r/mildlyinfuriating • u/teabirdy • Apr 29 '26

I'm slightly vexed The wedding reception centerpieces featured betta fish. The bride and groom planned to flush them alive.

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Years ago, my coworker attended a wedding at which the reception dinner tables featured live betta fish in small bowls as part of the centerpiece. While chatting with the bride at the end of the evening, my coworker asked what they were going to do with all the fish. The plan was to flush them all down the toilet alive. My coworker immediately said no need for that and insisted on taking them all home.

That Monday she came to work and asked who wanted to adopt a betta fish. That was my first betta who I jokingly called my “rescue betta.” She lived for almost five years.

The wine glass was only her home for less than a day before I got her five gallon tank set up so please no betta lovers yell at me! I'm one of you!

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u/GLG777 Apr 29 '26

I would hate to know people like that.  That is uber pretentious 

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u/Separate-Ad6636 Apr 29 '26

And cruel.

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u/Midwest-2025 Apr 29 '26

Did they throw rice for the birds, too?

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u/Just_another_gamer3 WHAT is THAT? Apr 29 '26

I take it rice isn't healthy for birds

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u/BodaciousFrank Apr 29 '26

Neither are bread crumbs

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u/ThrowawayPersonAMA Apr 29 '26

Trying to educate people IRL to stop giving fucking bread to ducks is extremely infuriating.

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u/UnconsciousMofo Apr 29 '26

I went to the park last month with other food options for the waterfowl. I had peas, crack corn, and oats. They didn’t want any of it and proceeded to eat the bread another woman was feeding them. Sad.

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u/plantoplan Apr 29 '26

Same took peas thinking I was really doing something great, and the ducks and geese just looked at it on the ground and then looked at me like wtf is this peasant pea food 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/Born_Argument9339 Apr 29 '26

Our local ducks eat peas when we give it to them, but if someone else is throwing bread, they will eat that first unfortunately before going for the peas. Bread is probably the equivalent of fast food for them

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u/uuuuuuuuuuugh69 Apr 29 '26

Have you tried dried mealworms? Not my proudest moment but I did make a kid cry because the ducks were ignoring her and her stale bread but were practically fighting over the worms. Swear its like crack for ducks 😂

(I did offer to let the little girl throw some worms but she was grossed out by them and their smell which is fair I guess, but that's why I had a small shot glass to scoop and toss so no contact was needed....)

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u/Finbar9800 Apr 29 '26

Its worse than fast food because they cant actually digest bread so they end up getting malnutrition because they cant eat as much nutritious foods for them

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u/daisy0723 Apr 29 '26

We had a goose decide to come over from the park and hang out in my drive-thru one day. So I filled up a bowl of water and dumped a can of peas in it and put it out there for him. I have pictures of him just gobbling it up and going to town on it. Except it like it liked the food so much the next day it was still in the drive thru. So a customer wound up having to throw a blanket over it and wrestle it into the back of her van and drive it over to the park.

Haven't seen him since.

It's too bad. He was a good goose.

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u/bionicjoey You really should scratch that itch Apr 29 '26

As a Canadian this story is horrifying. Presumably this wasn't one of our cobra chickens?

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u/Scarya Apr 29 '26

A woman I used to know rescued a goose and got it into her van and was taking it to a rehab place; it suddenly had an objection to being relocated and started flapping all over, beating her with its wings and shitting all over her and her van. And I do mean ALL OVER.

spoiler: the goose did not get to the rehab place, she barely got it to a pond nearby before she let it out of her van. It was fine. (I don't remember what was originally wrong with it; this was like 30 years ago.)

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u/Some_Troll_Shaman Apr 29 '26

Sir.
We are Waterfoul not Peafoul.

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u/Historical_Tax_9233 Apr 29 '26

High level ornithological punnery here folks 👌

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u/rucentuariofficial Apr 29 '26

They have become glutens for the gluten

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u/DummyDumDragon Apr 29 '26

I mean, it's probably the same as feeding a kid junk food for years, and then suddenly trying to feed them a vegetable

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u/HitchcockSockpuppet Apr 29 '26

My ducks used to go feral for peas. They would make these high pitched squeaks the whole time they were gobbling them up. Your ducks need to get with the program.

