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2009-10-15 Science & Technology

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Posted by anonymous5089 2009-10-15 10:26|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 ...but lives well over two/three times longer than earlier man. [In certain metro 'hoods' the life expectancy is about the same when the utes play stupid territorial rituals imitating early man.] Brain over brawn. You were given that item for a reason, use it.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-10-15 10:43|| 2009-10-15 10:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Life is hard. It's even harder when you're stupid. John Wayne said that, I think.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-10-15 11:23|| 2009-10-15 11:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Consider the times at the fall of the Roman empire and the chaos that occured. I'm sure the upper classes had become as dithering and wimpy as ours have. It was probably the common scum that sired us. Dr. Pajama bottoms wouldn't last a minute.

Posted by whitecollar redneck 2009-10-15 11:30|| 2009-10-15 11:30|| Front Page Top

#4 It is true what he says about Neanderthal Man. They were immensely strong. They also needed alot of calories to survive. This limited the number of them a given territory could support.

Very simply, they could not compete with the larger numbers of modern humans.

Posted by Frozen Al 2009-10-15 11:40|| 2009-10-15 11:40|| Front Page Top

#5 We modern men have Single Malt whiskey.

End of arguement.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2009-10-15 12:25|| 2009-10-15 12:25|| Front Page Top

#6 Some are and some of us aren't. Single Malt. Life can be good.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2009-10-15 12:38|| 2009-10-15 12:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Well, some of us are. At least, I have internet pr0n. Could be worse!

Posted by anonymous5089 2009-10-15 15:21|| 2009-10-15 15:21|| Front Page Top

#8 Modern man has developed weapons and tactics and a class of warriors that more than compensate so that the rest of us can be wimpy.

Posted by rjschwarz 2009-10-15 19:56|| 2009-10-15 19:56|| Front Page Top

#9 ....meanwhile the NFL, along with participating universities and colleges, is trying man made selection to bring the Neanderthal back.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-10-15 20:01|| 2009-10-15 20:01|| Front Page Top

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