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[–] aodhsishaj 93 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] LazaroFilm 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Thanks it was a killer joke.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Cetacean needed.

[–] BrerChicken 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Orcas are dolphins, but porpoises are not.

[–] aodhsishaj 9 points 1 year ago
[–] Decoy321 69 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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

[–] VindictiveJudge 16 points 1 year ago

"I am a dolphin, not a whale."

[–] samus12345 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

An orca isn't an Italian orc?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Only if you say it like this: orc-à 👌

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think tom scott did a video where he mentioned that in the original languange it was "whale killer" not killer whale but people tranlated it word for word, losinh the meaning.

[–] Shard 16 points 1 year ago

Sir, you are not helping your client's case in the slightest...

[–] [email protected] 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 16 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 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] Quetzalcutlass 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 5 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Kill_John_Lennon 7 points 1 year ago

Killer whale

[–] samus12345 6 points 1 year ago

whaleologist

[–] Agent641 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Arent they actually dolphins?

[–] Heavybell 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dolphins and orcas are both porpoises. :)

[–] [email protected] 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 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 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...

[–] LeHorror 12 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We call them "blubber snatchers"

[–] mack7400 1 points 1 year ago

Bath wolves

[–] Axiochus 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?

[–] Everythingispenguins 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The real question is, are beluga wales good lawyers?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Why, because they're white?!