Male monkeys prefer toy cars, females like dolls

Arizona Daily Star ^ | December 25, 2005

[rvoitier]

Throw a pre-nup in there and see which one signs it.

[dirtboy]

"Human evolution has created two different types of brains designed for equally intelligent behavior,"

As if I could convince my wife that our forms of intelligence are equal.

[razorbak]

"Human evolution has created..."

Unintended irony alert!

[Sender]

Male monkeys prefer toy cars, females like dolls

Duh.

[Shalom Israel]

So lemme get this straight. Millions of years ago, the male ancestor of apes and monkeys played with cars, while the female played with dolls?

[dirtboy]

Millions of years ago, the male ancestor of apes and monkeys played with cars

I guess you missed the article a few months back where they found prehistoric Hot Wheels in Homo erectus campsites.

[Appalled but Not Surprised]

But to male monkeys hog the remote, never ask for directions, and forget their mates' birthdays?

[rvoitier]

Now, HERE's something worth federal grant money:

AFP/Illustration - Fri Dec 30, 1:53 PM ET
The School of Textiles and Design at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have begun what is believed to be the world's first-ever study on how women's clothing affects the bottom(AFP/Illustration)

[Shalom Israel]

Count me in. Or at least, let me help with the followup. Just give me the phone numbers of the test subjects, and I'll follow up...

[dirtboy]

The School of Textiles and Design at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have begun what is believed to be the world's first-ever study on how women's clothing affects the bottom

That looks more like a high-tech study of the dynamics of a turbo-wedgie to me.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

It took females five minutes longer to find their way to a goal

Yes, but those were the blonde apes.

[billybudd]

But I learned in Political Correctness 101 that there are *no* genetic differences between girls and boys - it's all in how we're taught to behave. This study is therefore flawed.

[Semi Civil Servant]

[M203M4]

Please explain the pots and pans thing. The monkeys should view those as neutral objects.

[djf]

"Human evolution has created two different types of brains designed for equally intelligent behavior"

Did I miss something? Where was the evidence for that statement?

[norton]

"So lemme get this straight. Millions of years ago, the male ancestor of apes and monkeys played with cars, while the female played with dolls?"

You didn't think some cro-magnon simply dreamed up the wheel did you?
It's a guy thing - not a species thing.

It might also explain some of the marvelous engineering feats Ford has bestowed on me as an after effect.

[Last Dakotan]

The male monkeys must now be forced to watch action/military movies in which all leadership positions are held by female monkeys.

[norton]

"The male monkeys must now be forced to watch action/military movies in which all leadership positions are held by female monkeys."

And visit local drug store and supermarket paper-back shelves in which all the authors are female, or Steven King.

[Last Dakotan]

Did I miss something? Where was the evidence for that statement?

When you have a leftist agenda - you don't need no stinkin' evidence.

[Last Dakotan]

And visit local drug store and supermarket paper-back shelves in which all the authors are female, or Steven King.

All the reading a man (or monkey) needs is here on FR.