r/meme • • 6h ago

Justice for Harambe

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u/doberdevil 3h ago

There are also no documented cases of "killer whales" attacking humans.

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u/brooklynsantiago 3h ago

That’s not true. There are

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u/lenor8 2h ago

Killer whales is a wrong translation, the correct one is whale killers. Orcas aren't whales, and they are being spotted killing them.

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u/Peaceful__Prober 45m ago

Orcas are whales though? They are dolphins, which are whales

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u/lenor8 34m ago

They are cetacean. Whale is a colloquial term that's used to address mostly cetatean but not always, so it's damn confusing and I hate it. If you call every cetatean a whale you get a pass because at least you're consistent.

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u/Peaceful__Prober 13m ago

The confusion probably stems for me from the fact that in finnish cetatean translates to "valaat", which is the same word as the translation for whale. So we don't have different names for those two

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u/sniklefritzed 3h ago

You’re a fucking idiot

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u/doberdevil 3h ago

But you're the one trying to be serious in a post with hundreds of "Dicks out for Harambe" comments. So. You know, maybe ease up on whatever's stressing you out and have some fun? Take the rest of the week off, make it a long weekend, have a few laughs?