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OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months ago

If octopuses had to wear clothes, they'd probably just wear skirts or kilts instead of pants.

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If octopuses had to wear clothes, they'd probably just wear skirts or kilts instead of pants.

OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months ago
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  • MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io
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    There is no suitable place for an Octopus to wear either pants or a skirt. Octopuses are almost entirely made of face. There is no torso, no waist, no lower body. We call the appendages around the mouth “arms” (not “legs”) but they are more analogous to prehensile whiskers. I think they would be more likely to wear a cap or headband. A balaclava would be interesting.

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      An octopus with a helmet would be unstoppable

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    They’d wear swimsuits, of course. Who wears skirts or pants in the water?

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    Many octopodes can change the color and pattern of their skin at will.

    Our clothing and tattoos are but crude facsimiles of their capabilities. Cephalopods have no need of such frivolities.

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      “Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power!”

      • Deconceptualist@lemm.ee
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        Yes

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    England would still force them to change into trousers on the mainland.

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    Perfect. No notes.

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    Octopuses have 8 arms and no legs. They’d probably wear halter tops.

    • OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.worldOP
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      I guess an octopus skirt is more like a poncho.

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    Why the fuck would octopuses have to wear clothes?! Come to think of it… why do humans have to wear clothes?

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      I don’t.

      flaunts

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      You live in a warm place, I think

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    Or a coat of arms.

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      How do you gild things here?

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    Why wouldn’t they just wear stylish hats?

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        Is that xxxxxxxxxxxxxxl or is it xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl

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    They would mostly wear hats.

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    Pants are a status symbol in octopus society. Custom tailored, and you have servants to help you put them on.

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      I think servants to help put them on are pretty much a necessity.

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    This is the place for my joke!

    Did you hear about the man with five penises?

    His pants fit LIKE A GLOVE!

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      It’s even better if you tell it in a Sean Connery voice.

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    Ain’t nobody got time to put 8 legs though 8 pant legs.

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    Maybe a tiny skirt on the arm that is a penis

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