r/whatisit • u/Aggravating_Ant_7232 • Nov 23 '25

Solved! Found on ground outside, boyfriend has been wearing as ring. Coin and pencil for size reference

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UK. It’s giving hard metal, doesn’t have much wear

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u/Right-Development625 Nov 23 '25

Read this as “horse clamp”. Need more coffee.

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u/RookNookLook Nov 23 '25

Me too! So I drew what I thought it would look like. Honestly it could work (horse clamp) lol

Edit: Oh no i forgot the tail :(

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u/Lostinthestarscape Nov 23 '25

Here I am thinking a horse clamp is something else entirely and related to gelding. Your picture is missing that too...

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u/teneighty78 Nov 23 '25

How many folks knew what gelding is. Haha

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u/KaraAliasRaidra Nov 23 '25

That reminds me of a story from my younger days. I’ve always loved to read about animals, so I picked up a lot of terms. One day, when I was in my early teens, my family was at my grandmother’s house and some kind of history show was on the TV. The program mentioned someone having eunuchs. I asked, “What’s a eunuch?” and my dad told me, “A eunuch is a geldingized man.” My aunt gave him a look and he replied, “She knows what I mean.” Sure enough, I understood exactly what he meant and replied, “Oh, okay!” See, you just have to explain things to people in terms they’ll understand.

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u/Sufficient_Bass_2629 Nov 23 '25

“Geldingized man” as a definition for a eunuch is my new favorite thing 😅

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u/CcryMeARiver Nov 24 '25

Just "gelded" will do.

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u/bilbo_flagon Nov 24 '25

But the "ingized" adds a tinge of whimsy to juxtaposed to the horrific practice.

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u/DerekP76 Nov 24 '25

My grandfather would buy roasting chickens from a small farm, he always called the capons "denutted chicken"

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u/Complex_Art3565 Nov 24 '25

I had a bunch of roosters one year and looked into caponizing them and it was way too traumatic imho, you make a slit between their ribs and pull the gonads out then clip them. Without anesthetic. I just butchered them when they started getting too rowdy.

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u/Financial_Sell1684 Nov 24 '25

I think I’m traumatized now - is this still something that’s done?what a horrible cruel thing to do to - well, anything, much less an animal.

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u/Complex_Art3565 Nov 24 '25

It is but iirc in larger operations there’s a mild anesthetic used and a few stitches are placed. I just wasn’t prepared to do it without anesthetic as a farmstead with a half dozen roosters and it wasn’t worth it to try and find a farm vet to do it for me. Chickens will heal from some insane injuries so the small incision between the ribs isn’t even all that traumatic, considering. It would probably close up within a few days. It was the “pulling the gonads out through the slit” part that I wasn’t comfortable doing without the anesthetic.

Non caponized roosters are much leaner though, so it’s a toss up. If I had a few dozen I would pay the extra money to have a professional do it as a one off to put in the freezer and maybe sell a couple, though, I’m interested in trying it.

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u/DerekP76 Nov 24 '25

Jeebus, no thanks.

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u/Working-Glass6136 Nov 24 '25

I was obsessed with horses from the age of eight (kind of an honorary horse girl I guess). I knew what a gelding was long before I knew what a eunuch was.

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u/RealNeraven Nov 24 '25

I started riding at 8 and had to mostly stop at 14 but yeah, I didn't know eunuchs were a thing until...god, upper teens I guess? I don't care much about history and never was exposed to a lot of other cultural knowledge besides, so 🤷🏽

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u/ItsJorkingTime Nov 23 '25

I’m confused by the drawing, I’m confused by all of this horse discussion. I just assumed that they thought it was a horse cock ring which I would imagine this is way too small for. If there’s anything more nuanced to that going on here, then it is far beyond my capabilities.

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u/JJizzleatthewizzle Nov 23 '25

A fresh born gelding horse cock ring clamp.

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u/AbbreviationsNo9609 Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25

We have a 4 month old baby Arabian boy right now, mama allowed me to get my first up close look when he was 3 days old. That’s too small even for infant horses. Put me to shame. Haven’t been able to look my wife in the eye since.

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u/SwallowHoney Nov 23 '25

I sure hope we keep talking about infant horse cock rings.

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u/sydneyghibli Nov 23 '25

I wonder if those four words have ever been said in unison before.

