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[–] aodhsishaj@lemmy.world 89 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Well, to be honest I am a porpoise. An Orca to be more precise."

[–] BrerChicken@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Orcas are dolphins, but porpoises are not.

[–] Decoy321@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

"how dare you?! I am an orca. That other name is offensive."

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

"I am a dolphin, not a whale."

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

An orca isn't an Italian orc?

[–] don@lemm.ee 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not being a whaleologist, this joke took me 15 seconds to get, but got it I did.

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I legit thought it was an orcas-are-technically-dolphins joke that I didn't quite get

[–] Animated_beans@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wait, that isn't the joke? Can you explain it simpletons like me?

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Orcas are also known as killer whales. The joke is that the prosecutor is trying to get him to call himself a killer.

[–] Animated_beans@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Omg I can't believe I didn't get that. Thank you for explaining it

[–] Kill_John_Lennon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Killer whale

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

whaleologist

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

Stamets, what the hell? Are you trying to break my upvote finger or something? It's starting to get sore...

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Arent they actually dolphins?

[–] Heavybell@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dolphins and orcas are both porpoises. :)

[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No, dolphins and porpoises are separate families. Orcas are with the dolphins. Porpoises are actually closer with other types of whales like belugas and narwhals. At least per the most widely accepted taxonomy.

All of these are classified as cetaceans though (infraoder, above family) and of course have a common ancestor if you go back far enough.

[–] Heavybell@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[–] LeHorror@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Your Otter! This trial is nothing but a whale hunt!

[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The real question is, are beluga wales good lawyers?

[–] remotedev@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Why, because they're white?!

[–] Axiochus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Wasn't there an episode of Bob's burgers about this? Where they had a trial of the wicked witch?