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CapuccinoCoretto lemmy.world CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world
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My horse was a gift. I'm not allowed to look in it's mouth.

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abbadon420 sh.itjust.works abbadon420@sh.itjust.works
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What is that line?

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bonsai lemmy.dbzer0.com bonsai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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How to tell the age of an Englishman:

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Grimy lemmy.world Grimy@lemmy.world
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Really thought this was a picture about the Alien monster extracting mouth thing.

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leftzero lemmy.dbzer0.com leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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So that's where “long on the tooth” comes from.

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Kirp123 lemmy.world Kirp123@lemmy.world
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What is that line?

From Wikipedia:

The Galvayne's groove occurs on the upper corner incisor, producing a vertical line, and is helpful in approximating the age of older horses. It generally first appears at age 10, reaches halfway down the tooth by age 15, and is completely down the tooth at age 20. It then begins to disappear, usually half-way gone by age 25, and completely gone by age 30. The groove is named after horse expert Sydney Frederick Galvayne who claimed he had invented the use the groove to age a horse; however, it had been earlier described by his teacher Professor Hamilton Sample.

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cirdanlunae lemmy.blahaj.zone cirdanlunae@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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The teeth Squidward used to eat his first Krabby Patty

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StarvingMartist sh.itjust.works StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works
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My horse was a gift. I'm not allowed to look in it's mouth.

Holy shit is that why it's a thing? Cause you would be checking the age and it's rude?

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JillyB beehaw.org JillyB@beehaw.org
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So that's where “long on the tooth” comes from.

Also "don't look a gift horse in the mouth"

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SubArcticTundra lemmy.ml SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
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The teeth Squidward used to eat his first Krabby Patty

We can now verify that Squidward is in fact a 30 year old horse

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Kairos lemmy.today LodeMike@lemmy.today
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Peetah, The Haourse is here.

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pdxfed lemmy.world pdxfed@lemmy.world
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Holy shit is that why it's a thing? Cause you would be checking the age and it's rude?

Yes.

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ChronophobianQ piefed.zip ChronophobianQ@piefed.zip
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What would a 100 year old horses teeth look like?

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LaLuzDelSol lemmy.world LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world
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Holy shit is that why it's a thing? Cause you would be checking the age and it's rude?

I thought it was more generally the health of the horse? Apparently it's both

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Washedupcynic lemmy.ca Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca
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My horse was a gift. I'm not allowed to look in it's mouth.

Was it a trojan horse?

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neidu3 sh.itjust.works neidu3@sh.itjust.works
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Holy shit is that why it's a thing? Cause you would be checking the age and it's rude?

Yes, I've been told this is why. Because then you'd know if it was a good gift or not.

Source: A Newfie I used to work with eons ago.

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Mammothmothman lemmy.ca Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca
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How to tell the age of an Englishman:

Smashing!

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BCsven lemmy.ca BCsven@lemmy.ca
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How to tell the age of an Englishman:

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GreyEyedGhost piefed.ca GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca
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What would a 100 year old horses teeth look like?

Kind of like the 30-year-old teeth, but with no skin and gums...

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Skullgrid lemmy.world Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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this is a future meme

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essell lemmy.world essell@lemmy.world
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webp mander.xyz webp@mander.xyz
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How does 35 look?

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Zozano aussie.zone Zozano@aussie.zone
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What would a 100 year old horses teeth look like?

They get triple stripes on account of the prestige system.

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Zozano aussie.zone Zozano@aussie.zone
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marius feddit.org marius@feddit.org
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27 I'd say

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Colalextrast lemmy.world Colalextrast@lemmy.world
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From Wikipedia: The Galvayne's groove occurs on the upper corner incisor, producing a vertical line, and is helpful in approximating the age of older horses. It generally first appears at age 10, reaches halfway down the tooth by age 15, and is completely down the tooth at age 20. It then begins to disappear, usually half-way gone by age 25, and completely gone by age 30. The groove is named af...

But if we called it the Sample Line we'd confuse it with the lines at Costco, and we can't have that. The Sample Lines are too important.

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MurrayL lemmy.world MurrayL@lemmy.world
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So that's where “long on the tooth” comes from.