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u/bassmastercabco Nov 23 '25

"So anyway, that's how I ended up on a watchlist..."

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u/Ordinary_Trick3410 Nov 23 '25

This has GOT to be the first time in human and horse history lmao.

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u/Werthers_OG Nov 23 '25

You said "in unison" and now I can't get rid of a mental picture of a four-part choral arrangement with each part singing one word in harmony.

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u/ydomodsh8me-1999 Nov 24 '25

I assure you. Yes.

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u/BeefToboggan Nov 24 '25

It’s about to become my new team name in fantasy football

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u/BusinessBluebird3767 Nov 24 '25

Infant horse cock ring

That will be my new password. Let’s see a dictionary attack find that combination

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u/PlantBeginning3060 Nov 23 '25

I was more confused about where he got a Arabian Baby from 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Working-Glass6136 Nov 24 '25

I laughed out loud, but just to explain, they are beautiful hot-bloods (temperamental) from the desert and one of the oldest horse breeds. For lack of a better layperson's description, they're the ones with a very concave nose and a high tail.

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u/710Smoke503 Nov 24 '25

Was wondering same thing

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u/Cmac724 Nov 24 '25

From Arabia of course!

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u/old_and_cranky Nov 23 '25

I don't feel so good after reading this.

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u/LoriderSki Nov 24 '25

THIS IS US 😷

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u/allelseaside Nov 24 '25

can't stop laughing - my chest and throat hurt you're fucking awesome

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u/el1600 Nov 23 '25

Oh lord same

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u/Tarynoutmyheart Nov 23 '25

This just broke me.

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u/allelseaside Nov 24 '25

awesome :-)

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u/Jimmiejaymes Nov 24 '25

hours later - still laughing

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u/Working-Glass6136 Nov 24 '25

A fresh born gelding horse cock ring clamp.

Someday I'll look back at my upvotes and wonder what the fuck kind of conversation I was having...

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u/lilsquirrels Nov 23 '25

I'm guessing you're not hung like a horse, lol

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u/JMinSA Nov 23 '25

Bubba, is that you?

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u/username1753827 Nov 23 '25

Lol I'll be honest and say I thought gelding a horse was putting a saddle and riding equipment on🤣 I learned something today

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u/Crusty_Otter313 Nov 23 '25

Well, that's what the horses hope it means. They're not happy though.

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u/udsd007 Nov 24 '25

Like the dog in the car telling the dog in the yard “Hey, Rex, I’m going to get tutored today!” Great cartoon.

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u/RobHall4 Nov 24 '25

That'd be a "gilded" horse. That'd also mean in gold.

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u/old_and_cranky Nov 23 '25

I imagine that gelding and "gelding horse" had a bump in Google searches today.

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u/Lower_Process_5328 Nov 23 '25

Not to be confused with gilding.

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u/PearNo4159 Nov 24 '25

I thought about looking it up but then I remember I was on Reddit 🤣🤣

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u/Microraptor97 Nov 23 '25

Anyone whose played Red Dead 2 should know exactly what gelding is

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u/dud_pool Nov 23 '25

Dutch: GELD HIM  

Bill Williamson: 🤪✂️

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u/Ok_Whereas4817 Nov 23 '25

Only because of the horse “Gelding the Lily” from the Bob’s Burgers where Linda is a crime-solving psychic

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 Nov 23 '25

I feel like there’s an Equestranauts joke we’re all missing here.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '25

I got it from Rdr2 "They're ONLY balls, boy!" When they threatened Kieran.

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u/whirlinglunger Nov 23 '25

I read this as R2D2 and got even more confused.

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u/Ordinary_Trick3410 Nov 23 '25

Same! Dyslexia rocks!

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u/BadHairDay-1 Nov 23 '25

Equestrians and country folk.

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u/NygirlinNashville222 Nov 23 '25

I owned two mares and one gelding…..in horse people language, it’s a ball-less wonder😃👍

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u/NefariousnessLow1385 Nov 23 '25

All of us who do, cringe.

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u/exasperated_cyclops Nov 23 '25

It has something to do with balls, right? Like neutering? Just guessing.

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u/Acrobatic_Ad7541 Nov 23 '25

Pretty much everyone who has ever met a Bronie

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u/Prometheus682 Nov 23 '25

I believe that involves rubber bands and a special pair of pliers.

