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Lik the bone (thelemmy.club)

Tumblr thread, one user says that archeologists identify human remains by taste. A second user points out that this is not true, bone is identified as not a normal rock by touching it to your tongue and seeing if it sticks. If it does then bone.

Third user shares a poem they wrote: mai nam is jane and wen i dig i fynde some roks both smol and big i put my tung upon the stone for science yes i lik the bone

4th user is an archeologist and is crying laughing with a bunch of other archeologists and they're going to have shirts made with the poem.

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[-] affenlehrer@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago
[-] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Not really, dirt is one of the least harmful non food items. In small amounts anyway

[-] affenlehrer@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

I remember as a child when I was digging in the sandbox I dug up a hole lot of cat poop and "wet" sand. Since I'm still alive today it probably wasn't too bad but it doesn't really feel like a good idea.

[-] marduk@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 days ago

They ate a lot of dirt as kids, built up their immune system

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago

I suppose, but I also smell subsoil for the presence of hydrocarbons, soo...

this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2026
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