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[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Why is there such an overlap between marine biology and love of puns? Has anyone done a study yet?

[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think there's an overlap in general between scientists and puns, I've seen posts like this from all fields

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

as an autistic person, i imagine that might have something to do with it 😂 i feel like a lot of scientists and researchers are on the spectrum at least a little bit.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago

Sea Me: People Looking at People Looking at Animals Underwater

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

When I saw studying marine bio I was told classes would thin out when "the people who just want to swim with dolphins wash out." Maybe there's a similar filter people ~~with no joy in life~~ who don't like puns.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Quick, survey the people who like swimming with dolphins and see if they disproportionately hate puns!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Fun fact: dolphins hate puns almost as much as they hate Alan Alda.