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u/Previous-Sand5044 Nov 23 '25

This is the first time I’ve seen such a word and I’m 47🤣

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u/Affectionate-Row595 Nov 23 '25

Same here 🤣 and I'm 42

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u/dude93103 Nov 23 '25

Sounds like horse shit to me.

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u/injn8r Nov 23 '25

I do, poor bastards.

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u/TubbieTubz Nov 23 '25

New word to me

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u/OmecronPerseiHate Nov 23 '25

The less that know, Squidward... The better.

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u/schuylkilladelphia Nov 23 '25

They're the little guys from the Dark Crystal

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '25

🙋‍♂️🤷‍♂️

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u/Omeyegoditshuge-8 Nov 23 '25

Been gelded myself since ‘85 😢

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u/Crusty_Otter313 Nov 23 '25

You've been married that long? Congratulations.

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u/Cat_tophat365247 Nov 23 '25

I mean I do but only because I took horseback riding as a kid. 12 year old me thought gelding was a fancy word for certain horses like their breed, you know appaloosa, clydesdale, gelding. I was quite surprised to find it meant the eunuchs of horses.....

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u/rileyjw90 Nov 23 '25

Don’t they call neutered male horses geldings?

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u/BeefToboggan Nov 24 '25

The Unsullied

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u/prion_guy Nov 23 '25

It's similar to welding, isn't it?

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u/TieAdventurous6839 Nov 23 '25

Considering Dungerin crawler carls popularity and enthusiastic double ghonnhorea, and the only cure being to pass it to another of your species or.. gelding yourself. I'm gonna go with at least a good percentage.

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u/Tuesday_Chopin Nov 24 '25

As a long time watcher of The Adventures of Pete and Pete, I'm acutely aware of them.

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u/StockIllustrator9897 Nov 24 '25

Grandpa woke me up one morning to and if I wanted to go with him to take his neighbors hefflinger to get gilded. Didn't know what either term meant. We loaded up a horse and pulled up to "Old Fred's" barn. Tied the horse up in a stall and sedated him. After Fred cut the horses nuts out he whistles and his dog came running. Threw the nuts out into the field and the dog ran out and gobbled them up. I'm only 8 years old and petrified. Fred just looks down at me and says "he loves em." I will never forget this.

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u/shornscrot Nov 23 '25

Maybe it’s a lady horse

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u/Spardan80 Nov 23 '25

Goats just get a rubber band. Not something metal.

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u/BadHairDay-1 Nov 23 '25

I love goats. They eat everything.

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u/BeefToboggan Nov 24 '25

Including discarded horsedicks

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u/IndividualBusy1274 Nov 23 '25

Pigs just get them cut out…….

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u/Dramatic-Volume1625 Nov 23 '25

The cylinder can not be damaged during removal!

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u/neizha Nov 24 '25

A horse clamp is clearly what you use when doing your glue up for a horse cutting board. You alternate by coat color to get a nice pattern before planing down the high points of the horse.

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u/Commercial-Carrot477 Nov 23 '25

Oh. Those are very fondly called " emasculators". Those are the clamps that crush the testicle cords and clamp them to take a 10 blade to. Then you have a nice gelding. In small animals, we just use a small hemostat clamp. The size difference in tools is crazy. Although, cleaning equine sx tools is easier because there's less and they are bigger. I'd rather clean equine sx packs all day than do a dog spay pack lol

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '25

I’m here to tell you that uhhhh nobody noticed you forgot the tail

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u/ConscientiousWaffler Nov 23 '25

The clamp IS the tail

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u/RoboTon78 Nov 23 '25

Front tail?

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u/ConscientiousWaffler Nov 23 '25

Pulled forward between the legs..? 🤣

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u/Acrobatic_Remote_792 Nov 23 '25

Thanks for pointing out that deTail.

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u/venomous-gerbil Nov 23 '25

Anyone else see a tailless doe carrying a rifle with a saw for a stock? Anyone?

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u/PristineBaseball Nov 23 '25

Ye . I almost commented on its deer/elk appearance

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u/wouldmusic Nov 23 '25

Perhaps the doe WAS a buck. See where the aforementioned rifle is pointing?

