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Chimps knocked off top of the IQ tree
The Times ^
| 4/15/2007
| Jonathan Leake and Roger Dobson
Posted on 04/15/2007 6:26:26 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
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To: bruinbirdman
The chimps should sue. I feel they were discriminated against and require restitution... /s
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posted on
04/15/2007 6:30:04 PM PDT
by
kinoxi
To: bruinbirdman
Rosie didn’t make it in again this year I see.
To: bruinbirdman
So is it okay to spell Orange-utan without the hyphen? Sometimes I see it that way and sometimes I don’t.
To: bruinbirdman
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posted on
04/15/2007 6:36:12 PM PDT
by
Coyoteman
(Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.)
To: bruinbirdman
An aside re: this animal that I (and many) had not been aware of: The name orangutan does not relate to the reddish-orange hue of the fur, but derives from the Malay term- orang, which means "man"...
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posted on
04/15/2007 6:36:43 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Etymology Moment)
To: bruinbirdman
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posted on
04/15/2007 6:37:59 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: bruinbirdman
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posted on
04/15/2007 6:38:03 PM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Hunter-Thompson '08)
To: bruinbirdman
They smell Olberman closing in or is that just their fingers.
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posted on
04/15/2007 6:38:16 PM PDT
by
Ieatfrijoles
(Incinerate Riyadh Now.(Request shot splash))
To: bruinbirdman
It’s about time we had outcome based primate rankings (all number 1). These rankings have to be hurting their self-esteem.
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posted on
04/15/2007 6:39:51 PM PDT
by
69ConvertibleFirebird
(Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.)
To: Larry Lucido
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posted on
04/15/2007 6:41:39 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Prevent Glo-Ball Warming ... turn out the sun when not in use)
To: bruinbirdman
13 . Liberal
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posted on
04/15/2007 6:42:53 PM PDT
by
Don Corleone
(Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
To: bruinbirdman
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posted on
04/15/2007 6:42:55 PM PDT
by
Ditter
To: bruinbirdman
Non-human primates in order of intelligence
1 Orange-utan
The Librarian will be happy to know this.
Of course, humans had to be left out to avoid hurting their feelings.
To: escapefromboston
Don't just remove the hyphen.
orangutan
One entry found for
orangutan.
Main Entry:
orang·u·tan Pronunciation:
&-'ra[ng]-&-"ta[ng], -'ra[ng]-g&-, -"tan Function:
noun Etymology: Bazaar Malay (Malay-based pidgin), from Malay
orang man +
hutan forest
: a largely herbivorous arboreal anthropoid ape (
Pongo pygmaeus) of Borneo and Sumatra that is about 2/3 as large as the gorilla and has brown skin, long sparse reddish-brown hair, and very long arms
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posted on
04/15/2007 6:43:51 PM PDT
by
69ConvertibleFirebird
(Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.)
To: bruinbirdman
Is it okay to talk about nappy headed primates, this week?
To: bruinbirdman
"This is not news to me."
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posted on
04/15/2007 6:47:10 PM PDT
by
matt1234
To: truth_seeker
Is it okay to talk about nappy headed primates, this week? It's hard to tell if they're nappy headed.
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posted on
04/15/2007 6:48:46 PM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Hunter-Thompson '08)
To: truth_seeker
Chimpanzees can be taught to smoke cigars.
Orangutans are too smart for that.
To: mikrofon
but derives from the Malay term- orang, which means "man"... And thus the title of the book, A Clockwork Orange.
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posted on
04/15/2007 6:49:29 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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