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- Neanderthal
- 1861, in reference to a type of extinct hominid, from German Neanderthal "Neander Valley," name of a gorge near Düsseldorf where humanoid fossils were identified in 1856. The place name is from the Graecized form of Joachim Neumann (literally "new man," Greek *neo-ander), 1650-1680, German pastor, poet and hymn-writer, who made this a favorite spot in the 1670s. Adopting a classical form of one's surname was a common practice among educated Germans in this era. As a noun, by 1915; as a type of a big, brutish, stupid person from 1926.
Note:
Only
my posts on George W. Bush and his presidency exceed those about
Neanderthals.
Dubya
is a kind of neanderthal, so I guess it's a tie.
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Forget
the fish.
Hold
the fries.
Find
the meat.
MAMMOTH
MEAT!
When
humans and neanderthals bumped into each other, they began competing
for meat.
The
Golden Arches and Whataburger didn't exist, so these old dudes had to
return to their wives with their own Big Macs, Whataburgers, and
Whoppers.
And
plenty of cholesterol.
But
Neanderthals didn't worry about cholesterol or a million other
maladies that we humans worry about today.
Just
bring home the bacon...I mean the mammoth meat...to the significant
other in the cave.
The
above article doesn't say how Homo Sapiens were able to get more
Mammoth Meat than the Neanderthals.
But
the following conversation might provide an answer:
Neanderthal:
Hey,
Homo, do you want to share that Mammoth after we kill it?
Homo
Sapien:
No,
my wife wouldn't want that.
Neanderthal:
Come
on. Who wears the loin cloth in the family?
Homo
Sapien:
I
do. But she makes it for me.
Neanderthal:
Well,
in that case, I guess I'll have to club you to death.
Homo
Sapien:
Hey,
look, there's a flying saucer!
Homo
clubs Mr. Neanderthal, and then kills the Mammoth.
IT'S
ABOUT RENEWABLE RESOURCES