[HankReardon]

You said all that? WOW!

What prompted the ape to speciate,
Was it his desire to bloviate?
Could be merely something he ate,
That set with him wrong, made him feciate.

[Ichneumon]

What prompted the ape to speciate,

One of the key events seems to have been a point mutation in the FOXP2 gene.

[Mamzelle]

re: What prompted the ape to speciate, Was it his desire to bloviate? )))

LOL--if so, then the lack of tenure-track positions will surely lead to extinction!