'Lizard'

April 11, 2013 5:55 AM

How Animals Eat Their Food (SLYT)
posted by ominous_paws (14 comments total)

I was just about to post this myself. I don't know why, but the commitment to the bit is what elevates this above and beyond.

I particularly enjoy the other guy trying hard to not start laughing at the ridiculousness of what his buddy is doing.
posted by quin at 5:59 AM on April 11, 2013 [2 favorites]

Whale is my favorite.
posted by prefpara at 6:11 AM on April 11, 2013 [5 favorites]

Sippy cups. Smart move.
posted by etc. at 6:36 AM on April 11, 2013

How many boxes were harmed in the making of this video?
posted by iamkimiam at 6:46 AM on April 11, 2013

YouTubers take note: This is how, and why, you edit.
posted by DU at 7:00 AM on April 11, 2013

I really didn't want to laugh at this but I did. Only the dogs saw me do it. I'm safe.
posted by PuppyCat at 7:10 AM on April 11, 2013

Oh man, that was funny.
posted by Mister_A at 7:20 AM on April 11, 2013

how dogs drink water..
posted by obscurator at 7:44 AM on April 11, 2013 [2 favorites]

Really?
posted by michellenoel at 7:47 AM on April 11, 2013

Could someone please write a subtilely facetious article, blog, etc. on paleo table manors, that extols the virtues of eating like a cave man : You need knives, but one should clearly eat with hands to better connect with the meal. It's obviously harmful to postpone burping or farting while at the table. etc.
posted by jeffburdges at 8:17 AM on April 11, 2013 [5 favorites]

Fantastic Mr. Fox eating.
posted by gwint at 9:32 AM on April 11, 2013

I think the dedication to the accuracy of "flamingo" is what really makes it. That's some real commitment to pink spandex right there.
posted by sonika at 5:12 PM on April 11, 2013 [2 favorites]

Also, forks, chopsticks, etc. are a government conspiracy to take away your sharp knives. In fact, chopsticks were invented to keep knives out of the dining room, requiring that all food needed to be cut into small pieces before serving. As Europeans conquered the world, the encountered resistance from people's who considered them barbarians for eating with their hands and swords. So forks were adopted, along with table manors that made wheedling knives during dinner difficult. In 1669, table knives were dulled by King Louis XIV of France, who "banned pointed knives, at the table or as weapons, trying to reduce violence." Europe's empires were far greater before adopting forks, knives, or table manors however.
posted by jeffburdges at 12:05 AM on April 12, 2013

So I'll modestly propose that everyone should eat with their gun and hands today.
posted by jeffburdges at 12:40 AM on April 12, 2013