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eniteris t1_iseldei wrote

Barnacle geese were thought to come from barnacles because they breed in the Arctic in the summer, so nobody saw any eggs.

Also so they could be considered fish and eaten on Fridays.

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CrowbarCrossing t1_isfb5sj wrote

"Imagine these birds came from crustaceans - they'd count as fish wouldn't ey?"

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dutchwonder t1_ish50v3 wrote

It helps when your religion doesn't actually have any serious dietary restrictions.

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rich1051414 t1_ishatrv wrote

I always wondered why they didn't classify ducks as fish, but if they had barnacle geese already, why push it?

And before you say "ducks aren't fish, that's ridiculous", they classified beavers as fish...

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BullAlligator t1_isgybso wrote

I always confuse the barnacle goose with the goose barnacle.

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