Sinergy
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2. Exactly. Which is why, you will notice, Neanderthals are extinct now. Personally, I work with many people exhibiting all signs of being Neanderthal down on the docks so I take exception to this comment. For example, their language is rudimentary, consisting of three phonemes only, Eff, Uh, and Ck, which are combined into a single morpheme which is used for all forms of speech, as an interrogatory, descriptor, etc. They make strange grunting noises when forced to manipulate primitive tools and pull large iron bars from huge turnbuckles. When not grunting or expressing their morpheme, they generally hunker down alone or in small groups and occaisionally one can see a fleeting thought cross their mind. I can only hope this thought will eventually lead to the development of the printing press so it can be shared with others, but this is a long way away. More so because they will need more phonemes to say the words "printing press." They dress in very rudimentary attire, fashioned primarily of material of unknown origin that is, for some unexplained reason, day-glo orange with small scraps of reflecting cloth attached. I can only assume these reflecting adornments have some weird meaning that only they understand. This attire is washed at least once a year whether it needs it or not, and is generally slathered with strange designs in some odd grease of unknown origin. I have been unable at this point to decipher the meaning, but I am hopeful I shall be able to do so at some point. Their primary activity during a day of high paying longshore work involves standing around and staring at objects, such as cranes, which are incomprehensible to their tiny minds, and making obscure hand gestures to each other. I have studied this for a long time, and apparently when they make a cutting motion accross their neck, that means it is time to depart and go hunt and gather elsewhere. When they wiggle their fingers in front of their mouth, that means it is time to forage for food at the vending machines. And when one of the strange clipboard carrying individuals expresses their morpheme, the general response is to hold one's thumb in a vertical position. When one puts both hands together and moves the outer sides down (as if breaking a twig) this apparently means that one can cease and desist from standing in the place designated by those carrying the clipboards, and relocating to a different location to commence standing for a short period of time. I am not sure what it all means, but I hope that by continuing my study I will be able to empirically prove the existence of Neanderthal man. I have applied for several research grants, but have not heard back at this time. Sinergy
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