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Thursday last, whilst dining at a fashionable eatery in New York, I had occasion to take pause. At an adjacent table, which seemed to be hosted by a chimpanzee, (subsequently informed that the chimp was Professor Emeritus Cornelius P. Rymaight of UMM [University of Marmoset Maryland]) I spotted a supposed simian relative (a human) scratching his back with a fork! The chimpanzee, er... the Professor, gave him a look of utter disdain and shock. In fact, he was so astonished and mortified that he nearly dropped a handful of mashed potatoes! Later, he was heard to remark: "Such a display of ill manners! I refuse to believe that these people are related! "

Question: Do you agree with the chimpanzee?

2007-10-09 19:09:34 · 5 answers · asked by Cruz C 1 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

Jolly Woger,

You miss the point entirely dear chap --- we are "supposed' to be of the same culture :)

2007-10-09 20:08:25 · update #1

Puppy,

Aren't we "as one" --- I mean, after all, we do share "common ancestors". ;)

2007-10-09 21:49:00 · update #2

5 answers

oh yes I do indeed

2007-10-09 19:13:33 · answer #1 · answered by . 3 · 0 0

Uh, no. Hearsay is not evidence of any sort, nor are manners consistent across cultures, much less species. Consider a dog would be offended if you didn't sniff its anal region as that is appropriate "dog manners". The same could be said of chimps and gorillas as chimps practice cannibalism when at war with another chimp tribe and gorillas don't.

2007-10-09 19:18:13 · answer #2 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0 0

"we are "supposed" to be of the same culture"

What? Are you saying we're supposed to have the same culture as chimps? Are you dense? Being related by descent from a common ancestor does not imply that we share a culture. Do you even know what culture means?

2007-10-09 21:28:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

I don't care what anyone says. I am not a monkey's uncle.

2007-10-10 03:03:59 · answer #4 · answered by preacher 2 · 0 0

I agree with the Yak.

Yaks(pbuh)

2007-10-09 19:15:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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