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[–] 43 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Imagine how stupid we look to water dwellers with our methods of self propelled moving trough water.

I bet the water fauna doesn't consider it swimming either and probably would have some funny name for it if they used a universal language.

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  • [–] 36 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    One, two! One, two! And through and through

    The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

    He left it dead, and with its head

    He went galumphing back.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The second coming of u/poem_for_your_sprog?

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  • [–] 24 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Alas, not original like Sprog, just an individual with quite refined tastes quoting from the excellent classic poem by Lewis Carroll https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42916/jabberwocky

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Well if the physicists can steal "quark" from James Joyce, the sealologists can steal "galumph" from Lewis Carroll.

    ("Quark" rhymes with "Mark" in the original, though; not with "dork".)

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  • [+] 10 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)
  • [–] [S] 4 points 3 years ago

    Wellllll ... I've never personally tried it myself (=P) but AFAIK it should not hurt. Seals have a very thick layer of fat under their skin (blubber) so it probably feels like bouncing on a gym mattress at worst. Plus, their natural habitat is full of uncomfortable looking rocks anyway (example) and it would be an evolutionary disadvantage if they were in pain all the time from just moving around. Flat pavement without sharp edges probably feels less uncomfortable than those rocks.

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  • So I just started galumphing...

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You should see how mattresses move

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    I'm reporting this post. I didn't consent to being recorded getting outta bed in the morning.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago

    Pretty sure its boing-boing-boing-ing.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)
  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    I didn't get a galumph outta that guy!

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    So there I was, gallantly triumphing

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    Life uhh finds a way

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The one bucking the curve riding side saddle is way ahead of the game.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I wish I were a seal so I could galumph and poop at the same time.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Why does this sound like an incorrect spelling of galloping?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I'm in this post, and actually, I'm ok with it... ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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