They aren’t! And it’s unclear why they’re called that but guinea was just a catch all term for “a far away place” so it might just be because they were considered exotic.
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They’re not. They’re from South America, and don’t exist naturally in the wild.
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They’re called that because they used to cost a guinea maybe
Wikipedia says no
This hypothesis is untenable, because the guinea was first struck in England in 1663, and William Harvey used the term “Ginny-pig” as early as 1653
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Froglet’s on fire here!
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That’s not very nice.
One of the few things I remember from French lessons is that in French they’re called Cochon d’Inde, or Indian pigs
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I know 
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Reckon he was getting them mixed up with Ginny The Pooh
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- Guinea Pigs
- Papua New Guinea Pigs
- Guinea-Bissau Pigs
- Equatorial Guinea Pigs
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Guinness Pigs
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@IvorDewdney that was exceptionally fast voting. You sure are a man who knows which type of Guinea pigs he likes best
Wtf you’re @Funkhouser again
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I’m back and I’m very decisive about Guinea Pigs. New year new me.
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I like how the Guinea Pig is an Ocean Piglet but the Capybara is a Water pig. Feels back to front given their relative sizes.
Not sure this properly belongs here
Noticed a Liverpool cafe are opening up in Manchester so took a photo to share the news. Only read the big slogan thing afterwards and I’ve been thinking about it for hours.
What do they mean? Is this a social commentary on profiling or class divide?!
Just dawned on me it’s about photos. Why don’t they put photos instead of people. Also comes off quite snobby when I realised what they meant.
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It doesn’t really work, does it? Using a filter on a photo isn’t filtering a person, it’s not even filtering a photo. The phrase is using a filter, not filtering. So it is quite unclear. And it’s mainly women who get lambasted for posting selfies and using filters so yes it does come across a bit snobby/poss low level sexist if that is what they mean.
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Their website has the slogans “coffee for everyone” and “ain’t no time to hate”. So I’d guess it’s a gesture towards inclusivity than a jab at insta. Albeit one that’s so unclear it doesn’t really work
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They’re definitely trying to say the right thing but they’re absolutely not managing it
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