Oh I can do better than that.
Posted on 02/25/2009 7:21:14 PM PST by SunkenCiv
A woman's love of shopping is a throwback to her days in the caves, according to a new study. Shoppers are using instincts they learnt from their Neanderthal ancestors, researchers have found. Dr David Holmes, of Manchester Metropolitan University, said skills that were learnt as cavemen and women were now being used in shops. He said: "Gatherers sifted the useful from things that offered them no sustenance, warmth or comfort with a skill that would eventually lead to comfortable shopping malls and credit cards. "In our evolutionary past, we gathered in caves with fires at the entrance. "We repeat this in warm shopping centres where we can flit from store to store without braving the icy winds." The study was commissioned by Manchester Arndale shopping centre in response to a rise in January visitors, according to the Daily Express. Visitors to the centre in January this year increased by 350,000 on last year to 2.68 million, a spokesman said. Arndale's business manager, Karl Clawley, said: "It seems our gatherer instincts are coming to the fore and affecting the way we shop in these testing times." Latest figures from the British Retail Consortium show that consumer spending in January was up by 3.2 per cent on last year.
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:O) Thank you
“... “In our evolutionary past, we gathered in caves with fires at the entrance. “We repeat this in warm shopping centres where we can flit from store to store without braving the icy winds.” The study was commissioned by Manchester Arndale shopping centre in response to a rise in January visitors, according to the Daily Express. Visitors to the centre in January this year increased by 350,000...”
LOL They’re leaving the house with the expense of the heating off, and traveling to the malls to “shop”. “Window shop” keeping warm at the expense of the mall.
It’s danged cold over there.
My God! We’ve discovered the reason for the disappearance of the Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon. It was staring us in the face all the time.
Those species failed as husbands and were gradually phased out by being thrown out of the marital bed when they failed to answer the fatal shopping question properly:
Do you like the auroch skin or the cave bear fur better on me?
Oh I can do better than that.
There is one for auction on ebay.
“Does this bearskin make my butt look big?”
Alert! More imaginary blitherings from the evo crowd.
Have you ever watched the savage “Running of the Brides”. Combine shopping and getting your man—lethal!!
“Nah, it was a big bear, you’re butt is covered.”
Whap! (the sound of rock hitting skull)
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