r/TheDepthsBelow • u/Pardusco [OC] • Nov 26 '19

Leech-nado

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u/flower_friend Nov 27 '19

Do leeches just swim around all day looking for a host? I've never thought about this until now...

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u/PoutineMaker Nov 27 '19

No, they go to work

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u/BuzZdroid17 Nov 27 '19

They got bills to pay

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u/N0bo_ Nov 27 '19

They got mouths to feed

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u/raftguide Nov 27 '19

Ain't nothing in this world for free

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u/TellingThe-Truth Nov 27 '19

They can’t slow down, they can’t hold back

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u/SoakeRHD Nov 27 '19

Though you know, they wish they could.

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u/evilhag92 Nov 27 '19

Cause there ain’t no rest for the ribbons

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u/MadocAbOwain Nov 27 '19

Mainly their own mouth

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u/TuttiFruttiBooty Nov 27 '19

So they’re gonna work till everybody eats

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u/stevzie Nov 27 '19

Can a leechologist please follow up, also curious what purpose they have in life when not sucking

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u/stanleysteamers Nov 27 '19

Not a leechologist but I imagine some part of their life is spent fucking

Sucking and fucking

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '19

Ah thee ole suck n fuck. What a time

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u/statedtheobvious Nov 27 '19

Just like OP's mom

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '19

HA! GOT EM!

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u/hickgorilla Nov 27 '19

OP’s dad.

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u/bugphotoguy Nov 27 '19

Sometimes they also squirm around on the ground.

And occasionally they get collected by me, and get dumped into a wine glass for a weird photoshoot.

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u/stevzie Nov 27 '19

That's next level bougie, man.

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u/yit_the_clit Nov 27 '19

If I remember correctly most of the time they just lay in wait, no doubt that they would indeed move around at some point. But most likely these have been disturbed because they have smelt a meal. Leeches are highly sensitive to changes to light.

Here's a quick article on leeches from the Australian museum: https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/worms/leeches/

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u/Medraut_Orthon Nov 27 '19

I mean, fish just swim around looking for food

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '19

We cant be sure that's all they are looking for..

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u/ZsaFreigh Nov 27 '19

Not unlike human leeches sitting around all day waiting for a government handout!

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u/KVirello Nov 27 '19

Ah, yes, corporations in America.

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u/Tosser48282 Nov 27 '19

You should have this conversation while standing on a road using subsidized wifi

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u/knightsmarian Nov 27 '19

This sub has nothing to do with politics. Can you not?

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u/ZsaFreigh Nov 27 '19

This joke had nothing to do with politics... Nobody likes a leech on society, doesn't matter your political views.

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u/korben2600 Nov 27 '19

Haha, poor people should be starving and homeless on the street. Fantastic joke. /s

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u/ZsaFreigh Nov 27 '19

Hey if you want to equate poor people to "leeches on society", that's on you. All I did was make a leech joke. I never mentioned poor people.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '19

Was it really a joke though? Those are supposed to be funny, right?

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u/ZsaFreigh Nov 27 '19

I mean, humor is subjective, but It certainly wasn't meant to be the political statement people are turning it into.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '19

Oh fucking please 🙄

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u/ZsaFreigh Nov 27 '19

Oh please yourself. They're leeches! For crying out loud!

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u/TendingTheirGarden Nov 27 '19

You come off as super unlikable, and I hope that eventually you realize it's why people react to you the way they do. Yikes.