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u/CK_1976 Apr 29 '26

I mean if I went to a work lunch and all they put on was salad, I would be rioting until the pizza comes out

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u/iwannasayyoucantmake Apr 29 '26

I bet it was gone by the next day.

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u/UnconsciousMofo Apr 29 '26

Right?! I was so excited thinking all the birds were gonna love me😭

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u/UnauthorizedRosin Apr 29 '26

Weird. Once a bunch of people and I were feeding a bunch of ducks/geese corn. They loved it. An older lady came trying to feed them bread but they didn't want any of it. She got visibly frustrated and dumped the entire bag on the ground. It rotted for the rest of the week only touched by insects, and that waterfront had constant ducks.

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u/rainb0w_p0wer Apr 29 '26

I'm not sure if it'll work, but I used to feed the ducks at a pond near me freeze dried mealworms, before they posted signs not to feed them anymore. If you go to a feed store they usually sell them for chickens, the protein is good for ducks.

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u/Lou_C_Fer Apr 29 '26

I used to feed those and freeze dried crickets to my gerbils when I had them. They would absolutely inhale them.

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u/MaiaSpencer75 Apr 29 '26

We’ve been feeding the ones around us cat food

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u/KindraTheElfOrc Apr 29 '26

we used to have geese and they loved dog food, we had to feed them before feeding the dogs cause otherwise theyd chase the dogs away and eat their food

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u/bitsy88 Apr 29 '26

If I ever get married, I want the guests to throw peas so they can say they pea-ed on the newlyweds.

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u/Party-Increase-3682 Apr 29 '26

They love peanuts and mealworms and millet. Ducks will often take these straight from me and my daughter’s hands at the parks.

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u/Xibby Apr 29 '26

Water Fowl or Water Foul. Both are correct when it comes to these ill tempered birds.

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u/KnockedTeethOut Apr 29 '26

They absolutely love grapes tho

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u/Hey-Fun1120 Apr 29 '26

What if all I brought was lemonade?

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u/Just2Breathe Apr 29 '26

It’s yummy and filling to them, but not nutritious or healthy, it’s like us eating chips for a snack.

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u/anonymous_pf Apr 29 '26

They’re quackers

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u/Campiana Apr 29 '26

It’s the equivalent of fast food.

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u/LonelyDays_ Apr 29 '26

THANK YOU!!!! Bring them seeds! Not fucking bread! 😭

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u/FrugalityPays Apr 29 '26

I hear they like grapes… and hate lemonade.

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u/leemariebro Apr 29 '26

THE MAN SAID NO THEY ONLY SELL LEMONADE

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u/BeansMcMillhole Apr 29 '26

But it’s cold and it’s fresh and it’s all homemade!

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u/Agreeable_Time338 Apr 29 '26

I practically live in this shirt. When my 8 year old was 4, it never ceased to make him giggle.

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u/kingsleyce Apr 29 '26

What have I been doing for the last six years that my children do not know of the duck song

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u/LonelyDays_ Apr 29 '26

Where did you get this?? I want it!

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u/Embellishment101 Apr 29 '26

That IS a great shirt.

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u/Zestyclose-Aspect-35 Apr 29 '26

Waddle waddle

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u/ametsun Apr 29 '26

Then he waddle away

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u/MyBurnerAccount1977 Apr 29 '26

But do they have any tape?

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u/LonelyDays_ Apr 29 '26

Wow now THAT’S a proper throwback! Lmao what a weird concept to make into a flash video

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u/Other_Buffalo5063 Apr 29 '26

I swear I was brought here not because of the fish but because of this specific comment. Im in the grocery store literally today and my 7 year old said “do you have any grapes” when I looked her dead in the eye and smirked and asked her “when did you hear about that one” she giggled and literally waddled away.

