clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agoWhy don't we refer to twins and triples as a litter?message-squaremessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1102arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't we refer to twins and triples as a litter?clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square27linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecoffinwood@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·3 years agolitter also means trash. you wouldn‘t want to be called rubbish.
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 years agoMaybe we should get the siblings alone and see if they think the others are trash. Prisoner’s dilemma style.
minus-squaremetaStatic@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 years agowhat’s the dilemma though?
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoYou only call them both litter if they both think the other sibling is trash
litter also means trash. you wouldn‘t want to be called rubbish.
Maybe we should get the siblings alone and see if they think the others are trash. Prisoner’s dilemma style.
what’s the dilemma though?
You only call them both litter if they both think the other sibling is trash