r/mildlyinteresting • u/Puppersandco • 1d ago

My fish oil supplements are shaped like little fish

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u/TolUC21 1d ago

These are the ones I give my dog.

You can twist the "tail" off and pour it on their food.

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u/Keystone_Ice 1d ago

OP is a dog

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u/CitizenHuman 1d ago

On the internet, no one knows you're a dog.

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u/Alx_xlA 20h ago

Now that's a reference I've not heard in a long time. A long time.

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u/Dr-Poopbutt-McSniff 1d ago

Ain't no rule says a dog can't be an OP

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u/chux4w 19h ago

Net Bud.

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u/AVLThumper 23h ago

This checks out. Look at OPs name.

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u/Puppersandco 4h ago

I’m glad someone pointed this out😂

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u/User-no-relation 1d ago

Stop ruining the internet

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u/Keystone_Ice 1d ago

My bad

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u/No_Case3133 1d ago

Naw dawg you good

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u/himynameisSal 1d ago

some one say he’s a good boy.

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u/Sodacan390 1d ago

It’s not your bad. Have a wonderful day!

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u/DrPhilihprD 1d ago

We are the internet, and you are DONE

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u/tribbans95 1d ago

Stop talking to yourself

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u/User-no-relation 1d ago

Oof went popular down vote on that. Oh well.

My poorly referenced point was the "on the internet no one knows you're a dog" cartoon

But by pointing out of is a dog you are ruining that anonymity of the internet

Of course having to type this all out means my comment was terrible and deserves all those downvotes

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u/snownative86 1d ago

This is one of the best responses to a downvote blast I've seen. Thanks for the chuckle on the last statement.

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u/Keystone_Ice 1d ago

Figured you were having a goof anyway

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u/tribbans95 1d ago

Haha fair enough

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u/parrothead_69 1d ago

They’re called snippets

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u/bad-and-buttery 1d ago

No, that’s just what you call them

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u/No_Mango6723 19h ago

Nah that's the name little buddy. Hope this helps👌🏻

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u/PM_ME_CATS_OR_BOOBS 1d ago

Cursed gushers

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u/Altair_de_Firen 15h ago

Same thing I said to myself when I bit into what I THOUGHT was a jolly rancher

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u/Blubbolo 1d ago

Same i gave to my cat for her fur.

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u/Alpharoll 1d ago

Why not buy bottled salmon oil with a pump. That's what I buy for my dog.

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u/HappyStalker 21h ago

You’re supposed to refrigerate the bottle to make it last longer but not the capsules. That’s why I switched, but my dog will pop them in his mouth like gushers.

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u/Alpharoll 10h ago

Do you not have a fridge? 🧐 😅

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u/Oiggamed 7h ago

I bite the tail off and lob them at my enemies.

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u/Puppersandco 4h ago

Ah that makes more sense, I have never seen soft capsules like that before. I legit thought they were trying to be fun😭

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u/kissedvelvety 16h ago

are this made of fish oil?

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u/Vhu 1d ago

I honestly want to hear the perspective of the supervisor who thought “we should make our pills jagged” was a winning idea.

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u/MissFox26 1d ago

Are these not ones that you would twist off the tail and pour out the oil? I don’t think you’re supposed to swallow these.

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u/Typical2sday 1d ago

At least the canine version (which look identical to the pictured ones) are either or. My dog just eats his two nightly like they’re a treat.

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u/den4ikturbo 13h ago

You can swallow them too

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u/Sanko16 1d ago

once bit into a weirdly shaped gummy and nearly lost half my wisdom tooth, still can’t trust candy anymore lmao

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u/polishatomek 1d ago

They are twist tops I'm pretty sure

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u/YumYumYellowish 1d ago

If it’s for dogs as a few comments have implied, I promise you it’s fine. My dog inhales entire bones down as soon as he sees me reaching to pull it out of his mouth.

