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[–]molsenSAUCE 5 points6 points ago

Shame on you for taking credit for this

[–]OmniTerran 1 point2 points ago

I already thought about it a couple of weeks ago when it was first posted. Thanks though.

[–]alextheaverage 3 points4 points ago

Well this hit me like a repost.

[–]threemilesd0wn 2 points3 points ago

Slapped in the facepalm

[–]Cgmontana 4 points5 points ago

Actually, seals are just mermaids' dogs. Think about it.

[–]Hagathorthegr8 2 points3 points ago

They say "just" like being a mermaid is less cool than being a semi aquatic mammal...I don't get it.

[–]NBninja 1 point2 points ago

I think this was posted not that long ago, but you seem to be doing well anyway. Kudos!

[–]mminhqc 1 point2 points ago

Look at this stuff, isn't it neat?

[–]JuicyWan 1 point2 points ago

Interesting because Chinese for the word seal means sea panther due to the beards they have that resemble cats' and panthers' .

[–]zach-attack 1 point2 points ago

i was telling my friend a story about the czech's that were staying with us. i tried to tell them i saw sea lions and they didn't understand so i said " sea dogs" they knew right away. less than five minutes after i told him this story a young asian kid came up and asked what was in the water ( we were at the beach ). my friend said "it's a seal!" and the asian kid didn't understand. "a sea dog" he said, and the little guy knew exactly what he meant and began shouting in chinese(?) to his fellow classmates, super excited.

[–]cronos627 1 point2 points ago

In my language seals are actually called sea dogs

[–]internetignorant 1 point2 points ago

In Dutch "zeehond" means seal. Zee = Sea, Hond = Dog. I'm still waiting for such said truck to hit me...

[–]mynameisconger 1 point2 points ago

Is it just me, or does this seal look really sad...

[–]Lawd_of_Spoons -1 points0 points ago

Hit me like a repost

[–]g1bb0n 1 point2 points ago

I learned in a biology and marine biology classes in college that one theory states dog ancestors forked several species of mammal that are marine-oriented (seals, whales, etc).

It explains why they look so much like dogs, are playful by nature, and have very similar snouts (of course the nostrils may have migrated to the top of the head for coming up for air more covertly).

[–]bumblebeesscareme 1 point2 points ago

"It's like a fish and a dog" - Karl Pilkington

[–]KimJongilisdead 0 points1 point ago

[–]KimJongilisdead 3 points 3 days ago If I had an up-vote for every time this has been re posted I would have a few up-votes.

[–]bamf9412 1 point2 points ago

Actually, dogs are related to sea lions. Cats are related to seals.

[–]BelphegoreTheSloth 0 points1 point ago

What a twist

[–]Tocaj 0 points1 point ago

HOLY FUCKING SHIT

[–]Babysealkllr 1 point2 points ago

Seals are party animals, they're all about the clubbing.

[–]jinmupark1496 -2 points-1 points ago

This is so cool!