# I don't get it: 'Surviving on photosynthesis like a moss'

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**Created:** [December 27, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-it-surviving-on-photosynthesis-like-a-moss/645291 "2012-12-27T16:12:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-it-surviving-on-photosynthesis-like-a-moss/645291/1 "2012-12-27T16:12:44Z")

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[This crossed my news feed today](http://www.google.com/imgres?q=surviving+on+photosynthesis+like+a+moss&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&sa=N&tbo=d&biw=1024&bih=678&tbm=isch&tbnid=RTjayW_GEHfhQM:&imgrefurl=http://surviving-science.tumblr.com/post/11942703022&docid=tbbfCBNwWLYgeM&imgurl=http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltnbspX8DC1qk1tyzo1_400.jpg&w=400&h=359&ei=83LcUInnMIy40AGy8IHQCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=82&vpy=115&dur=2777&hovh=213&hovw=237&tx=138&ty=105&sig=115485540420951115471&page=1&tbnh=139&tbnw=171&start=0&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:92). I don’t get it. Some pop culture reference? I saw one on Google Images this with a pic of Kate Moss saying “She’s doing it wrong.” That I get, but not as this standalone. Or maybe this is really a lichen?

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-it-surviving-on-photosynthesis-like-a-moss/645291/2 "2012-12-27T16:20:52Z")

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Like a boss.

> **[Like A Boss](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/like-a-boss)**
>
> Like A Boss is a catchphrase often used in image macros or GIFs that feature a person completing an action with authority and finesse. Similar to Haters Gonna Hate, the characters in the macros have an air of superiority and do not care how others...

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-it-surviving-on-photosynthesis-like-a-moss/645291/3 "2012-12-27T16:57:45Z")

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OK, thanks.