenone@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Praying Mantis when humans develop religion

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 9 points 2 days ago

Before that they were just called "big grabby bugs."

Field mice: "I am the beginning; the alpha and omega. All is one"

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Before humans invented barns, barn owls were actually called "bar nowls". They were a type of nowl that lived in bars. It wasn't until barns were invented that they changed species and changed into owls.

[–] feannag@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago

Feels like a Calvin's Dad explanation.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

What'd they say before we invented barns?

Who

The owls.

Who

No, I mean, what did the people call them!

Who

Barn owls! What were they called before barns!

Who

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago

"So the prophecy is fulfilled"

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

barred owls have no comment other than where dinner