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[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

Woke fake news! Real Americans know Gawd 'n' Jeezus made the universe as-is, 6000 years ago, and all humanity came from two white people!

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So like.

Isn’t that the thing that tried to take over starfleet by gau’ulding the command staff?

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 2 points 6 days ago

Yes, and it is delicious!

[–] multifariace@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Hold on. If we can count birthdays previous to our day of birth, does that make us immortal?

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

You always were, little star child.

[–] Atlusb@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

It did its best

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Taste like shrimp. Sautee in butter and white wine and garlic and spring onion. Garnish with chives.

[–] bryophile@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Wish it was still here to be part of the Christmas dinner

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

No but seriously I often think about what Cambrian cuisine would taste like. Maybe it would be completely bony and inedible and taste horrible... But if I know anything about seafood, and I do, then there is good probability that it is either magnificently delicious or could be used well in soup or a stew!

Just imagine, trilobite soup with garlic and cream. Hallucigenia skewer with cherry tomatoes and zucchini. Frutti di mare!

[–] bryophile@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Cambrian cuisine would have to exclude the garlic, tomatoes and zucchini though. No land plants yet. And no mammals so no cream.

But otherwise, totally agree! If it lived in these times I would be up for these dishes.

Had to look up hallucigenia but they sure do look like they'll provide an interesting texture to a dish.

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 3 points 6 days ago

The five eye-stalks are considered a delicacy in some parts of the ocean!

[–] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

One of their living distant relatives, the velvet worm, is readily eaten by invasive hedgehogs and rats. Hedgehogs are insectivores and rats will eat just about anything but the article I read mentioned they shoot "bitter, sticky slime" so yeah that probably leaves a taste. I would expect anomalocaris would have similar chemical defenses to velvet worms so expect an unfamiliar astringent or ammonaical flavor if you do someday get the chance.

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Oh man, they are SO CUTE!
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That is fascinating though, I didn't think they would have any extant relatives!

[–] bumblefumble@mander.xyz 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Forgot we celebrated Christmas in the B.C. era. Or Mas, as it was just called back then.

[–] Bouchtroubouli@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Ha yes, the Last Ordovician Mas Extinction.

[–] Una@europe.pub 11 points 1 week ago
[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago

Never forget 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[–] kubica@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Under-feathered fossils again SMH. /jk

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 4 points 6 days ago

Dinosaurs with feathers, fish without scales, what is the holocene coming to!