Why, you and me, of course! Courtesy of that OTHER phallic symbol in Washington...
Posted on 11/03/2010 5:02:12 PM PDT by Cardhu
They are rarely held up as examples of refined, gentle behaviour.
Now scientists have found evidence that cavemen really were the violent and competitive knuckleheads depicted in movies and cartoons.
A study of fossilised remains suggests that our ancient ancestors had far higher levels of the male sex hormone testosterone than people living today.
If the findings are confirmed, it means they were more aggressive and promiscuous than modern men - and that tens of thousands of years of evolution have had a civilising influence on the human race.
The study was carried out by British and Canadian scientists who worked out the testosterone levels of extinct apes and ancestors by looking at the length of fossilised finger bones.
Past studies have shown that exposure to testosterone in the womb can make humans and apes more aggressive and more promiscuous.
The same hormones also alter the way babies develop physically in the womb.
Boys exposed to high levels tend to have a longer ring finger relative to their index finger, while in males exposed to lower levels, the two fingers tend to be a similar length.
The scientists worked out the ratio of the two finger lengths for a range of ancient hominins - or ancient members of the family tree - including four Neanderthals and an early modern human from 70,000 years ago.
They also studied the finger lengths of an ape-like ancestor called Australopithecus afarensis which lived three million years ago and an even older species called Ardipithecus ramidus from 4.4 million years ago.
Although the researchers only looked at a handful of specimens, the findings suggest that Neanderthals and early humans were more testosterone fuelled than modern men.
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Why, you and me, of course! Courtesy of that OTHER phallic symbol in Washington...
Someone told me that a researcher working with the Inuits noticed that every house had a VHS copy of "Quest for Fire." When she asked why, she was told that all the extras in the film were Inuit, and that, when they were told to just talk in their language, they told dirty jokes. To them, the movie is like one of those old "party records."
Actually there was no dialog they just grunted and looked puzzled. But the expressions were really good.
Another study stated that men with a ring finger shorter than their index finger were prone to homosexuality.
I’ve read somewhere of a myth that if a man’s ring finger was longer than his middle finger, he would likely be a lycanthrope.
Oh, I don't know about that...
There ya go, ladies. If you want to marry a guy not likely to cheat check out his fingers!!
Now, when are they gonna reveal the secret of female promiscuity??
This is what we get from decades of castratification of the male.
Actually females are not promiscuous in the sense males are. Males have an innate need to go spread their seed around. But a female doesn't need to mate with a dozen males to get pregnant; it takes her only one. This is not to say there aren't promiscuous females out there. The Promiscuous females are generally attention seekers, in other words (attention) whores.
From Wikipedia: “The language spoken by the Neanderthals was created by Anthony Burgess. The more advanced language of the Ivaka, according to Annaud’s commentary on the DVD, was largely that of the Cree/Inuit native people of northern Canada, which apparently has caused some amusement among those in this group who have seen this film, since the words have little to do with the plot.”
Some on the Left would like us to be more animal like.
OMG!
Guess what????
(Like it's a surprise....)
That is easy - I was taught this secret in the Yoshiwara in Japan.
To determine if a woman in a "Cherry Girl" you simply have to gently press the tip of her nose.
Now, if you want to know what you are looking for with this simple examination - just mail me $50 and enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope to receive this ancient oriental secret.
And nose plugs. Of course, they males weren’t better and probably worse. The females probably didn’t care. Love is blind.
OMG!
Guess what???? Go figure..... LOL
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