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[–] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 minutes ago

Is this how pokeballs are made?

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 18 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Oh no, Dr Robotnik captured him.

[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 3 points 1 hour ago

From the moment Dr Robotnik recognized the weaknesses of his (the hedgehogs) flesh...

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 17 points 8 hours ago

He's hogboxing

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Free your mans? Do people actually talk like this?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 43 minutes ago

Yes. See post for example

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee -4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Racism not welcome, please vacate the premises.

[–] Phineaz@feddit.org 5 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Out of pure ignorance: what is racist about that comment? I don't understand, could you possibly explain it to me so I know better?

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

What the other guy said. This is definitely a common phrase with AAVE, thus, asking the question, "do people really talk like this", would imply that the asker is considering the poster to be inferior in some way. The racist piece being that it's pinpointing a dialect spoken, typically, by a specific race and calling it dumb.

I was sort of being sarcastic but lemmy users are a special sort and definitely can't read that.

[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 33 minutes ago* (last edited 32 minutes ago)

I read it more as ignorant and rude than racist. Like, if I said "all y'all ought to do blah" and was questioned on it, I'd assume the questioner just hadn't been exposed to folks with that dialect.

Or like how my brother would make fun of people with a Boston accent while he was a tourist in Boston, getting directions from someone with a Boston accent. Ignorant and rude.

Of course, I'm white AF and my primary exposure to AAVE is online, so I might be totally missing subtext/context/supertext. Also my brother is an asshole.

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 3 points 2 hours ago

As best as I can tell, and it’s a bit of a stretch, the implication may be at “my mans” stems from AVE, and therefore asking if people talk like that translates to being racist.

I don’t agree with the thought process or conclusion, but that’s the best I got

[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 34 points 10 hours ago (4 children)

Vet med is like this because they don't really make specialized equipment for every animal. Was on a tour behind the scenes at a zoo and they used a traffic cone to administer anesthesia to a seal.

They don't make masks for anything besides dogs and cats and making tiny masks and putting them on small animals would be incredibly difficult.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

making tiny masks and putting them on small animals would be incredibly difficult.

But also incredibly adorable.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 33 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 17 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 hours ago

they creamed thems.. Sad

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

they used a traffic cone to administer anesthesia to a seal

But enough about my bachelor party!

making tiny masks and putting them on small animals would be incredibly difficult.

But also extremely cute. #WorthIt

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Vet med is like this because they don’t really make specialized equipment for every animal.

... So, if this thing isn't a dedicated small animal anesthetiser, what am I looking at?

[–] tiramichu@lemm.ee 13 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

A small animal anethetiser which can fit a variety of small animals, not just one :)

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

They are vet masks. They are generic and come on different sizes. The largest one can fit several small animals. The smallest ones are for cats and tiny dogs. I think the largest one they make are for horses and cattle. But they have special fittings for straps. This ones are rubber ring ended so they are easier to use to makeshift a tiny gas chamber.

[–] Sendpicsofsandwiches@sh.itjust.works 17 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

We smokin hedgehog out of a glass pipe, blowing the lord's bubbles

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 12 points 9 hours ago

We're smoking that Casino Night Zone chaos emerald, you piece of shit! The za got me jumping on missiles.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 23 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

All good until You accidentally push the "smoothie" button.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 17 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Hedgehog dust. Don't breathe this.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

now I've got the will it blend theme in my head

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

"Mommy, why is my smoothie all red and pointy?"

[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 2 points 1 hour ago

We're using exotic fruit.

[–] hungprocess@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 9 hours ago

"You know this plastic prison of theirs won't hold me forever. The war is still coming, Charles."

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 hours ago

They do this for a lot of small animals. My vet has a little cage with an adjustable top you can push down to reduce the volume, that they use for small animals

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

That's pretty terrifying. You can see the somewhat muted apprehension on his face mixed with a hope that he will be out of it soon.

Of course, I'm putting human emotions onto an animal, but that's just because I can easily see myself in such a situation where I'm politely asked to step into a room and face a wall for a brief moment...

[–] MajorSauce@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Just in case, anesthesia != euthanasia

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 3 points 7 hours ago

Yea my brain definitely forgot what anesthetize meant for like 3-4 seconds when I first opened the picture and it made me sad.. Then I was like wait no that's different. Then I was like but yea you could probably use this for the other thing too. Then I remembered the video youtube recommended to me about some guy that built his own gas chamber for cats out of a cooler and got sad again.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Oh god! I genuinely did make that mistake. I was wondering why this morbid piece was being treated so lightly haha

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 3 points 8 hours ago

I experienced your descent into madness. I think I might need some coffee

[–] spaffel@spaffel.social 2 points 9 hours ago

what the hell happend here?

[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Animals experience the same emotions as we do.

It's just their understanding of the situation that might be lacking.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 hours ago

My second paragraph was mostly just to excuse myself from mapping human emotions onto animal facial expressions.

He genuinely might be having the time of his life but we can't read him properly.