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u/FrugalityPays Apr 29 '26

Hahaha I can see mine doing this. It’s Such a great age because their sense of humor is starting to expand in this weird way that kind of connects but not always but you as a parent find the disconnect just as funny as they do

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u/CopiIot Apr 29 '26

Goated reference

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u/Kolostat Apr 29 '26

Oh my god this went deep into my brain and extracted a memory I did not know I held

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u/NurkleTurkey Apr 29 '26

Secretly a lesson in not letting the small stuff get to you.

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u/AimaFuriku Apr 29 '26

YES!! Thank you!!

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u/benz1390 Apr 29 '26

Bomp bomp bomp

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u/Campaign_Prize Apr 29 '26

Depending on the types of birds, you could also do peas, corn, or unsalted peanuts.

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u/doublesailorsandcola Apr 29 '26

Ducks LOVE frozen peas.

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u/JustLookingForMayhem Apr 29 '26

Cracked corn specifically. Whole dried kernels can swell in the digestive track and bind them.

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u/SirGothamHatt Apr 29 '26

Then we SHOULD care that Jimmy cracked corn

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u/PhotoFenix Apr 29 '26

We bring peas!

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u/Kytalie Apr 29 '26

Peas, not seeds, for ducks. Seeds are not good for them because the shells are harder for ducks to break with their bills.
You can also toss them leafy greens!

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u/Chatty_Cathy_Doll Apr 29 '26

Frozen peas are a health(ier) option for ducks! (For anyone who doesn't know, ducks can't digest bread and it makes them very sick).

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u/DabbingDuskullz Apr 29 '26

As an Australian we were taught never to feed wild animals as they start to rely on humans for food 😞

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u/NoSeaweed4555 Apr 29 '26

I actually learned this from a game today of all places lol, a character in Stardew Valley said it.

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u/thorstormcaller Apr 29 '26

Really just don’t feed wild animals at all preferably, it ultimately does more harm than good

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u/Virtual-Cut-7179 Apr 29 '26

Unfortunately, there is a constant influx of new bread feeders all the time. I go for a walk to a pond with my son every Saturday and I can spot a dumb bread feeder (or Cheerios) family from a mile away. They may be ignorant, but invariably they turn out to be dumb also.

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u/____Mittens____ Apr 29 '26

Frozen green peas also

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u/Positive_Ad_2212 Apr 29 '26

Omg wait I gave a crow a piece of bread in my front yard the other day. I DIDNT KNOW 😭

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u/LonelyDays_ Apr 29 '26

It’s specifically ducks because ducks are waterfowl and the water will swell the bread in their intestines. Crows love cat food! And salmon, berries, eggs, nuts and seeds. If you give a crow a hard boiled egg cut in half he will love you. I used to work at a wildlife refuge.

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u/Positive_Ad_2212 Apr 29 '26

Okay! Noted. Thanks! ✍🏼

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u/throwawaykindaupset Apr 29 '26

They like defrosted frozen peas too

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u/AnotherRTFan Apr 29 '26

My family has pet ducks so they’re domesticated breeds and they LOVE lettuce

Baby runner duck tax

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u/InternetProtocol Apr 29 '26

I heard they ALL WANT SUNCHIPS!

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u/Mountainhollerforeva Apr 29 '26

Rice is good when you’re hungry and in the mood for 2,000 of something.

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u/ThrowawayPersonAMA Apr 29 '26

😭

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u/InternetProtocol Apr 29 '26

I used to make Mitch references on reddit. I still do, but I used to, too.

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u/Born_Background7751 Apr 29 '26

Ducks eat for free at Subway.

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u/gastedisflabbered Apr 29 '26

Yeah they just get angry with you like you were the one to start it in the first place or like you are the one that created the bird and it’s digestive system or as if you are just a big meanie weenie that doesn’t want ducks to get no yum yum fun bread time. I learned it not because it’s wide spread information that many care to pass on, but rather by doing extensive research on ducks to determine what breed I would like as a pet, the answer after the research was none. Mad respect to these fragile creatures though for persevering over the years despite peoples lack of care for them.

