Blogs Apr 2, 2012 at 12:39 pm

Lunchtime Quizzie: Food vs Fur

David Schmader
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1
I am okay with both.
internet_jen on April 2, 2012 at 12:41 PM Report this
2
Which is it, dog or cat? That's going to affect my vote.
ScrawnyKayaker on April 2, 2012 at 12:42 PM Report this
3
I always thought "food baby" was bulging bellyfat, but I still thought it was a gross, stupid phrase.

Fur baby is a little eye-rolling but not extraordinarily offensive.
balderdash on April 2, 2012 at 12:46 PM Report this
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Anything having to do with babies is automatically more repellant than anything else.
pfffter on April 2, 2012 at 12:47 PM Report this
5
Where's the option for BOTH?
MLM on April 2, 2012 at 12:50 PM Report this
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Option 3, the misspelling of "repellent."

leek on April 2, 2012 at 12:53 PM Report this
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Both spellings are accepted, smartypants.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/repella…
pfffter on April 2, 2012 at 12:57 PM Report this
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6: Gah! Sorry, thanks, fixed.

Also, I cannot believe so many people are getting this one wrong.
David Schmader on April 2, 2012 at 12:57 PM Report this
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@8 you saw my facebook post from the weekend, didn't you?
wisepunk on April 2, 2012 at 12:59 PM Report this
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pfff, ONLY BY LOSERS. Including the dictionary people, apparently.
leek on April 2, 2012 at 1:04 PM Report this
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Poo is more repellent than pets. What can we say?

Also, @ 7 is right. Spellcheck recognizes both spellings of "repellant" (but curiously it doesn't recognize "spellcheck").
Matt from Denver on April 2, 2012 at 1:31 PM Report this
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Food babies end up getting flushed away, but fur babies get dragged around by people who expect the rest of us to respect and adore their "kids".

Fur babies are the worst!
Badger on April 2, 2012 at 1:31 PM Report this
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Of course, babyfur is far more repellent than either. Don't believe it? Google that word and you WILL habeeb it. Twinkie house!
venomlash on April 2, 2012 at 1:32 PM Report this
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Both are lingusitic monsters.

Food baby is a horrible, twee euphemism. Any parent who uses it when talking to their child should be reported to CPS for stunting the emotional growth of their offspring.

Any adult using it is infantile.

Fur baby is just slightly less horrible because it doesn't euphemise a bodily function but anyone using it should have to wear doll clothes 24/7.
thatsnotright on April 2, 2012 at 1:33 PM Report this
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I thought food baby referred to belly fat, or alternatively to the noticable abdominal distension that occurs when thin people eat a large meal.

No matter the meaning, it's still distasteful.
Stiny on April 2, 2012 at 2:11 PM Report this
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Fur babies are what we call the clumps of fur the dog produces that get stuck under the furniture.
rinohog on April 2, 2012 at 3:01 PM Report this
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Never heard either of them before.

But anyone who ever uses the expression "pet parent" receives, and deserves, eternal scorn.
Backyard Bombardier on April 2, 2012 at 3:08 PM Report this
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Food baby is physically repulsive; fur baby is psychologically repulsive. The utterance of either lessens the speaker and all who hear them.
Zebes on April 2, 2012 at 3:19 PM Report this
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I'd never read the term food baby before, and I sincerely wish that I could unread it.
Joe Glibmoron on April 2, 2012 at 7:21 PM Report this

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