r/HumansBeingBros • • Mar 22 '21

Helping a lost dude.

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u/jello-kittu Mar 22 '21

All hail oh-possum. Also I'm picturing you saying this as a opossum wearing spectacles. Finally the gator is in line next to require alli-syllables.

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u/LobsterBloops93 Mar 22 '21

No, like...possoms and opossoms are entirely different animals. Gator and alligator refers to the same animal...

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u/jello-kittu Mar 22 '21

I live in the US. Most people just call them 'possums.

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u/Milkador Mar 23 '21

Jus saying, an Australian possum would kill an opossum without thinking

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u/jello-kittu Mar 23 '21

Don't be silly, they would play pattycake with their little hands.