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Cetaceans (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Is this a pun ? I don't get it.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Citation needed"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Ooooh OK. I feel stupid.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It’s a play on ‘citation needed’ Because cetacean (sih-TAY-shun) sounds like citation (sigh-TAY-shun)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

You must pronounce cetacean very differently to me

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

It sounds similar to [citation needed], which is often used on Wikipedia.