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TIL that the Cylons in Battlestar Galactica have a "Penis Patrol" (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 22 hours ago by Seimhe@lemmy.world to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world
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Not judging. Just raising awareness.

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[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 5 points 19 hours ago

PENIS PATROL HAS INTERCEPTED TWO UNCIRCUMCISED INTRUDERS

[–] db2@lemmy.world 8 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

It's all I can hear now, what's the actual line?

[–] Seimhe@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I have no idea! It's all I can hear. It's episode 11 "The Young Lords" of season 1 (the only season).

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

I hear "kay-ness", probably makes sense in context.

OTH, if you go to the bother of making sentient robots, you might as well make them anatomically correct. You never know when that might come in handy.

[–] gedfromgont@piefed.ca 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Fully... functional?

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 3 points 20 hours ago

in every way, of course.

[–] Seimhe@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

You're so close. I don't want to ruin the magic by finding the answer, but curiosity got the better of me and I found the script. The line is "Canis patrol..." (whatever Canis is).

Edit: now when I listen I hear "Gayness patrol" 🤷‍♂️

[–] SatyrSack@quokk.au 8 points 21 hours ago

Canus patrol is a group of four Cylon Raiders attached to Specter's Attila garrison command.

https://en.battlestarwiki.org/Canus_patrol

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Canis, like “Canine” or Canis Lupas,or possible from Canis Major which is a constellation

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/canus

https://www.latin-is-simple.com/en/vocabulary/adjective/1859/

Gray/white/hoary/ancient/etc.

ETA: intended to respond to the other comment here to the bsg wiki with an entry for Canus.

That said, I think canis makes more sense for a patrol name.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

The fancy cylon seemed pleased that they found him a cruiser full of penis.

[–] Seimhe@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

The colonials must have a reputation.