Squirrels chew with their mouths open, as I have often observed, when they’re chowing down on the food we put out for the birds. Ditto skunks, which I’ve observed less often. Seems like evolution would have put lips on most critters: What’s the evolutionary advantage from spilling your food as you chew?
Carnivores are not good chewers; their teeth are just not made for it. They are for ripping off bite size chunks and swallowing it. This is part of the reason I tend to break up my pets’ food into bite size pieces (when I make it myself as opposed to buying it in the store) to reduce the choking hazards.
This “reversal of value” puts me in mind of how we on the autistic spectrum feel about “look me in the eye.” From our perspective, it’s a very creepy thing to demand!
Way back in the 2nd or 3rd grade, I was eating lunch with a classmate who was driving me to distraction, and so I asked him, “Do you have to chew with your mouth open?” He answered, “My dad does it.” I said, “That doesn’t mean you have to.” It seemed to make an impression on him, at least that one time.
Concretionist almost 3 years ago
Squirrels chew with their mouths open, as I have often observed, when they’re chowing down on the food we put out for the birds. Ditto skunks, which I’ve observed less often. Seems like evolution would have put lips on most critters: What’s the evolutionary advantage from spilling your food as you chew?
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Chew? Dogs??
Doug K almost 3 years ago
More like: “You’re making the rest of us look bad.”
potfarmer almost 3 years ago
I need to show this to my brother in law
Ed The Red Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Dogs evolved to rip off hunks of meat and swallow them. Chewing crunchy bits out of a bowl isn’t in their design specs.
jango almost 3 years ago
Might be disturbing but he is being oh-so polite!
PO' DAWG almost 3 years ago
I have had a couple of dogs that did chew and enjoyed different foods.
DM2860 almost 3 years ago
Carnivores are not good chewers; their teeth are just not made for it. They are for ripping off bite size chunks and swallowing it. This is part of the reason I tend to break up my pets’ food into bite size pieces (when I make it myself as opposed to buying it in the store) to reduce the choking hazards.
bobgreenwade almost 3 years ago
This “reversal of value” puts me in mind of how we on the autistic spectrum feel about “look me in the eye.” From our perspective, it’s a very creepy thing to demand!
WCraft Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The funny thing here is that it depicts dogs actually chewing! My Lab merely stands in front of his food bowl and inhales.
toasted [the champion of huzzah] almost 3 years ago
They just look like they are in shock!
christelisbetty almost 3 years ago
Our Dalmatian would lick the bowl clean…moving around the kitchen floor in the process, until ever morsel was gone.
rice69922 almost 3 years ago
Funny comic today
FrostbiteFalls almost 2 years ago
Way back in the 2nd or 3rd grade, I was eating lunch with a classmate who was driving me to distraction, and so I asked him, “Do you have to chew with your mouth open?” He answered, “My dad does it.” I said, “That doesn’t mean you have to.” It seemed to make an impression on him, at least that one time.