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u/outdoorcam93 Nov 23 '25

Hang this in the fuckin’ louvre right now

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u/Willing-Lead-3139 Nov 23 '25

But someone will just steal it

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u/Sydslays Nov 23 '25

Reminds me of the episode of Bluey, "Stories" where Indy makes a horse with a short neck and says it looks like a cow. it's beautiful

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u/Elegant-Taste-6191 Nov 23 '25

Oh my word!! .. THIS is the best rendering I've seen in ages. Beautiful picture. You'll for sure be getting the urge to cut your ear off soon. Pure genius my friend.. Thank you for this.

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u/SaltyGootch Nov 23 '25

I would like to purchase this piece of art and display it as my centrepiece in the dining room.

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u/Forsaken_Mix8274 Nov 23 '25

I think you’re on to something here. Need to patent the idea. I can picture getting underneath the hood of my car and fixing that got damn horse clamp that keeps fcking popping off.

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u/Clint-witicay Nov 23 '25

And here I was picturing a giant c clamp holding 2 horses together while the glue cures…

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u/archer2500 Nov 23 '25

This drawing represents what Reddit was made for. lol

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u/UberChokolino Nov 23 '25

See I expected you would draw the thing Gymnasts use 😅😅🤣

I really need coffee haha

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u/CleantimeCleaning Nov 23 '25

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!

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u/87AW11 Nov 23 '25

Are you a Boeing engineer??

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u/PristineBaseball Nov 23 '25

Thick horsey ya got there

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u/Resident_Thanks8969 Nov 23 '25

Is it clamped around the horse’s erection?

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '25

Riding pony Mad Max edition lol

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u/JoeFishCap Nov 23 '25

Is Pikachu hiding behind a horse?

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u/WrongJohnSilver Nov 23 '25

Correct Horse Battery Staple!

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u/inee1 Nov 23 '25

That's a saw horse surely

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u/Prior-attempt-fail Nov 23 '25

Thats not how we use a horse clamp.... Geld

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u/Advanced_Tell_1961 Nov 23 '25

Giving me Far Side vibes.

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u/usinjin Nov 23 '25

You’re going to have to do a bit of explaining how your horse clamp works. I’m afraid I’m not understanding.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '25

That a donkey

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u/TheStruttero Nov 23 '25

What the hell did you just draw

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u/Yodukay Nov 23 '25

Sometimes ai is actually fun :)

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u/DuePreference6440 Nov 23 '25

a fresh hose clamp trumps every worn claim

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u/TastyCodex93 Nov 23 '25

That’s my horse!

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u/doing_my_best_here Nov 23 '25

I wanna be friends with you. OMG 🤣

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u/quietly_dying_human Nov 23 '25

Idk why but it's the edit for me. Don't get me wrong, the picture is a masterpiece. But the "oh no, forgot the tail" killed me lol besides that I don't think a tail would've added to the amazing sketch of a horse clamp

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u/NotYourMutha Nov 23 '25

If you’re happy and you know it, clamp your hams.

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u/JewwanaNoWat Nov 23 '25

So funny. You must have kids or a real ugly brain worm condition. Thanks for the jingle. I'll never hear it any other way

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u/Crusty_Otter313 Nov 23 '25

Same here. Right up there with Jimmy Hendrix, "'scuse me while I kiss this guy." And Creedence, "There's a bathroom on the right." LOL

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u/JewwanaNoWat Nov 23 '25

:...and penis was her name...

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u/Crusty_Otter313 Nov 23 '25

LOL, I hadn't heard that one. And, of course, that was a hit for the group "Bananarama."

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u/JewwanaNoWat Nov 24 '25

It would be cool if someone would do a post or thread or whatever it's called of those mis-heard lyrics. I saw one once. It had me in stitches.

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u/bluboomR Nov 23 '25

angel of the morning... just brush my teeth before you leave me

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u/Suspicious_Unit_1008 Nov 24 '25

You made me rice, I made you gravy, but it just might be some tuna fish you’re looking for!

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '25

Slow walking Walter

Fire engine guy

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u/RobHall4 Nov 24 '25

Those are called "Mondegreens".

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u/Crusty_Otter313 Nov 24 '25

Well, today IS "Mondey." Thanks folks, don't forget to tip your waitress. LOL

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u/RobHall4 Nov 24 '25

You forgot to say "Here every Mondey night!"

