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[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 hours ago
[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

So they're actually about to start a fight to the death?

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 61 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I once knew a lady who was terrified of red pandas for exactly this reason, the fact they would stand on two legs "like a human" despite not being human just freaked her out. So maybe there's something to it.

[–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I hope she never sees a sun bear.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Hope she never sees a bird

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 33 points 2 days ago

Sun bears are definitely justifiably cursed.

So when she first said this. It was long ago, a time when red pandas were much less popular. So many in the group did not know what they looked like, I among them. From her fear, I inferred it must be something like, well, a panda, but red, and maybe skinnier and freakier. Then she pulled up a picture, and everybody lost it

[–] Damage@feddit.it 5 points 2 days ago

Or any bird

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Was she also scared of dogs?

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 days ago

This was asked of her. The answer was no, and the reasoning was that they won't walk like that. She knew it was irrational lol

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 18 points 2 days ago

One time someone said my fursonna would be a red panda and I've never let down that high

[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 2 days ago
[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

rawr ex dee

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's a child in a costume. You can't fool me!

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

No, don't ruin this.

[–] Seasm0ke@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Aw he wants uppies

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Humans do it too, the other day I saw a guy with this pose in front of some policeman.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Why those 2 police officers were beefin', who knows. Best not get involved.

[–] taotaoutofhdr@suppo.fi 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think, they are just canadian pandas; And this, my children, is the rudest thing a Canadian can do to a stranger.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

canadian raccoons.

[–] Klear@quokk.au 6 points 2 days ago

...and that is the Kilian Experience.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Ohhhhhhhh

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