• Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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      4 months ago

      I have no idea how everyone seems to have missed this.

      Humans eat sheep.

      In future humans find sheep people.

      Sheep people think they’re going to eat them.

      Like…

      • Honytawk@feddit.nl
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        4 months ago

        So that is supposed to be a sheep? Thought it was like a hairy monkey.

        And if it is supposed to be the future, why are they wearing modern armor?

      • sircac@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        Mmh… I guess?

        Some countries have military units with goat mascots, not for food but for morale, so, not really straightforward to me, honestly

  • Broadfern@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    This joke is a fighter jet; it went over my head at breakneck speed.

    Is this a pop culture reference?

    • lemmydripzdotz456@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Is it because they’re showing their teeth and that’s a threatening gesture among predators? Is it because they are particular characters from some other media? Is it because the camera flash turned their eyes red and that’s scary?

      • fibojoly@sh.itjust.works
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        4 months ago

        All of it. I’m guessing the joke is that this alien is sheep based and all the signs you described would put us humans in the “scary predator aliens” category.

      • Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        4 months ago

        The teeth thing makes lots of sense especially if you’ve read the Cytoverse series. In it, there’s an alien race that sees the showing of teeth as a sign of aggression or a sign of fear.