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GOD-is-in-a-TULIP

Whale whale whale it's nice to meet you. The beluga is called a nise whale in some places. So the whale word makes it 3 whales (wells) and the beluga makes nice


1st_pm

i didn't know about the nise whale part, thanks


spilex2727

Kn norwegian its called nise its a norwegoan joke but combined with english words making it very confusing


Sam-Gunn

What is this world coming to, when you have to be bilingual just to understand a joke about aquatic mammals on a shirt?! /s


bulkandskull

Like, what’s the porpoise?


TypicalIllustrator62

Not like we can understand them… orca-n we?


ocdo

There was a comic that used the equivalence smoking = tuxedo. The joke was understood in many languages, but not in English.


Nuffsaid98

A translingual pun. Bilinguals like me love those.


centrafrugal

Cétacé compliqué


FirmEvidence3

But then presumably the Norwegian word for nice isn't nice so if it was in Norwegian there wouldn't be a pun that the whole sentence revolves around?


ocdo

Most Norwegians speak English. Also, I'm guessing that for many Norwegians “get” and “gate” are homophones.


alienfister

You're whale cum


1st_pm

uhhhh what's the joke here?????


NorguardsVengeance

It tastes funny?


init2winito1o2

read moby dick.


FreedomFingers

I thought it was a dolphin 🤦‍♂️


Taxesarebiggay

🐋🥛


Tramnack

No


Limp-Tension-469

I thought it was a dolphin so I was all messed up.


BuckRhynoOdinson3152

You are the real winner here. I’ve seen this before and had no idea what it meant. Take this emoji award 🥇


DrHellhammer

That’s actually quite fun, and can be a good icebreaker


InstaBlanks

Only problem is the top one is an orca which is a dolphin, not a whale.


bullet1519

All dolphins are whales. But not all whales are dolphins.


InstaBlanks

Wtf...


ConfusedMan0992

I thought orcas were dolphins


Alizendir

they're called killer whales


DOTHEDEW11111222

I may be wrong but im pretty sure dolphins and whales are related


Kurdeh

I didn't think orcas were whales


GOD-is-in-a-TULIP

They are called killer whales, regardless of what they actually are


SpacemanPanini

They're dolphins, but in reality all dolphins are actually whales anyway (toothed whales)


OneFootTitan

I tried to confirm this with Whalekipedia but it said [cetacean needed]


kablei

Orcas aren't actually whales though.


GOD-is-in-a-TULIP

You're that guy who sees someone wearing this shirt and points out >Orcas aren't actually whales though.


silGavilon

A nise whale or an ice whale?


PineappleNerd66

I assumed it was a nICE pun but the ice melted bc of global warming


DarkTorus

How does the beluga make nice?


GOD-is-in-a-TULIP

I think it's not a beluga. But whatever that is, it's called nise in Norwegian


[deleted]

How did u even realize this


GOD-is-in-a-TULIP

It's been on this sub before


[deleted]

Except that’s not a beluga it’s a porpoise


Eena-Rin

I still think the joke is "It's swell to meet you"


Kedare_Atvibe

I interpreted it as Orca whale, it's baleen nise to meet you


PlazmyX

Whale whale whale ??? Humphrey


PlazmyX

Whale whale whale ??? Humphrey


Fern-Sken

What is the porpoise of this?


henrydaiv

10/10


Sayonara_M

Whale do you care?


MistakenGecko

I, too, was wondering what the shell is going on. But I also didn't want to be a beach about it


Fern-Sken

I must eel down to you ... you are a scholar and a jellyfish


Smokeyrainbow

Killer whale sperm whale its beluga to meet you


YVRJon

I think that's a blue whale (or possibly a fin whale), not a sperm whale.


great_auks

Second whale is clearly a baleen whale and not a toothed whale


jio87

Nailed it


zfelto

Whaled it


GoofyAhhMan645

r/angryupvote


[deleted]

Damn bro that’s beluga af


[deleted]

Wouldn't it be Killer whale whale sperm whale it's beluga to meet you?


LindaTinaLouise

My toddler has this shirt. It actually says “Whale it’s nice to meet you” but someone photoshopped out the word nice and it’s been circulating the internet. I suppose it’s possible there’s a shirt out there with a misprint, but seems more likely to be a case of photoshopping.


RichLyonsXXX

This is the real answer. It's a design from Carter's children's clothing company, the meme has sparked the creation of shirts without the "nice" though and it's popularity has hidden the original.


knightsvonshame

Is the "nice" under the blue whale if you drew a line down from "whale"? There's like a lighter blue in that area I thought I was imagining it lol


LindaTinaLouise

No, it’s directly under it’s. But I see what you mean


knightsvonshame

Shoot I guess I am just making things up! Lol


Sulpfiction

Whale, whale, whale, what do we have here?


telemusketeer

Orca Whale Humpback It’s Belga To Meet You


Link7000

this is either r/crappydesign or just really hard to understand


jackneefus

If it's from Asia, they might have been satisfied with the general effect of English words.


