One night a family of lobsters walked into a crowded seafood restaurant. Mr. Lobster was dressed in a navy suit with a silver tie; Mrs. Lobster wore a white blouse with dark slacks; and the two baby lobsters wore pink and blue dresses.

Bewildered, the humans watched as the lobster family selected lobsters out of a water tank, were seated at a booth, and then munched on their complimentary basket of bread. When the waiter brought the lobster family their meal, they immediately consumed the boiled lobsters, with a furor. The humans looked on, became disgusted with the display, and swore off eating lobsters ever again.

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