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Scenes from the dorm.
Chatting with a girl about food and meals, I offered her some of my leftover duck stir-fry. She turned it down, citing she didn't like duck, and that the only meat she liked was chicken and turkey. Curious for more information, I asked her if she ate any mammals.
Her response was that chicken and turkey are mammals.
I blinked a couple of times and told her those were birds. She said then in that case she didn't eat any mammals. I did my best to fix the awkwardness by offering a chicken recipe I've got that makes good leftovers, but it'll take a while for me to recover.
We're in the same kingdom and phylum, but getting the class mixed up? I can understand a genus or an order, who hasn't gotten an order mixed up, but a whole class? It boggles the mind.
Her response was that chicken and turkey are mammals.
I blinked a couple of times and told her those were birds. She said then in that case she didn't eat any mammals. I did my best to fix the awkwardness by offering a chicken recipe I've got that makes good leftovers, but it'll take a while for me to recover.
We're in the same kingdom and phylum, but getting the class mixed up? I can understand a genus or an order, who hasn't gotten an order mixed up, but a whole class? It boggles the mind.
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I was just thinking this afternoon, recalling the dream/fantasy I had a couple years ago of teaching a bellydance course for teens and tweens - because I think it would be empowering for them and let them feel comfortable in their own bodies. A teen roller derby rec league would work too :)