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I am ignorant of other cultures. is the gentleman supposed to have sex with all of them?
I read this in Zoidberg’s voice.
Supposed to?
This is post-nut clarity.
He’s only got like 4 or 5 more to go, but he’s so tired!
Hence the half face half forehead hand rest.
“Who can even remember the rules for this dumb game anymore”
I’m just upset they killed all this octopuses.
I also just learned that the word isn’t octopussies.
Isn’t it octopi?
No. It doesn’t have the Latin ending -us, but actually ends with pus (fom the Greek word for foot). From the Greek origin, the plural would be octopodes. Octopuses is more usual.
Octopodes in Greek.
Octo = eight
Podes = feet
Aaand raaail means rail.
Merriam Webster answered this https://youtu.be/s166nC_hiZ0
Both are acceptable, I’ve read.
The modern English representation of the classically correct Greek plural (had the word been so used in ancient Athens) would be octopodes. The common plural octopi (1817) regards the -us in this word as the Latin noun ending that takes -i in plural. As with many modern scientific creature-names, it was coined in Modern Latin from Greek elements, so it might be allowed to partake of Latin grammar in forming the plural. But probably the best policy for common words is to follow the grammar of the living language using them, and octopuses goes best in plain English (unless one wishes also to sanction diplodoci for the dinosaurs).
“Have some decency, man, his school of octopodes just died!”
Where was this picture taken? This looks somehow incredibly like Iran
It’s from Greece. Taken in the 70’s. Found it in my Grandparents photo album.
Damn Greece in the 70s looked so like Iran-coded. Like, it’s not even funny you can go in any bazaar in the south and take a picture just like this today
Just a neat observation
Thank you for sharing this with us
Octopodes it is!
Auhhhhhh, so good!
Do yoy know if there is any context or is he just tired?
Ambien and midnight shopping on Amazon.
Such meme format potential!