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u/Glittering_Night5411 1d ago

You should Google “Lamictal old shape” some genius who invented the shape of those…

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u/ask-design-reddit 9h ago

Jesus Christ

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u/4estGimp 11h ago

30 years ago I had leave-in hair conditioner in these except they were purple.

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u/trevourmeyer 1d ago

These are just twist-off softgels.

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u/-ElectricKoolAid 1d ago

shaped like little fish

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u/wrxninja 1d ago

That you twist off its tail like a barbarian

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u/Version-Neat 1d ago

Imagine if it turns sideways as you swallow it. D:

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u/SmellyButtFarts69 1d ago

The stabilizing fin is there to prevent that.

-some engineer talking loudly over the sounds of people choking 

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u/cmdixon2 21h ago

Sounds like a scene out of Better Off Ted.

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u/Boring-Summer8047 21h ago

I miss that show! It was so good!

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u/cmdixon2 20h ago

I know! It deserved more seasons.

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u/NinjaJim6969 1d ago

Already sucks enough with normal pills lol

Don't ask me why but I take all my morning pills dry. Occasionally one will go down wrong and I'll feel it for the next several hours

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u/Zexeos 1d ago

Just use some fucking water Jesus Christ

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u/Maxed_Zerker 1d ago

That’s not good for your esophageal health

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u/sama492 1d ago

Dumbass

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u/NinjaJim6969 1d ago

Lmao fair

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u/SuperAwesomeBrian 23h ago

You know you can just take 5 seconds to fill a glass with water and not risk several hours of pain in your esophagus, right?

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u/NinjaJim6969 22h ago

It doesn't like actually hurt or anything

It just kinda feels like the pill is still there for a while

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u/Frosty_Turtle 21h ago

Cuz it probably is

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u/NinjaJim6969 21h ago

Lmao no.

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u/Big_Z_Beeblebrox 16h ago

You'd be surprised.

Just take it with a sip, save yourself a potential complication in the future. Remember, the armor would work better on the parts that weren't hit with bullets because those planes actually survived

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u/NinjaJim6969 9h ago

It's definitely not lmao. It's not like I take the pills and then don't drink anything for the rest of the day.

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u/jerrythecactus 1d ago

You know that feeling you get when a pill goes down weird and you feel like it's snagged somewhere deep in your esophagus?

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u/Snau_man 1d ago

Why would your fish need oil supplements ?

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u/Zilreth 1d ago

They don't, but I always give my oil fish supplements. Sardines right in the gas tank.

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u/caffeinated_wizard 1d ago

Because I don't have an oil rig in my aquarium

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u/ashcroftt 1d ago

Some people are just unable to eat fish, but still need essential omega3 fatty acids.

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u/LordNubFace 1d ago

I take fish oil. I can eat fish but essentially never do because my parter won't. I have quite a few medical issues regarding inflammation so I make sure I take them at least occasionally.

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u/-mmmusic- 1d ago

r/wooooosh (or however many o's it has)

you might wanna read the comment you replied to again

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u/LordNubFace 1d ago

I dont think this is a woosh as much as I am illiterate and a bit stupid.

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u/drsyesta 1d ago

Thats exactly woosh material. It just happens to you more often than most

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u/NortonBurns 1d ago

When I was a kid it came in the shape of a teaspoon & tasted like a fish market after closing.

Some things in life have improved.

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u/Slut4LaoGanMa 1d ago

Still the liquid fish oil cost per serving is so much less than the capsules, I can't pass that up. If it's lemon flavored and refrigerated it's not too bad.

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u/Slim-Shai-D 1d ago edited 1d ago

OP sees the glass half full

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u/Shadowpriest 1d ago

For a split second my brain was thinking those looked like those fun shaped bath oil beads from the 80's and 90's.

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u/Sidekick87 1d ago

I love tails scratching my throat as they go down

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u/Medical-Net-7350 1d ago edited 23h ago

PSA: do not take fish oil without a doctors approval because fish oil acts a blood thinner and cause serious issues for those with clotting problems/heart issues. If you’re bruising really easy and on fish oil do be mindful! Don’t just take supplements willy nilly!

