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Verdict Is Mickey Mouse, in fact, a mouse?

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Evolutionary biology tells us that you can never leave a clade. Therefore Mickey (and Minnie) have evolved to become more humanoid, but stay in the clade that contains mice, and therefore they are both mice. They may have a new name overall, but they are still mice.

It's why birds are dinosaurs despite all having beaks and no teeth, and.why humans are great apes despite becoming more humanoid than their ancestors.
 
Went and did early trick-or-treating at a campground with my inlaws family over the weekend, and two people in our group had those kind of blow-up costumes like the inflatable lawn decorations walking around. What were they? One of those T-Rex costumes and a giant chicken. And I was laughing like "hey look it's a generational photo!" And I said that but didn't end up taking a pic because I was already high and buzzed at that point. Too bad lol
 

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Went and did early trick-or-treating at a campground with my inlaws family over the weekend, and two people in our group had those kind of blow-up costumes like the inflatable lawn decorations walking around. What were they? One of those T-Rex costumes and a giant chicken. And I was laughing like "hey look it's a generational photo!" And I said that but didn't end up taking a pic because I was already high and buzzed at that point. Too bad lol
When GWF discussion leaks out into the real world, we should start worrying.
 

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i haven't read the verdict but mickey mouse is clearly a cartoon
I dunno where the fuck this thread came from, despite apparently having replied to something before a merge, but this is the only logical verdict.

If I draw a picture of a mouse on paper, even if it has all the distinguishing features that a mouse should have, it's still just a drawing of a mouse. It does not become a mouse just by intent. So by the most pedantic literal interpretation of the evidence, Mickey Mouse is a cartoon representation of a mouse and not actually a mouse.
 

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Well then one could argue that everything is just a bunch of vibrating subatomic strings, at which point everything becomes indistinguishable from a mouse, ergo EVERYTHING IS A MOUSE
 

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Well then one could argue that everything is just a bunch of vibrating subatomic strings, at which point everything becomes indistinguishable from a mouse, ergo EVERYTHING IS A MOUSE
I like this more.
 
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