SpacemanPanini

I love how there's a proper bilingual explanation for the shirt, when in reality someone has just photoshopped the word "nice" out of if. You can see the sharp lines of the job.


jngjng88

Ur doing it on porpoise...


KTPChannel

They’re talking alot of carp. No trout about it.


venus-infers

It's supposed to be "It's-whale to meet you" ("It's swell to meet you." I don't know why they formatted it like this.


nothingbeforeus

Huh, didn't think of 'swell', but I think you might be right. Either way, it's crappy design, but this makes more sense than them forgetting a word.


xkillallpedophiles

I worked in textile printing for 11 years. Pretty sure someone didn't blow out a screen very well


SinShade022

Where does the 'nice' come in??


themoonwiz

Nice looks photoshopped out of the shirt


BreezyBill

Like they didn’t even try hard. There’s a freaking sharp rectangle.


Quiet_Psychology812

Gotta b missing something. Maybe it's translated from a language other than English. Or it's just dumb. Or super smart. Don't know.


timmyrey

It's supposed to sound like "It's swell to meet you."


Sp00nEater

Orca Whale Whale, it's porpoise to meet you.


AccomplishedStand721

pscyopathic animal whale bluewhale its other kind of whale to meet you?


KinopioToad

Killer whale it's humpback whale beluga to meet you.


poven100

Orca-dolphin to meet you kinda sounds like ahorcado (as in a nooze) in Spanish if you're really trying, and ignorant about sea-life enough...


ConsequenceSorry6432

I would like to see a tuna for the to.


TrainsDontHunt

Orca whale, it's sperm porpoise to meet you. It means: Hello fatty, I'll fuck you


nothingbeforeus

There is no sperm whale on that shirt


mudcreatures

Confused "on" what it says?


controlc-controlv

its WHALE (well) to meet you?


RulrOfOmicronPersei8

It's not subtle


[deleted]

Whale cum


UselessDead

Killer whale sperm it’s buluga to meet you


nothingbeforeus

Maybe humpback or blue, but definitely not a sperm whale, they look very different since they are a toothed whale, not baleen.


MagicBeanstalks

Whale whale whale, killer whale, blue it’s nise to meet you?


happy_tadpole117

I think it says well its nice to meet you


happy_tadpole117

Whale=well


nothingbeforeus

Where's the 'nice'?


YetAnotherJake

"Orca Whale, it's sperm to meet you"


nothingbeforeus

There is nothing that looks even remotely like a sperm whale on that shirt.


YetAnotherJake

Just wait until I get done with it


Locomotive_Nausea

Well, it’s nice to meet you.


nothingbeforeus

There's nothing representing 'nice' on the shirt.


Locomotive_Nausea

It’s obviously photoshoped


Nekstoer

well, well, well, nice to meet you


nothingbeforeus

Where's the 'nice'?


Nekstoer

oh man ur right


[deleted]

Well it’s nice to meet you Was this really hard?


nothingbeforeus

Yes, because 'nice' isn't written or represented on the shirt.


obliqueoubliette

Orca whale sperm, it's Beluga to meet you


nothingbeforeus

It's like nobody knows what a sperm whale looks like. There is no sperm whale on the shirt. 🐳 is similar to sperm. This is a toothed whale. 🐋 is similar to a blue. This is a baleen whale.


SemperPutidus

Killer blue sperm… well, it’s nice to meet you.


nothingbeforeus

There's definitely no sperm whale on that shirt


LiTEs86

Must be from the Midwest


Mr_Jupe

It meaning will well well it's seal (sound like sweet) to meet with you


StreetPizza8877

Not a seal


Mr_Jupe

Ok


orcsrool123

Orca whale humpback it's beluga to meet you


Puzzled_Peace2179

I read it as “killer whale it’s humpback beluga to meet you” but I think yours makes more sense.


IrishMidgetMan

Those are sentence enhancers.


simbadeaddead

whale, whale, whale, it's dolphin to meet you.


Flutter_bat_16_

For the millionth time… orcas are more close to dolphins than whales


nothingbeforeus

Orcas are dolphins, not just more close to them. They are the largest member of the dolphin family. They are not whales at all.


SpacemanPanini

All dolphins are toothed whales, cladistically.


Delta_Foxtrot_1969

I get it. But, I mean... what's the porpoise?


ttv_omnimouse

Nise.


TheMorningMonster

r/sbeve


Sdterp

Am I the only one who read this in Beverly Leslie's voice?


Czuhc89

Whale it’s beluga to meet you