Dort_Owl [they/them, any]@hexbear.net to Main, home of the dope ass bear.@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month agoWe're going to have to figure out wtf is up with the UKhexbear.netimagemessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up182arrow-down1imageWe're going to have to figure out wtf is up with the UKhexbear.netDort_Owl [they/them, any]@hexbear.net to Main, home of the dope ass bear.@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square47linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebuckykat [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·1 month agoWait, they call roly-polies woodlice over there?
minus-squareTheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoWhy are you calling woodlice “roly-polies”?
minus-squarebuckykat [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoBecause lice are gross parasites that spread disease but roly-polies are cute lil totally harmless isopods that roll up into a cute lil ball and it would be slanderous to call one a louse.
minus-squareTheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoOh. Well, amongst other things, we call them woodlice. A “roly poly” is a head over heels roll a child does on the floor.
minus-squareTheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoNo, this is when you’re on the floor. A somersault is something else.
Wait, they call roly-polies woodlice over there?
Why are you calling woodlice “roly-polies”?
Because lice are gross parasites that spread disease but roly-polies are cute lil totally harmless isopods that roll up into a cute lil ball and it would be slanderous to call one a louse.
Oh. Well, amongst other things, we call them woodlice. A “roly poly” is a head over heels roll a child does on the floor.
Nope, that’s a somersault
No, this is when you’re on the floor. A somersault is something else.