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Clever Comebacks

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 70 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Alternatively, birds use vibrant coloring to attract mates.

[–] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 48 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Devil's advocate:

Isn't the vast majority of examples where the male is the vibrant coloured one and the female is plain looking?

Time to dress in drag and do the hula.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Literally peacocks.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 17 points 9 months ago

Got it.

So I've run into traffic and somehow I still don't have a girlfriend, I don't understand it.

[–] Randomdude@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

Hakuna Matata

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Males do. Rarely females

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 6 points 9 months ago

But it does happen

Humans are just one of those exemptions

[–] Silverseren@kbin.social 38 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Also, unusual hair colors has been in use for thousands of years, with blue hair being the most prominent color used in places like Egypt and the English Isles.

[–] VampyreOfNazareth@lemm.ee 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Bleached dreads in Scandinavian cultures is another.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Lyes!

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No, they're telling the truth.

[–] olutukko@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure he meant it as a joke since lye can be used to bleach hair

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 7 points 9 months ago

I was pretty sure they did too.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I think saying "English Isles" is a great way to piss off a lot of non-englidh people.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 9 points 9 months ago

Scots right now re-reading the wording of the Act Of Union again just in case they missed a loophole.

[–] Silverseren@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

The question is whether English Isles or British Isles is worse. Hmm...

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 20 points 9 months ago

Love this. If anyone has look you don't like guess what they are not for you. Move on.

[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 17 points 9 months ago

[–] GilgameshCatBeard@lemmy.ca 14 points 9 months ago

Love this! So well said.

[–] mogoh@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

Also it is sexy af.

[–] Comradesexual@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 9 months ago

If someone isn't into you the way you're comfortable looking then you're not compatible with the person. It's not wrong to communicate what way of looking you enjoy in your partner, but if your partner isn't comfortable presenting that way and you're not attracted to the way they enjoy being, then it's not a match. Not everyone is meant for everyone. I wish people were able to present however they desire. There's also limitations jobs inflict upon people. Sad.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I love blue hair, but my fiancee is a chef so she doesn't dye it.