Well, sort of. While it does refer to horses, it’s actually a reference to how their gums recede as they get older, making the teeth look longer (at least according to Brewer’s).

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LaunchesKayaks lemmy.world LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
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This isn't always accurate if your horse has neglected teeth. Make sure to schedule those floats, y'all.

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Akasazh lemmy.world Akasazh@lemmy.world
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rmuk feddit.uk rmuk@feddit.uk
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Amazing!

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petrol_sniff_king lemmy.blahaj.zone petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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How does 35 look?

That brown stripe just keeps circling around like it's loading new teeth.

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CapuccinoCoretto lemmy.world CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world
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Was it a trojan horse?

The horse told me it was Durex.

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gravitas_deficiency sh.itjust.works gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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Amazing!

Give him a lick

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TrackinDaKraken lemmy.world DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world
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How does 35 look?

You just typed it. It looks like a three and five next to each other, in that order.

What'a ya? Dense, or somethin'?

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cholesterol lemmy.world cholesterol@lemmy.world
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This isn't always accurate if your horse has neglected teeth. Make sure to schedule those floats, y'all.

Ok, I will

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FosterMolasses leminal.space FosterMolasses@leminal.space
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#37 · Quote Reply

Give him a lick

Tastes just like raisins!

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Log in | Sign up lemmy.world davidagain@lemmy.world
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#38 · (edited) Quote Reply

The horse told me it was Durex.

That's one mighty big condom.

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FosterMolasses leminal.space FosterMolasses@leminal.space
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27 I'd say

Nah, Squid's quintessentially middle aged.

I'd say Sponge seems like an impressionable 20s-something, and Patrick has the vibe of some overly confident know-nothing 30 yr old haha

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FosterMolasses leminal.space FosterMolasses@leminal.space
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That brown stripe just keeps circling around like it's loading new teeth.

lmao

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prole lemmy.blahaj.zone prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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From Wikipedia: The Galvayne's groove occurs on the upper corner incisor, producing a vertical line, and is helpful in approximating the age of older horses. It generally first appears at age 10, reaches halfway down the tooth by age 15, and is completely down the tooth at age 20. It then begins to disappear, usually half-way gone by age 25, and completely gone by age 30. The groove is named af...

Galvayne who claimed he had invented the use the groove to age a horse; however, it had been earlier described by his teacher Professor Hamilton Sample.

What a prick lol

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Zozano aussie.zone Zozano@aussie.zone
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Nah, Squid's quintessentially middle aged. I'd say Sponge seems like an impressionable 20s-something, and Patrick has the vibe of some overly confident know-nothing 30 yr old haha

I had a hard enough time converting cat years to human years.

Don't make me do squid to horse.

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MinnesotaGoddam lemmy.world HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
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MinnesotaGoddam lemmy.world HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
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What is that line?

what, you don't got tooth line? hey everyone, laugh at abbadon. they don't got tooth line

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CapuccinoCoretto lemmy.world CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world
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That's one mighty big condom.

The horse sized ones aren't OTC. You have to ask the pharmacist as they are behind the counter. Not because they are prescription strength or anything. Apparently its because climatologists keep stealing them for low altitude weather balloons.

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Log in | Sign up lemmy.world davidagain@lemmy.world
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The horse sized ones aren't OTC. You have to ask the pharmacist as they are behind the counter. Not because they are prescription strength or anything. Apparently its because climatologists keep stealing them for low altitude weather balloons.

You know if you know, I guess.

I had a classmate at school who used to boast that he could suck his own dick. We expressed incredulity, but it was a weird flex for one so homophobic.

My wife has had no complaints. Well, not on that topic at least.

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ForeverComical lemmy.ca UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca
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How does 35 look?

He ded

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Flagstaff programming.dev Flagstaff@programming.dev
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Yes, I've been told this is why. Because then you'd know if it was a good gift or not. Source: A Newfie I used to work with eons ago.

A who?

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JennaR8r lemmy.dbzer0.com JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Tastes just like raisins!

Shut up woman. Get on my horse.

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insufferableninja sh.itjust.works imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works
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A who?

A person from Newfoundland

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too_high_for_this lemmy.world too_high_for_this@lemmy.world
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Nah, it's different when their inbred

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