The origin of mankind

[Michael Sternbach]

Mango, Papaya.....

 

[Marblehead]

I never did it under a mango tree.

[Karl]

I never did it under a mango tree.

 

You didn't miss anything.

[Apech]

You didn't miss anything.

 

 

He missed being knocked out by a falling ripe mango.  Squelch - splat!

[Karl]

He missed being knocked out by a falling ripe mango.  Squelch - splat!

 

Coconut dangerous much more.

[Marblehead]

He missed being knocked out by a falling ripe mango.  Squelch - splat!

I actually thought about that.  I best stay away from the mango trees.

 

Speaking of mangos though, I really did love the mango slushies when I was in Mexico.

[Marblehead]

Coconut dangerous much more.

 

Yeah, I would never trust a coconut tree.

[Marblehead]

And speaking of the origin of mankind,

 

it's neat watching the origin of a frog.

 

They start off as an egg, hatch into a tadpole, and breathe through their skin.  As they mature they can't get enough oxygen through their skin so they start swimming to the surface a gulp a breath of air.  The more they mature they become the more time they spend at the surface breathing until eventually, pretty much at the same time that their tail disappears, they are almost always at the surface or out of the water.

 

That's what the evolution of life from the water to land was all about.

 

Of course, in man's case it was the fish evolving into lizards that was the path.

[Michael Sternbach]

Coconut dangerous much more.

 

Not if your head is made of stone.

[Marblehead]

Not if your head is made of stone.

Or of marble.

 

Wait!  Marble is a stone.

 

But some marbles are made of glass and other stuff.

[Karl]

Or of marble.

 

Wait!  Marble is a stone.

 

But some marbles are made of glass and other stuff.

 

Yet we talk about losing ones marbles, so it appears this is a cognitive issue unrelated to metamorphic rock or children's toys.

[Apech]

Yet we talk about losing ones marbles, so it appears this is a cognitive issue unrelated to metamorphic rock or children's toys.

 

 

The Greeks lost their marbles - they're in the British Museum.

[Michael Sternbach]

This conversation is just marbelous.

[Marblehead]

The Greeks lost their marbles - they're in the British Museum.

And they still want them back.

[Marblehead]

This conversation is just marbelous.

 

Well, what do you expect when you ask a question like "What is the origin of mankind?"

 

But I'm glad you didn't spell it "marbleless".

[Nungali]

I never did it under a mango tree.

 

? Got bonked ?

 

 

 

You have to sit there until one falls off .   Patience  ! 

 

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Flashback 1986  -  had a GF that had recently come from N.Z.  never had a mango before. She saw one in one of our fruit shops. "What is that thing?"

 

"That ?  That's a mango .  Haven't you ever seen one before ?"

 

'No, what are they like ?'

 

"i think you better buy it . "   She did and went outside on the street .   

 

'How do I eat this thing ? "  (it was a big one )

 

'Well, there is a trick to it, with a knife but here .... just peel off the skin and bite it. '  She did.  You should have seen her face !   

 

Then sat in the gutter eating it making a huge mess and covered her hands , face,  arms, clothes  in sticky mango .

 

Hilarious to watch .    After ;  " I think we better go back home and throw you in the shower ! "

 

Mmmmmmmmangos ! 

[Nungali]

Coconut dangerous much more.

 

Bunya  Bunya  cones,  Karl ... they are the ones ya really got look out for ...... heaps heavier with spikes !

 

 

 

 

 

very tasty roasted on a fire though .

 

[Nungali]

And speaking of the origin of mankind,

 

it's neat watching the origin of a frog.

 

They start off as an egg, hatch into a tadpole, and breathe through their skin.  As they mature they can't get enough oxygen through their skin so they start swimming to the surface a gulp a breath of air.  The more they mature they become the more time they spend at the surface breathing until eventually, pretty much at the same time that their tail disappears, they are almost always at the surface or out of the water.

 

That's what the evolution of life from the water to land was all about.

 

Of course, in man's case it was the fish evolving into lizards that was the path.

 

Any available niche will do.

 

The axolotl  decided that, half way through that transition he would stay there.  Start as an egg, hatch into a sorta tadpole

 

 

with 'inside out lungs' , grow some legs and start turning into an amphibious lizard , but then   ..........    

 

Hey !  No one else is doing this. I might stay like this .

 

Decided to live in the water (also going to the surface to gulp air as well ) .   

 

 

 

Animals can evolve to do just about anything    

 

 

 

[Marblehead]

Flashback 1986  -  had a GF that had recently come from N.Z.  never had a mango before. She saw one in one of our fruit shops. "What is that thing?"

Yeah, eating fully ripened mangos is naturally messy.

[Nungali]

Best to stick to good wholesome food ! 

 

 

 

 

[Junko]

Amphibium, do you consider this?

[Marblehead]

Are you asking about the axolotl or the possum?

[Apech]

Are you asking about the axolotl or the possum?

 

 

No she's calling you an amphibian.

[Marblehead]

No she's calling you an amphibian.

That's a compliment compared to some of the things I have been called.

[Junko]

Most sophisticated beings have spinal cord.