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A lot of people kiss their pets or non-human animals in general. I find that very weird. I understand that it is a sign of affection but it seems so off. One reason is that I doubt whether animals really understand this. Also it seems to be on a level of intimacy to me that I find weird sharing with a pet. Not necessarily romantically or sexually (that would be even more weird and wrong and probably illegal). But it is still "more". I am not sure whether I can really explain why exactly I find that weird.

Anyway, what is something that is weird to you but not to most other people?

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[–] paranoid@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

People who give their cars a human name. "Jack got a flat tire" or "I need to get Petunia an oil change"

Don't get me wrong, I certainly have had unique names for my car - "The White Wonder", "The Papa Mobile", "The truck" - but something about using human names is important to the people who do this, and I just don't get it.

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[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

I love my doggo and give him kisses regularly. If he weren't such a twitcher I'd let him in bed with me. I get it's a cultural thing. I was in a group of Lebanese people and got a big kiss on the cheek by an old lady I barely new after the briefest of polite conversations. I normally would not allow it because I have a very very strong sense of personal space, but I understood her intent.

Some people think dogs are "unclean" and find the idea of letting a dog share your bed to be weird. I find dogs to be furry little serotonin factories. I'll even say thank you when a dog lets me rub his belly. Dogs are uncomplicated creatures. Their concept of love and trust aren't very deep, but they are there, and I'm happy to foster them.

[–] 10thGlyphix@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago (4 children)

This monster really is going to kill everything isnt he. I dont buy the narrative of Christianity. But the people involved in writing it may have had some clairvoancy. They said that christans would admire, and follow the Anti-Christ no matter what he does. If anyone fits the antichrist character, it's The Mad King: Agent Orange.

No clairvoyancy needed - Revelation is just a hyperbolic list of stuff that the Emperor Nero had already done, dressed up with a bunch of supernatural gubbins and set in the future.

Narcissists gonna narcissist...

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[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 4 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I genuinely don't understand the double-speak when people say they love animals... and then they kill and eat them for taste pleasure. That is weird.

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