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[–] [email protected] 112 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I feel like "Not an ichthyologist" is a bit confusing way for an ichthyologist to sign their email

[–] [email protected] 45 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's how the Spanish Ichquisition gets you.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

True.

Not an herringtic

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

you have to keep them on their toes

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I... Don't get this one. What am I missing?

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

I think the lack of the trailing comma is the clue here. The first three are email signatures. The last one is just saying "I'm not an ichthyologist".

[–] [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.

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

"Gone fishing"

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Depending on the level of professionalism

)><,^-))'>

Or

=D rew

Unfortunately my ichthyology days are seemingly forever behind me (Maine biology with freshwater fisheries and marine economy specialties). Nowadays I sit in a lab and write reports for sales people.

Thanks for the advice davidgro!

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

Put a \ before the ^

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sleep with the fishies

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ayy lmao

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Sleep with the fish boners

Em, ... I mean fish sticks ... fish bones, yes, fish bones, that's the one!

[–] the_frumious_bandersnatch 6 points 4 months ago

Catch you later

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

People actually sign emails?

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

So long...

... And thanks for all the fish