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[–] FuglyDuck 45 points 10 months ago (3 children)

so.

what is the context to that? anyone know? I could imagine a bout of some food poisoning or something affecting the ship.

[–] De_Narm 70 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I don't know about this quote specificly, but Darwin spent almost 10 years working on barnacles to establish himself and came to hate them. It was supposed to be a quick detour before releasing 'On the Origin of Species'. During that time he made a lot of similar statements.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 10 months ago

Those things have a tendency to stick around hey

[–] FuglyDuck 34 points 10 months ago (1 children)

10 years... of barnacles.

yeah. I'd hate my life too.

[–] Chestnut 5 points 10 months ago

The history of Darwin's Barnacles is fascinating https://youtu.be/plYuvU2VZkE?si=Xq6rwC8FdhXFBDYD

At the time barnacles represented a major taxonomic mystery. They have a bizarre lifecycle that baffled scientists and figuring out what they were related to was baffling

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Reminds me of the Onion video about the man who wasted his life studying anteaters: https://youtu.be/qXD9HnrNrvk?si=x3vd96q2BzMRFAnA

[–] NounsAndWords 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I assumed it was something more inconsequential and personal. It's the sort of thing I usually say after doing something particularly embarrassing that I can't get out of my head...

[–] FuglyDuck 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh, there’s a lot things it could have been.

Late night caused by the guy next door getting drunk and trying his hand at singing opera.

Getting rejected because barnacles reek;

Finding out the rum is gone…

[–] Viking_Hippie 3 points 10 months ago

Finding out the rum is gone…

Why is it always?

[–] TrickDacy 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Where are you getting anything about a ship?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Darwin is well known for his voyage on the HMS Beagle, but there is no mention of that in the post.

[–] TrickDacy 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Right exactly. Wondered if it was just an assumption or if I missed something

[–] FuglyDuck 3 points 10 months ago

It was an assumption,