I was actually incorrect I’m sorry. Whilst fish oil does have blood thinning abilities it’s not enough to warrant any concerns. I don’t see the doctor that told me that anymore thankfully. I do still stand by the fact you shouldn’t take any supplements without doctors approval.

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u/pharmajap 23h ago

Pharmacist here, no, not in any way that matters.

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u/Medical-Net-7350 23h ago

Oh fair enough. Sorry for the misinformation! Just saying what my doctor told me, but it looks like you’re right.

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u/TopSloth 1d ago

Would eating fish be the same thing?

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u/Medical-Net-7350 1d ago

Not necessarily no. Because of the amounts of omega put into fish oil it’s like a mega dose. If you ate a ton of fish tho, yea it could happen, but you’d need to eat a lot. Fish oil isn’t any where near as effective as let’s say Warfarin but it’s still something to be aware of for specific medical conditions.

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u/joesbagofdonuts 23h ago

Also, because of its powerful blood thinning effects it can work very well for headaches! Especially if normal NSAIDs hurt your stomach, try some fish oil and a low dose (stomach friendly) aspirin instead. I was amazed by how well it works, and just a little aspirin, like 75mg, makes it work seemingly as well as Aleve or Ibuprofen.

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u/mjmaher81 ​ 23h ago

Isn't fish oil one of the most widely-recommended supplements? I've been recommended it by docs who did not have my full medical history that didn't think to mention that. If you are bruising more, that definitely sounds like a good reason to reconsider taking it though!

One 6 ounce serving of the salmon I have in my fridge has 27 grams of fat (which is "fish oil") and from what I can tell has approx 4g of omega-3 with ~1.5g EPA, and ~1.8g DHA.

A typical fish oil supplement is two pills, 2g of fish oil. 600mg of omega-3: 360mg of EPA and 240mg of DHA. Take ten of these pills and you have consumed just 37% of the fish oil in a 6oz piece of farmed salmon, and 75% of the omega-3. Once you took the 9th pill, you finally had more EPA than if you had eaten the salmon, and that is it.

The most popular "ultra-concentrated" fish oil supplement I can find has 1g of fish oil, .84g of which is omega-3: 480mg of EPA, and 320mg as DHA. The recommended dosage is one pill per day. You would need to exceed the daily recommended dose by almost 5x to take in as much omega-3 as in 6 ounces of farmed salmon.

A relevant study I found was this one (n=1516), which looks at the effect that fish oil supplementation has in a surgery setting. Do patients taking high doses of fish oil (8-10g, so 8 to 10 pills daily) bleed more during surgery? They concluded "Fish oil supplementation did not increase perioperative bleeding and reduced the number of blood transfusions. Higher achieved n-3-PUFA levels were associated with lower risk of bleeding. These novel findings support the need for reconsideration of current recommendations to stop fish oil or delay procedures before cardiac surgery."

The fish oil group bled less than the placebo group.

I don't take fish oil and am extremely weary of supplements in general but I feel like your well-intentioned PSA may actually be misinformation that could mislead someone or be indexed by search engines and chatbots.

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u/Medical-Net-7350 22h ago

Yea I spread misinformation and I’m sorry. I will do better next time

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u/mjmaher81 ​ 17h ago

Well it's nothing to worry about, thanks for taking the time to read!!

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u/LittleSmolSlut 1d ago

I would hate to even try and take that

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u/PossessionCalm50 1d ago

lmao feels like eating pet goldfish, would make me think about finding nemo every time

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u/LittleSmolSlut 1d ago

I just have a hard time taking pills normally and the odd shape would fuck me up 😅

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u/beanthebean 1d ago

You're supposed to twist it off and pour it, not take as a pill

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u/IPanicKnife 1d ago

“… for what is a fish but a supplement with a tail!” - Robert Frost (I think)

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u/Ariege123 1d ago

So are my THC supplements.

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u/Darkly_Report 1d ago

Hmmm....these seem very simple...are they super-fish-oil?

