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[–] [email protected] 63 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Stream of consciousness, I once busted out a corvid joke during COVID in a company meeting when a dude was complaining about crows calling in the background... it fell flat AF.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 months ago (1 children)

fell flat

Too bad. You'd think humor like that would have wings.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What was the joke?!

Customer and I were talking about my busted rib and how miserable it is to cough or laugh. He laid this one on me (the timing is crucial) and put me in pain:

Know what they call the white stuff in chicken shit?

Chicken shit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

God, I don't remember exactly but something like, "you'd better quarantine yourself, sounds like you've got corvid."

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

Heh... Turdus.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Good to see the Primarch of the Raven guard enjoying an alliteration break between tormenting Lorgar. Though I feel like it'd be more productive to go after Erebus, could probably get half the Traitor legions to help him.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

A cooperative, wide scale Erebus manhunt could bring peace to the 41st millennium

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Angry Birds origin story

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm assuming that someone didn't like Robins and this naming scheme was revenge?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Probably some scientist was pooped on by a Robin.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I am afraid it just means migratory thrush. And the latin name for thrushes (turdus) was assigned by a Swede. So how it sounds in English is just a happy little accident.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

https://factanimal.com/fun-stuff/funniest-animal-names-in-the-world/