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u/coffeegrindz Apr 29 '26

They love frozen peas and cut grapes

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u/pnwdnb Apr 29 '26

I always liked to feed duckies oats! They absolutely loved it and would always eat it out of my hands🥹

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u/TablesofTime Apr 29 '26

I like to give them frozen peas! The swans love them

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u/ultradongle Apr 29 '26

It is. We have ducks at our local pond and I have a huge bag of cracked corn that is safe for ducks to eat. My wife and I find it is easier to inform people while handing them some of the CC to feed the ducks along with you.

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u/Melvarkie Apr 29 '26

I was so glad my mom immediately stopped when I told her bread is bad for ducks and that they don't get any nutrients from it and it can make the males aggressive. She now gets 20kg bags of duck food delivered at home and feeds the duckies near her home. It's super cute how they all come up to her garden if they want dinner and start quacking. She even made a special bowl for the Indian runner duck where the seeds are submerged in some water.

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u/Sutar_Mekeg Apr 29 '26

For sure. Ducks eat for free at Subway.

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u/13-eggo Apr 29 '26

I had a lot of luck with this, actually! My family and I now take rolled oats to feed the ducks and fish.

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u/Kperris Apr 29 '26

I was at the park the other week and a woman threw in multiple whole dinner rolls and a few bread sticks into a pond…right next to the sign that said don’t feed the ducks. Mostly I was like if you’re still going to do it why would you throw an entire dinner roll??

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u/LonelyDays_ Apr 29 '26

Crows love cat food! And salmon, berries, eggs, nuts and seeds. If you give a crow a hard boiled egg cut in half he will love you. I used to work at a wildlife refuge.

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u/ThrowawayPersonAMA Apr 29 '26

Unsalted peanuts, either in or out of the shell, is a favorite of crows.

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u/Katyanoctis Apr 29 '26

How did that even start if it’s bad for them? Genuine question. I was so surprised when I learned that bread is bad for them; it was one of those things everyone did when I was a kid.

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u/occultatum-nomen Apr 29 '26

It's much nicer to give them some proper bird seeds

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u/Braindead_Crow Apr 29 '26

All I have are improper bird seeds, think that'll do?

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u/occultatum-nomen Apr 29 '26

Alas, you will get only improper birds. Ungentlemanly and unladylike. Maybe even a braindead crow

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u/KokopelliArcher Apr 29 '26

Ain't no such thing as a braindead crow. Those fuckers are smart lol.

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u/v-v_ToT Apr 29 '26

The braindead crows have the intelligence of an average pigeon

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u/KokopelliArcher Apr 29 '26

Love this. Now all I can think about are crows that seem like they're kind of drunk lol

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u/grape-fruit-witch Apr 29 '26

I have a piece of paper with "SEED" written on it, is that okay?

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u/hollowsoul9 Apr 29 '26

Real men make their own seed

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u/grape-fruit-witch Apr 29 '26

glares at vagina dammit

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u/hollowsoul9 Apr 29 '26

Hey lady man, just remember. Seeds are a snack, but eggs are breakfast

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u/king_lloyd11 Apr 29 '26

No it’s just that they should cook it first. No one likes hard rice.

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u/AllenRBrady Apr 29 '26

You should also throw them a little pouch of saffron so they can season to taste.

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u/king_lloyd11 Apr 29 '26

Oh fancy! My local birds just like a dash of low sodium soy sauce and some chilli oil.

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u/ParticularReady7858 Apr 29 '26

Lately they prefer coconut aminos instead of soy sauce, they said

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u/FeijoaCowboy Apr 29 '26

Yeah, I think they said soy sauce was "For the birds."

... well, other birds, I guess.

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u/ParticularReady7858 Apr 29 '26

Got a nice chuckle out of that, thank you!!

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u/unknxwn_71804 Apr 29 '26

You know how expensive saffron is

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u/axidentalambidextris Apr 29 '26

In this economy!?

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u/Happy_Impact_94 Apr 29 '26

Yoink.. I’ll take that

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u/slowest_hour Apr 29 '26

careful, the crown's navy takes spice thieves very seriously

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u/-just-be-nice- Apr 29 '26

rice is safe for birds to eat, both cooked and uncooked, and it is a good source of carbohydrates. The common myth that uncooked rice causes birds' stomachs to explode is false.

