Found at the Seattle Aquarium gift shop: A tale of greenwashed capitalism in three labels.

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@AnachronistJohn but it's 'dermatologist tested", "Lite", and "Chocolatey"!

[gbargoud@masto.nyc]

@ai6yr @alice

"Our emissions are down by 20% per mile"

*drives twice the distance to do the same thing as before*

[ohmu@social.seattle.wa.us]

@ariadne @alice
I am going to call this a YMMV thing.
I will watch fish in a large tank for hours if left unsupervised.

[dougwade@mastodon.xyz]

@alice “yes your honor, it is true that eco pals choose planet over plastic and that, indeed, less plastic is fantastic. However, you will note that at no point did my client, nature planet inc, claim to be an eco pal, or fantastic, so there is no reasonable expectation this toy will contain less plastic” — Nature Planet’s lawyer, probably

[aprazeth@mstdn.social]

@alice

Almost... But not quite.

Also, sheesh - yeah that's a bit much. You can get something a lot more fun for that kind of money.

Like cookies, of course! Or kibble, for the raccoons and crows

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@Aprazeth oh, I got something a lot more fun, and I'm waiting to share it with Fedi...

But right now my girlfriend is in my lap and I can't reach it.

[bruce@darkmoon.social]

@gbargoud

* Now kills 35% fewer puppies

[aprazeth@mstdn.social]

@alice
... Oy! Go dot on your girlfriend then!

Us pocket-friends can wait a tad

[aprazeth@mstdn.social]

@alice
No but seriously, it's one of those oversized Toblerone's right?

Ugh, so good. And now I am the mood for some, right as I'm about to go to bed

This backfired disastrously

[pencilears@mastodon.eternalaugust.com]

@ariadne @alice the prices are structured like that because they're taking advantage of cruise ship tourists.

Locals are encouraged to buy a membership if you want to go in more than once a year.

Also, yeah you can speed walk the entire thing in 15 min, if you slow down and look at the exhibits for longer? You can see more stuff.

[ariadne@social.treehouse.systems]

@pencilears @alice i've seen it, i see no need to buy a membership

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@Aprazeth they're a little beat up from playing guitar for the past few days, but I'm happy with how my attempt at funfetti cupcake nails turned out.

[the@ultracrepidarian.mysteriar.ch]

@alice

Polyester is a category of polymers that contain one or two ester linkages in every repeat unit of their main chain.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyester

Yeah, less plastic, definitely.
/s /s /s

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@the but wait! "Polyesters include some naturally occurring chemicals, such as those found in plants and insects." so we're saved!

[badsamurai@infosec.exchange]

@ohmu

Same. When I had my Woodland Park membership I'd close the place down once a week as part of my commute, spending an hour at a single exhibit. Do recommend!

@ariadne @alice

[crow@irlqt.net]

@ariadne@social.treehouse.systems @alice@lgbtqia.space go on pride night, get drunk with a buncha queers and pet sea urchins together

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@crow wait, there's a Pride night there?

@ariadne

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

The tags sure look and feel like recycled cardboard and hemp fiber, but according to the label the toy is all new plastic.

[ohmu@social.seattle.wa.us]

@crow @ariadne @alice

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@badsamurai when I was a teen I would go to the zoo like weekly. I'd say I was going in to get a job application in the food court, then enjoy the zoo for a few hours.

@ohmu @ariadne