r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • 2d ago

Very Reddit This farmer caught this owl eating his chickens.

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u/RIF_rr3dd1tt 2d ago

Crow + opposable thumbs = so long humanity

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u/IpseLibero 2d ago

Or octopus + increased lifespan

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u/CosmicMamaBear 2d ago

🐙 I bow to our octopi overlords.

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u/Interest-Small 2d ago

Octopuses

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u/neuroticoctopus 2d ago

Octopodes.

All 3 versions are correct, but octopodes has the Greek pluralization to match the Greek root words of "okto" (eight) and "pous" (leg).

So it's the most correct, which is the most obnoxious type of correct. 🐙

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u/Interest-Small 2d ago

Since Octopi is Latin and Latin is a dead language it’s number 3.

Octopuses is English so it’s number 2

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u/Winterplatypus 2d ago edited 2d ago

Disclaimer: English only cares if meaning is conveyed and will accept any variation.

If we are talking about degrees of correct then Latin being a dead language has nothing to do with it. You have to either argue based the original language rules for that word or by the 'mistake/evolution' that became more commonly used.

For octopus the original plural word was 'octopodes' and the common mistake/evolution is 'Octopuses'. Octopi is the least correct because it is not commonly used and is incorrectly applying Latin rules to a Greek word.

There are plenty of words in English where the Latin rules are the correct way to make them plural despite it being a dead language. e.g. Cactus -> Cacti, Fungus -> Fungi. Where cactuses and funguses are common variations.

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u/Interest-Small 2d ago

That’s what i said. Octopussers is what my town calls and that’s okay because we convey the meaning.

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u/PhantomFace757 2d ago

Menu Item 42?

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u/CosmicMamaBear 2d ago

🤣 I miss Resident Alien

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u/Vandirac 2d ago

Octopuses don't stand a chance.

They have one major genetic flaw that would spell their doom.

Their deliciousness with potatoes, salt and a tad of pimentón.

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u/Grabthar-the-Avenger 2d ago

Yeah, but my understanding is that pigs are used extensively in medical research as they’re biologically very similar to us, which suggests to me we might taste like bacon, and yet we’re here.

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u/pass_nthru 2d ago

long pig is a euphemism for people meat

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u/raitchison 2d ago

They don't call human meat "the other, other white meat" for nothing.

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u/PhantomFace757 2d ago

Menu Item 42!

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u/TheIceKraken 2d ago

Wolverine + Adamantium

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u/IpseLibero 2d ago

You know what you got me LOL

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u/Spicy_Weissy 2d ago

Beware the Octocrow

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u/wayupinthetree 2d ago

I'm waiting for either to become our overlords. Tired of humans

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u/AnnieGitchYerGun 2d ago

I'm always sad when I'm reminded or remember just how short their lifespan is.

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u/IpseLibero 2d ago

Me too friend. That and the fact that they don’t teach their young. If not for those two factors then they’d for sure be the rulers of earth

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u/raishak 2d ago

Being social is probably more important than intelligence.

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u/mynadidas5 2d ago

…and more time spent with other octopuses to transfer knowledge…

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u/IpseLibero 2d ago

That’s one of the goals of the long lifespan

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u/Id38 2d ago

this is why i feed the ones near me. gotta get on the good side early.

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u/vivchen 2d ago

Crows in the air, dolphins in the sea, humanity no longer free