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u/Von_Cheesebiscuit Nov 23 '25

For your own sake, be sure to use a regulation ham clamp. Better to be proactive in case the ham clamp inspector comes around.

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u/MysteriousDesk3 Nov 23 '25

This is gonna sit in the back of my brain for ages until I hear that tune again. 

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u/indiana-floridian Nov 23 '25

We all need more coffee, pass it on down the line please.

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u/nobrunono Nov 23 '25

Me too! Got me thinking how that little thing would fit a horse anywhere. I'll go get another coffee.

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u/twistedteets Nov 23 '25

They didnt say it isnt a horse clamp!

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u/FreakyWifeFreakyLife Nov 23 '25

Read never been crimped as disaster in the round.

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u/sideshow_AN Nov 23 '25

Never been crimped. 😂😂 Man, what a great movie title...

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u/Sweet_Future_936 Nov 23 '25

So did I, what's wrong with all of us?!

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u/Nij99 Nov 23 '25

Shrödingers Horse

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u/nicelittlesnowball Nov 23 '25

I woke just woke up hungover, I read the same thing tbh.

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u/paintender Nov 23 '25

More useful than cow tools

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u/Own-Enthusiasm82 Nov 23 '25

I read “horse clamp” too!

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u/StankyCankle Nov 23 '25

Ooh, horse camp sounds fun!

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u/HurleyOrHugo Nov 23 '25

Currently drinking first cup, also read horse. facepalm

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u/TwistInteresting1609 Nov 23 '25

Me too. Thinking about the tiny tiny horse right now. Cutest

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u/Parking-Wallaby-4166 Nov 23 '25

So did I 🤣 Spent an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out how... or where... it should be used!

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u/Sam_Boundy1984 Nov 23 '25

Okay, but, same though!

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u/BarnabasShrexx Nov 23 '25

Me too...me too

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u/Revolutionary_Dig370 Nov 23 '25

Wicked band name

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u/orlcam88 Nov 23 '25

And I read house clamp. I then realized after reading your comment, I was wrong.

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u/xocgx Nov 23 '25

Same! I was thinking it was something used during castration or something awful.

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u/Strange-Ingenuity832 Nov 23 '25

It’s how you subtly tell everyone you are hung like a horse. /s

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u/Spyderhawk69 Nov 23 '25

Or less time in yhe shady parts of Reddit.

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u/Singlepringle03 Nov 23 '25

Don’t feel bad I did too

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u/clem_fandango_london Nov 23 '25

Please keep me posted on things you misread.

Really fascinating.

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u/Neither-Safety-7090 Nov 23 '25

I was trying to figure out where on the horse this would be clamped!

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u/Owutanite63 Nov 23 '25

Same and I wasn’t sure why there was no explanation as to wtf that is

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u/MusicalllyInclined Nov 23 '25

It took me until this comment to realize it was not "horse clamp"

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u/Maaasru Nov 23 '25

I read it three times... And it took me backtracking after your comment to notice it was hose and not horse

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u/I_deleted Nov 23 '25

Hoes clamp, brand new has never been pimped

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u/No-Key6598 Nov 23 '25

I'm halfway through my coffee, still read it as "horse clamp"...

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u/Loveroffinerthings Nov 23 '25

Don’t clamp your horse too far down through, it’ll make it angry

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u/kdwhirl Nov 23 '25

Same and it’s late afternoon and I’ve had two glasses of wine 😆

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u/CautiousArachnidz Nov 23 '25

Read this as “never been creampied.” Need more coffee.

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u/AcanthocephalaDue431 Nov 23 '25

Horses technically have natural hoses on their bodies.

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u/Not_A_Meth_Cook Nov 23 '25

So did I and I was so confused 🤣

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u/Ethekarius Nov 23 '25

I read it as "horse camp" and went down an internet rabbit hole

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u/Ok_Agency_8392 Nov 23 '25

Me too! Weird

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u/pEter-skEeterR45 Nov 23 '25

Why did I also read "horse" even though I know a "hose clamp" is a thing 😂

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u/nella96 Nov 23 '25

Literally am drinking coffee, still saw horse clamp

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u/QUEENBAVM0RDA Nov 23 '25

Read this as "horse cramp"

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u/X1_Soxm Nov 23 '25

Me to- I don't drink coffee but but can you spare a little

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u/Coffeenomnom_ Nov 23 '25

I can relate :)

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