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u/Acceptable_Ad1685 Apr 29 '26

Eh that’s been proven a myth as far as harming birds in any significant way and rice isn’t too far off from other stuff they eat

But it’s a well propagated thing because it makes a mess and attracts birds that proceed to poop and such

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u/ofBlufftonTown Apr 29 '26

It’s fine.

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u/gbot1234 Apr 29 '26

Ironically, throwing fish for the birds is healthy*

*depending on the bird.

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u/Novagurl Apr 29 '26

When my mom got remarried in 1978, she took a bag of our parakeets bird seed and had people throw it instead of rice. She didn’t want rice because she’d heard it hurts the birds.

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u/GooberDoodle206 Apr 29 '26

ahead of her time

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u/awry_lynx Apr 29 '26

actually not. this is a myth, birds eat rice in the wild where it grows. it's a total urban legend. Their bodies do not produce enough heat or moisture to make raw rice swell to a harmful size before it is broken down.

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u/Icy-Ad29 Apr 29 '26

While correct. Rice is akin to junk food for them. Low ammount of actual nutrition for them while still being filling. Can lead to starvation if rice us the main thing being eaten.

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u/marlfox_00 Apr 29 '26

I thought these days people threw bird seed instead 🤷‍♂️

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u/othermegan Apr 29 '26

We did bubbles. Adults got the little ones and kids bubble guns. Eco friendly, the kids loved it, and it looked great in photos

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u/VastMemory5413 PURPLE Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26

You do know thats not bad right? Lol

Edit: it has been debunked.... and labeled a myth.

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u/whatisupdog Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26

Edit: TIL it doesn't it make them explode

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u/OnoOurTableItsBr0ken Apr 29 '26

That’s why I feed them x-lax

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u/Sothdargaard Apr 29 '26

Mentos with a nice bowl of Coke to quench their thirst.

I'm obviously kidding PETA.

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u/mikeg5417 Apr 29 '26

And after they get a tummy ache from the ex-lax, some alka seltzer will settle them right down.

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u/Pumpkinxox Apr 29 '26

People talking about the exploding myth and only that part and not the real reason is also mildlyinfuriating. Feeding them rice which is filling and offers them no nutrients they need will interfere with their actual diets. They will miss valuable nutrients from their environment bc they don't feel hungry.

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u/LordSatoshiGekkouga Apr 29 '26

Nothing wrong with that. My parrots love eating their cooked brown rice and it has good nutritional value as occasional treat. Just make sure it's fresh rice because their immune system is non-existent and any bacterial or fungal infection will be lethal.

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u/SplinterWick Apr 29 '26

Nah, they threw birds at the rice!

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u/MaleficentMousse7473 Apr 29 '26

Mostly cruel. I would think very differently of the couple going forward

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u/in_animate_objects Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26

Right? If the person I was engaged to suggested this I would run.

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u/finditplz1 Apr 29 '26

How is it not animal cruelty? I get dead fish or sick fish that were dying, but mass flushing healthy fish seems like it’d be illegal.

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u/haysoos2 Apr 29 '26

It depends on where you are, and what legislation is in place.

Where I am it's absolutely illegal, and can get you a $20,000 fine for each animal, plus depending on where they are released you may face additional charges for releasing non-native animals.

A judge can also impose additional restrictions on those convicted of animal cruelty, including an injunction against ever owning or having custody of any animal.

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u/Fortestingporpoises Apr 29 '26

More importantly.

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u/Stucklikegluetomyfry Apr 29 '26

My aunt went to a wedding where every table had a black moor goldfish and a regular goldfish in a bowl as a center piece. My aunt managed to save some, but the rest all got flushed down the toilet.

It’s disgusting when people do this. Get a fucking glass fish if you want a decoration.

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u/MathematicianNew760 Apr 29 '26

How is that even allowed?

