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[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 205 points 1 month ago (3 children)

As a platypus lays eggs and produces milk, it’s the only animal that can make its own custard.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 92 points 1 month ago (3 children)

And echidnas.

I'm not sure if I'm and echidna custard or platypus custard kind of person.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

the new coke v pepsi

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Just be sure you don't mention echidna custard in front of Ken Penders.

[–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Echidnas have a four-headed penis. You're welcome.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Just like normal humans, then?

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dark.

Also. Where can I try some?

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

DM me your card details and I’ll send you a couple of pints from my platypus farm.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Wait…. People farm the weirdos?

[–] Minarble@aussie.zone 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s heavily regulated now as someone sold one of the male drumsticks that still had the venomous spur attached at a Saturday farmers market.

Fortunately most of the venom was deactivated by frying it but they still had to be hospitalised for a week.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wonder how they'd be for pets.

I realize I shouldn't.

but. I kinda want one. They're cute.

(again, I realize I shouldn't!)

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The human urge to domesticate anything that is slightly cute

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hell, we'll even try to domesticate things that are anything but cute, like crocodiles, fish and spiders

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

They're all cute to someone.

(Not me, I have crippling arachnophobia)

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 5 points 1 month ago

Er…no… Not me…

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It can make it's own breakfast

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 11 points 1 month ago

yes but what about second breakfast

[–] itsnotits@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

make its* own breakfast

[–] Zink@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

A full English breakfast ain’t shit once you’ve had the full platypus breakfast!