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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month ago

The T in LGBT actually stands for Thagomiser

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The T in LGBT actually stands for Thagomiser

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  • kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Could this look any more like a bad dragon ad?

    • ᓚᘏᗢ@piefed.social
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      Ikr? The knot on that top right one is giving me ideas.

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    I love that “Thagomiser” is the generally accepted name for that bit on the tail of various dinosaurs.

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      The thagomizer is specifically on the tail of a stegosaurs. Ankylosaurs have a tail club

    • Programmer Belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Thank Thagom for their sacrifice

      • Velypso@sh.itjust.works
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        Ummmmm… akshually 🤓☝️, its Thag Simmons

        • Programmer Belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          Noo, I got my dinosaur facts wrong. You are right, here is the comic from The Far Side series:

          Thag Simmons comic from the Far Side

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    Okay, so transgender people are not included in LGBT then?

    Or are thagomizers always transgender? And vice versa?

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      Yeah, it’s kinda dumb.

      The + looks more like a Thagomizer anyway

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.social
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    Give yourself a Megasoreass with Bad Dragon’s new Stegosaurus thagomizer dildos.

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      Yeah, I don’t know about that. The top left one, on the other hand…

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    RIP Thag Simmons

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    oh dang when will my thagomizer start coming in? im really looking forward to swinging it around instead of my huge gock.

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