On a non-H2G2 note, there is some evidence to suggest that the invention of agriculture warmed the planet enough to prevent our regularly scheduled ice age, and so began global warming. (It's a somewhat controversial theory, but not completely without merit.)
And the thing is, I like my evil like I like my men: evil. You know, straight up, black hat, tied to the train tracks, soon my electro-ray will destroy metropolis BAD.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Jun 28, 2005 7:00:40 am PDT #5054 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
tommyrot - Jun 28, 2005 7:01:23 am PDT #5055 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
My back agrees. Especially when it's in the middle of one of those muscle spasms I get now and then.
Our bodies have not fully adapted to walking upright, which is why we often suffer from back problems, fallen arches, etc.
Jessica - Jun 28, 2005 7:01:46 am PDT #5056 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
But think how much more effective you'd be at hunting and gathering if you had WiFi.
Not to mention GPS.
tommyrot - Jun 28, 2005 7:02:48 am PDT #5057 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oh, and some hypothesize that agriculture was developed just so folks could have beer. (Is that still a popular theory?)
Theodosia - Jun 28, 2005 7:04:32 am PDT #5058 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Hunter-gatherers tend towards diets that are low in fat, high in fiber, and a life-style that includes lots and lots of exercise. Who knew?
Susan W. - Jun 28, 2005 7:05:18 am PDT #5059 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Our bodies have not fully adapted to walking upright, which is why we often suffer from back problems, fallen arches, etc.
Not to mention pain in childbearing (because narrow bipedal pelvises and big skulls for large hominid brains are unmixy things).
tommyrot - Jun 28, 2005 7:07:36 am PDT #5060 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Not to mention pain in childbearing (because narrow bipedal pelvises and big skulls for large hominid brains are unmixy things).
Which begs the question: Since there is no such thing as evolution, why did God choose to make us defective? And give us useless organs?
Jessica - Jun 28, 2005 7:07:58 am PDT #5061 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Our bodies have not fully adapted to walking upright, which is why we often suffer from back problems, fallen arches, etc.
Not to mention pain in childbearing (because narrow bipedal pelvises and big skulls for large hominid brains are unmixy things).
Things like this are why the phrase "intelligent design" makes me laugh. Human knees? So clearly a botched job.
(Is that still a popular theory?)
No idea, but it makes sense to me!
-t - Jun 28, 2005 7:10:24 am PDT #5062 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I've developed an Extremely Heretical interpretation of the early chapters of Genesis as being a folk memory of the transition to an agricultural lifestyle, with all the trade-offs that entailed.
I think I have a similar interpretation, Susan. It hangs together quite well. We can be heretical together.
-t - Jun 28, 2005 7:12:51 am PDT #5063 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
How's that go, something about finding a watch that doesn't keep time and grinds its gears implying the existence of a blind watchmaker?