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Re:Is a Turtle an Animal or a Fish? by mr_toad on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @08:09PM (#24634522)
That’s nothing

How many people know what Kingdom a barnacle, a sponge, coral, or kelp belongs to.

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Re:Is a Turtle an Animal or a Fish? by carlob on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @04:01AM (#24636561)
Goose barnacles are a fun example, because they were used to claim that the goose was fish rather than fowl and hence it was the only meat to be allowed during lent.
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Re:Is a Turtle an Animal or a Fish? by stillbourne on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @12:18PM (#24640383)
The catholic church also classified beaver as a fish for the same reason.
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Re:Is a Turtle an Animal or a Fish? by Const-me on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @02:37AM (#24636225)
No one ever will if people will continue to invent new kingdoms: the answer for the kelp changed a few years ago.
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Re:Is a Turtle an Animal or a Fish? by z3phyr on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @12:50AM (#24635777)
Barnacles obviously came from Xen after the Resonance Cascade
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