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more about #neanderthals boxspelunker: I'll be sure to let the men in my life know that they are failures - it will surely prod them to jump 8 feet in the air with sorrow and manly rage! O... more » SUNNY1: "Neanderthal women, says McAllister, had 10% more muscle mass than modern European men" Yeah, but what about a real American man? Everybody knows tho... more » intime: How does this douche know that the guys running along the lake were chasing an animal - they could have been running AWAY from something that was chas... more » SparklyTempest: "Analysis of the footprints shows the men were running at about 37 kph (23 mph) along the muddy shore of a lake." Okay, (1) we have no evidence that ... more » LaMorenita: I initially read this as "MISANTHROPEologist ...." and I was all, 'eh? why would an anthropologist hate people?' ANYway, my real point is that wat... more » rixatrix: Wait, these women had 10% more muscle mass than the AVERAGE European male - and yet they could beat Ah-nold at armwrestling? Can't we assume he has mo... more » elembee: On behalf of my profession, I would just like to apologize for this douche that makes up words like manthropologist.Also, I'm fairly certain that ther... more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): Ancient man was better at skateboarding too. [i34.tinypic.com] more » artyfarty: You know what else? Those pelts were sized totally differently back then. more » Mushu_the_educated_whale: This reminds me of a phrase I hear so often, "You say men and women are equal, but men are better at sports!". Has the measure of human kind ever bee... more » KimberleeJean: Of course ancient man had to be able to run quickly - it was essential to escaping from dinosaurs. more » futuremouse: I wanted to be a Manthropology Major, but I ended up changing to Schmoe-ciology. I think it was the right decision for me. more » jigglyball: I'm glad their jumping and running abilities allowed them to survive the most recent Ice Age and thus enjoy modern comforts. Oh, wait. more » wtfox?!: Yes, but would that virile, virile Neanderthal be able to impress me with his mastery of Farmville? I THINK NOT. more » Dauphine: What the hell do Neanderthal vs. Homo sapiens sapiens comparisons prove? Nothing, because we're not the same species. At all. We didn't descend from t... more » Ailatan: Also, some elite athletes suffer a lot from taxing their own bodies to the limit. more » AndPreciousLittleofThat: Look, just because we can be all creative and attach the letter "m" to words beginning with "an," doesn't make it a good idea. I mean, you could call... more » lalie (apologetic mess): Wait a second. Wait a goddamned second here. You mean our bodies reflect the circumstances and needs of our lifestyles? Crazy. Also, dude realizes ... more » la.donna.pietra: Yes, but could Archaic Homo Sapiens* make me a Jack&Coke half as tasty as the one Mr. Pietra made me last night? I didn't think so. * used facetious... more » I, Zombie Normal: So, life expectancy was what, back then, mid 30's? Let them have their super running and jumping skills, I'm living to 90. more » -
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"Manthropologist" Says Modern Men Are Sissies
In his book Manthropology: The Science of the Inadequate Modern Male, anthropologist Peter McAllister writes, "As a class we are in fact the sorriest cohort of masculine Homo sapiens to ever walk the planet." More »