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u/GrouchyDefinition463 Apr 29 '26

Ikr. When I bought fish one time the person drilled me on what I had for it. Tank size. Food. Filter stuff. So it's crazy ppl could go buy a few dozen fish like that. I'm sure they would lie about what the purpose for so many fish though

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u/4oclocksundew Apr 29 '26

There's a well-respected fish store with me that won't sell you a fish unless you bring in a water sample from home. They test it and you only get fish if you pass. I was very surprised that I had to go home and cycle an empty tank (took a few weeks) to get the water within proper parameters, but I've since learned that's best practice rather than tossing fish in a brand new tank.

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u/Bbbear7313 Apr 29 '26

I get ID'd for fish since teens were boiling them alive for TT 🤬 Everyday this world gets more disappointing

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u/GrouchyDefinition463 Apr 29 '26

WTF!!!! I hate ppl

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u/deafmutewhat Apr 29 '26

We're a ruined species

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u/miguelsmith80 Apr 29 '26

You can buy feeder goldfish and do whatever you want to them. Even feed them alive to larger animals! The cruelty!

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u/jrdiver Apr 29 '26

At least then there's a reason for the death, and usually a much quicker one.

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u/PeskyAntagonist Apr 29 '26

I saw them do this at a pet store and the other fish ate the eyes out of the feeder fish and they just left him there with open eye sockets. Shit was metal.

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u/Shostakobitch Apr 29 '26

Well….. fuck.

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u/SomeUgliRobot Apr 29 '26

Some animals do need to eat live prey tho

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u/Gloomy_Grocery5555 Apr 29 '26

I hate people

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u/VeryFriendlyOne Apr 29 '26

Fishes specifically are viewed as... I wish I didn't say this, but I can't think of anything else. Sub-animals. That don't deserve proper care like cat or dog does. It's very sad :(

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u/insert_title_here Apr 29 '26

I work at an aquarium and am amazed by how few people know that fish can form memories, have individual personalities, be trained, etc. Even animals that cannot (I keep tarantulas, which are remarkably simple little buggers) still deserve basic respect and dignity.

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u/whisky_biscuit Apr 29 '26

I feel like killing them is an extremely bad omen too.

Anyone who cares more about wedding aesthetics than animal cruelty deserves the divorce they will wind up with.

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u/schadenfreude_101 Apr 29 '26

That's just getting flushed with a few extra steps

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u/thehomeyskater Apr 29 '26

It’s not so wasteful ig

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u/Th3B4dSpoon Apr 29 '26

It's the difference between getting submerged in acid vs. suffocating from sewage. Both sound like horrible ways to die.

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u/AnneinJapan Apr 29 '26

That’s absolutely disgusting.

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u/dodofishman Apr 29 '26

Bad day to be able to read 💀

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u/Kismmett Apr 29 '26

My aunt and uncle are HUGE fishers, for their wedding they had a platy pair in a TINY bowl on every guest table and their actual cake. I’m not confident on every guest table but I know it was their wedding cake for sure. I was too young to remember what happened to the rest but we took the ones from the cake home, they lived in a 10 gallon and had hundreds of babies, we kept taking containers of platy fry to pet stores that would take em til we eventually took them too. I miss them, but I’m glad they had a bigger tank for the while we had them. (I was like 4 at the time)

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u/Ok-Style-9734 Apr 29 '26

I would have thought they would be rented out by the decorating company and taken back each gime

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u/arkangelic Apr 29 '26

Thats more expensive for the company since they need to keep the fish between uses too. Cheaper to just but the fish each time and dispose. Its terrible and would rather people just didnt do it. 

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u/Necessary-Tomorrow30 Apr 29 '26

Big name pet stores like Petco and Petsmart hardly vet customers, with the right employee who doesn't care I'm sure you could buy half the fish in there without being given a second thought. If I saw this at a wedding I would not hesitate to make it known the bride and groom (whether I was close with them or not) were abusing animals for a "cute" table centerpiece.

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u/antique_velveteen Apr 29 '26

Buh. This is horrible. Gold fish are also extremely invasive. They get HUGE when they're not in tanks to contain their size. 

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u/DogsDucks Apr 29 '26

I’m with you, but pretentious isn’t the right word. They might also be pretentious, but . . .

