Saturday, January 12, 2008

a step back

the woman made a discovery the other day while reading darwin's origin of species.

apparently, before dogs became domesticated, their ears used to stand up. an upright ear is better for hearing, thus better for surviving in the wild. under the weight of generations of domestication, ears started to flop.

the woman told this to the guy one evening while we were all sitting on the couch.

the guy stared at me. what now?

"you hear that, chunker? you're a step back on the evolutionary ladder."

"yeah," the woman chimed in. "no evolutionary purpose for those floppy ears."

the guy continued. "you're like an appendix, chunker. a vestigial blob."

they really seemed to like this line of conversation.

"what evolutionary purpose does farting through your nose serve, chunker?"

"what evolutionary purpose does not being able to walk more than a half a mile serve, chunker?"

"what evolutionary purpose does sleeping 20 hours a day serve, chunker?"

"what evolutionary purpose does not being able to crap without getting it all over your leg serve, chunker?"

"you're ridiculous, chunker."

"yeah. and you're vestigial."

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