• quail@lemmy.ca
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    Gender neutral id wager. Just go in one and do your business. If some people are offended who cares

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    The sign in the right says “bees”, but the picture shows a creature with eight legs, two body segments, and no wings. That’s no bee, that’s a spider!

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    I’ve been stuck in this exact situation at a local pub. It’s even worse when you’ve downed 3 pints so you’re simultaneously drunk and been holding it for way too long cause you had to finish explaining a friend why Marx was right.

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    This post made me realize, I’ve only ever heard “the birds and the bees” referenced, but never actually how it’s applied during sex ed.

    But uh, turns out this does not make any sense in that context either. It’s just two separate examples to explain sexuality, so bees pollinating flowers and birds laying eggs. They’re just used as examples, because they’re visible in nature and somewhat resemble the mechanics of sex.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_birds_and_the_bees

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      But in those examples, the bee is pollinating and the bird is conceiving, so it would make sense.

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        Ah, I thought there would be a male bird involved still, but I guess that example just explains ovulation. Still quite optimistic that everyone shares the same understanding here, though…

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    If that was Poland it would be pretty understandable since nearly every bee is female* while “ptak” (bird) is widely used synonym for penis.

    *i never met anyone who wouldn’t know this, also even the word “pszczoła” (bee) is always feminine in language

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      My thinking was that bees are the ones that pollinate, so male.

      But they certainly don’t pollinate birds, so I don’t know where that was going either. 🫠

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    Aliens from outer space that resemble birds and bees have recently infiltrated earth and are slowly but surely taking over earth’s restrooms.
    You are neither their species, so it’s best to turn around and go home.