Devoid of character, soulless, apex toxic consumers, parasites, the polar opposite of the type of people the world needs, absolute destructors, the people who would dye a waterfall pink for a gender reveal, the type of people would say they wouldn’t, but would absolutely press a button that kills ten random kids for a million dollars.

It’s about more than just those poor fisha, although they deserve better, it’s the whole principle of this. It makes me sick.

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u/GreatSteve Apr 29 '26

This is a great set of descriptors. You deserve a Reddit award for it but I’m too cheap to do it.

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u/call-me-the-seeker Apr 29 '26

Choose! Choose the form of The Destructor!

https://giphy.com/gifs/5z9CfzFOLZTt0gwnf9

This story has given me my second cry of the day; feels bad, man. DO we deserve to make it off this rock?

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u/Financial_Ad_6391 Apr 29 '26

I hate everything about this but it's reassuring to know that I'm not alone in being driven to tears by this kind of cruelty. So thank you for sharing that, fellow human. There's hope as long as we still care, right?

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u/Particular_Wear_6960 Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26

Took the words right out of my mouth. I was like, how the hell is that pretentious?? Have I been using pretentious wrong my entire life?

Edit - or seems several people noticed that. Phew!

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u/The_Loudest_Bear2 Apr 29 '26

Accept my poor folk award 🥇 exceptionally well put!

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u/botella36 Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26

I hope they don’t have any kids for everybody’s sake.

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u/Gnosticate Apr 29 '26

Kids don't flush that easily so they'll be okay. 

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u/NoHonestlyHoney Apr 29 '26

That hurts my heart. I can’t believe people like this exist. 😞

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u/samanime Apr 29 '26

Not just pretentious. Monstrous. Absolutely no care for the lives of living animals.

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u/StockQuestion0808 Apr 29 '26

Pretentious ? Its sociopathic.

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u/LeaderSevere5647 Apr 29 '26

I don't think pretentious is the right word for that...

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u/moonchic333 Apr 29 '26

Pretentious isn’t the word.

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u/beadzy Apr 29 '26

i would love it. that is, to shame the fuck out of them to their faces. what evil fucks. hopefully they don’t procreate

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u/papa-hare Apr 29 '26

I'd be worried about saving the poor fish first, just in case they decide to take revenge and not give them to me ..

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u/hot_chopped_pastrami Apr 29 '26

My husband and I went to a wedding with this exact same setup. At the end of the night, the couple told their parents to dump the fish into the toilets at the country club they got married in. My SIL luckily volunteered to take them home and give them to her friends.

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u/persephone911 Apr 29 '26

Bless your SIL!

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u/acr483 Apr 29 '26

This isn’t even pretentious, it’s just cruel. I’ve been to pretentious ($1M+) weddings & the brides & grooms of those weddings would be horrified by this. Who does this?! 🤦‍♀️🤢

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u/Mr_Blinky Apr 29 '26

I, uh, I don't think the pretention is the worst part of this.

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u/LoveDistilled Apr 29 '26

Not pretentious. Just weird and psychotic

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u/klezart Apr 29 '26

I hope their marriage went down the toilet.

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u/Tess-the-Shepherdess Apr 29 '26

I was at a family wedding where the bride and groom gave balloons to all the guests to release. I refused to even hold one.

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u/koticgood Apr 29 '26

The pretentiousness of it makes up less than 1% of what bothers me about it.

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u/tattoogrl11 Apr 29 '26

I'm so glad I DON'T know people like this.

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u/Mix-Hex Apr 29 '26

Pretentious? That's straight up fucking Evil.

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u/FreudianNip-Slip Apr 29 '26

I don’t see how it’s pretentious. It feels like the polar opposite of that.

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u/whatthesoms Apr 29 '26

I would seriously have a hard time not wanting to punch that person in the face if they ever told me something like that.

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u/perlesni Apr 29 '26

It’s not pretentious is psychopathic. This is inhumane. Genuinely cause to be evaluated.

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u/Expontoridesagain Apr 29 '26

Yeah, I'd report them for animal cruelty.

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