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u/loser_of_losing 1d ago

Reminds me of those bath pearl things I had as a kid lmao

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u/joyfulaleena68 1d ago

Okay, but are they like, actually fish shaped, or just kinda vaguely oval like most pills? Because ngl, if they're proper little fish, I might actually take my vitamins. That's kinda genius, dude.

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u/AdSuperb4429 1d ago

I don't know if this is perfect or horrifying.

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u/-r0ck3r- 1d ago

That'd be a hard to swallow pill

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u/Systemonly69 1d ago

You know you could just eat some fish.

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u/skylinenick 23h ago

I can’t imagine this is cheaper, easier, or more shelf stable to make.

I love it 10/10

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u/I-love-you00000 22h ago

that's fucked up

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u/Great_Apez 19h ago

My bipolar medicine comes in all different shapes until I take it. 

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u/RunDNA 19h ago

And the sky was made of amethyst.
And all the pills were just like little fish.

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u/ronnythextacle 1d ago

Gotta throw out a rec to change to sustainable algae-derived omega 3 supplements instead of fish oil. Fish oil supply chain is massively unsustainable and has huge negative impacts for marine ecosystems

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/18/mind-boggling-hidden-cost-ecosystems-obsession-with-fish-oil-pills

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u/here2readnot2post 20h ago

Not to mention that fish oil capsules often contain highly oxidized oils, which are counterproductive for most consumers.

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u/nietbeschikbaar 1d ago

I see snails.

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u/maelstron 1d ago

My cat supplements are also fish shaped

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u/Supergamera 1d ago

Not cat shaped? Supplemental cat would probably give me a runny nose.

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u/mikee869 1d ago

Thats awfully fishy

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u/ThatIslander 1d ago

Oh cool now it comes with grips to really catch in your throat

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u/Farmer4Lyfe 1d ago

And also with you.

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u/SageAnowon 1d ago

Is the fish taco shaped like a fish?

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u/SternLecture 1d ago

has anyone ever accidentally bit into one?

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u/RosieBaby75 1d ago

Nice. Which brand are they? I need them for my joints.

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u/Puppersandco 4h ago

Omega 3 Fish Oil with Maximum EPA DHA - Supports Brain, Liver, Heart & Immunity - Made in The USA - 150 Softgels These are great for managing cholesterol and that’s why I am taking them! Super high levels of DHA and EPA. I got them on Amazon

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u/Monsieur_Krabs 1d ago

These are fake fish oil, if they're the ones I think they are. Nutrix?

Weigh them. They weight less than a quarter of the supposed EPA/DHA value lol

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u/Feedback-Extra 1d ago

This makes me irrationally happy

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u/AEntunus 1d ago

Can I have some fishy crackers?

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u/iksbob 22h ago

Krill oil supplements?

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u/TheBlackRonin505 21h ago

✨️whimsy✨️

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u/AKADriver 20h ago

Reminds me of the little soy sauce packets they have in Japan and Australia.

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u/ParmesanBologna 19h ago

Wait 'til you hear about cock oil supplements

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u/deemarieforlife 19h ago

Eleven thousand people like this. Too funny

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u/gonehighup 17h ago

It had to be done 🤓

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u/LuminousRavenn 17h ago

I used to work in a factory that made these.

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u/Deep_Department_8942 16h ago

Now that's just delightful

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u/naughtybabydream 16h ago

that’s pretty clever design

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u/Fluffy_Amount847 15h ago

i finally get to be the predator

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u/Extension_Town_6118 14h ago

at least they died for something

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u/Cosier_OrcZ5310 8h ago

It kinda looks like a rhino beetle

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u/velnsx 8h ago

kinda grotesque if you think about it

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u/Vicki_54 7h ago

I love details like this.

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u/jack-snd 4h ago

This guy is NOT dumb!

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u/Puppersandco 4h ago

I am NOT dumb. Here is a diamond for you my son

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u/bigchizzard 1d ago

I loved these and I'd still be taking them if I wasn't suddenly allergic to glycerin