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When an eel has a maw with a phyrangeal jaw, that's a moray! (mander.xyz)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 61 points 11 months ago (1 children)

When a fish bites your heel and it looks like an eel, that's a moray!

[–] [email protected] 51 points 11 months ago (1 children)

When an eel bites your thigh and you bleed out and die, thats a Moray!

[–] [email protected] 50 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If it lurks on a reef and has two sets of teeth, that's a moray!

[–] [email protected] 40 points 11 months ago (1 children)

When you think it's a carp but the teeth are too sharp, that's a moray!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago

When a grid’s misaligned with another behind, that’s a Moiré!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

When you've viewed all the smut...but what just went up her butt? That's a moray!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Dang, you beat me to it. But wtf tho

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

When your fleshlight starts biting and doesn't stop fighting, that's a moray!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

When you meet an aquatic stranger and feel like you're in danger, that's a moray!

[–] [email protected] 41 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So that's what inspired Giger's Alien mouth-in-mouth horror then? Yikes.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago

It was a goblin shark, but this seems more relevant..

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

https://xkcd.com/1814/

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Randall made the same kind of joke in https://what-if.xkcd.com/141/ – can you find it?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago

when the moon hits your knees
and you mispronounce trees
sycamore

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago

When evolution needed an immediate hot fix for the eel to swallow

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It helps pull the food backwards and swallow.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why have teet at the front then?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Front teeth grab prey. The inner jaws grab it again and pull it back to help it swallow large prey.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Man, fuck that. How can I unread this?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

This game really messed up having no separation between power and air. You could get smashed out by goombas on land then just have a little dip to recharge. Part of the charm I suppose, I love that game.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

See: Fish That Suck, with Ze Frank.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

My name is jawn daker

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Making good use of it :

https://youtu.be/1ERCvUzHxCA?si=i5uL-RkdlsAiAhhT

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's not going to give a good blowjob.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Speak for yourself.