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dipsydoodle

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12. Check this out.

Reply to gordianot (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 19, 2012, 09:10 AM

Apr 2012

Good ol' Reginald D, Hunter.

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How women evolved blond hair to win cavemen's hearts [View all] dipsydoodle Apr 2012 OP

huh. nt xchrom Apr 2012 #1

You and me both, XChrom. I don't get it especially considering the fact that gene mutations, by and Ecumenist Apr 2012 #2

Random ? dipsydoodle Apr 2012 #8

"assumes".... of course it does. nt seabeyond Apr 2012 #13

I am part Swedish and prefer brunettes Mosaic Apr 2012 #31

and of course the same holds why the men have blonde hair, blue eyes. oh wait... doesnt apply to seabeyond Apr 2012 #3

Males and females are often subject to different selective pressures 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #19

You assume that the genes for hair color and gender SATIRical Apr 2012 #20

I would love to hear what caused red hair and freckles? gordianot Apr 2012 #4

Check this out. dipsydoodle Apr 2012 #12

Neanderthals had red hair and there is genetic evidence now Cleita Apr 2012 #41

This just doesn't make sense Gman Apr 2012 #5

That would explain light skin, not light hair 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #21

It just appears to be an overall lightening Gman Apr 2012 #22

I read somewhere that blue eyes confer better dim light vision Nikia Apr 2012 #36

Or through the long nights and short days up north in the winter time. Cleita Apr 2012 #42

Yes, this makes more sense varelse Apr 2012 #33

Quentin Crisp's theory of early Hollywood moguls and "the other" seems more credible than Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #6

Right. NOLALady Apr 2012 #7

Thread over.. Fumesucker Apr 2012 #9

It's ALWAYS about the men, isn't it? LiberalEsto Apr 2012 #10

There's "occur." Igel Apr 2012 #30

Stephen Gould called such stuff "just so stories" HereSince1628 Apr 2012 #11

I like the Vit. D theory better. bemildred Apr 2012 #14

Let's see how this works out with modern day cavemen longship Apr 2012 #15

Good one Mosaic Apr 2012 #32

Sexual selection in the animal kingdom is common cpwm17 Apr 2012 #16

"The physical ardour required with hunting bison ... meant many male hunters died" ??? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2012 #17

You've remimded me of honour and offer dipsydoodle Apr 2012 #25

I love DU skepticism on this hypothesis. n/t philly_bob Apr 2012 #18

One Common Ancestor Behind Blue Eyes bemildred Apr 2012 #23

That is quite amazing dipsydoodle Apr 2012 #24

Very. What the hell are blue eyes good for? bemildred Apr 2012 #26

Nothing much dipsydoodle Apr 2012 #27

Well, we are cute, I'm not denying that. bemildred Apr 2012 #28

Unfalsifiable bullshit. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #29

I want to see the research on why pubic hair is curly. rug Apr 2012 #34

Otherwise you'd trip over it. 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #35

What a gross thought. dipsydoodle Apr 2012 #38

A good looking brunette will attract more men than a homely blonde, no? treestar Apr 2012 #37

This makes about as much sense as the theory that Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #39

+1. nt bemildred Apr 2012 #40

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