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Gene MYH16: A Tasty New Jawbreaker
kid_wonder writes "Jeremy Roenick take heart! Glass Joe take heart! Scientists discovered that humans owe their big brains to a single genetic mutation that weakened our jaw muscles about 2.4 million years ago. So I guess now we can call all those dopey muscle bound guys 'apes' with a clear conscience."
So I guess now we can call all those dopey muscle bound guys 'apes' with a clear conscience
I realize this comment is in jest--and that my response is way offtopic-- but the world is changing, damnit... I played Division IA college football, and yes--I'm posting on Slashdot... The Geek/Tech/Nerd stigma/prejudice/expectation is deeply ingrained as someone single/pimply/bug-eyed... but someone is dopey just because they workout? wtf?
Mod this Offtopic, but shouldn't the intelligent crowd be the first ones to try and change this persona... try and accept the fact that technology now appeals to more than just typical Geeks and not everyone who posts on this site is male/single/pimply?
On that note, were you aware that Harvard is the nations largest Div I athletics program... Looks like some of those geeky kids up in Boston do a little bit more than study.
And here's this just for the heck of it.
Bored at the Big H? Hows this for a few things to try?
his new teammate Vladimir Malakhov (sp?) (who hasn't even played with J.R. yet) has also been victimized by a puck to the jaw. Thankfully, for VM, the shot had been deflected and rapidly losing speed, so it didnt shatter anything as it did JR, nor did it give him a concussion (the main reason Roenick has missed so many games).
btw - is that the first time Sports Illustrated has a link on a slashdot story?
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