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Two for hugging, three for

jollyroger — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:40:11 +0000

Two for hugging, three for fighting off the competitors?

Just to be clear, and to

Verified Atheist — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:25:21 +0000

In reply to I can see that now. One gun

Just to be clear, and to mirror stardust's comments below a bit (but to take it up yet another notch), evolution is primarily about reproductive ability. Think about the advantages of five arms now…

more interesting pole

jollyroger — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:19:10 +0000

In reply to Nah; workers are already

more interesting pole dancing,

As a careful student of the genre, may I say that the mind boggles, the senses reel...

Nah; workers are already

we are stardust — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:14:39 +0000

In reply to Maybe the extra appendages

Nah; workers are already producing at incredible rates for less money, fewer benefits. Now the extra appendages might make for more interesting pole dancing, or something...

I can see that now. One gun

jollyroger — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:14:15 +0000

In reply to Keep in mind, that just like

I can see that now. One gun on each hip, one in each shoulder holster, and a *pancake in back.

*inside joke for gun fanciers, others may google.

Keep in mind, that just like

Verified Atheist — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:09:09 +0000

In reply to 5 arms good, 2 arms bad...

Keep in mind, that just like The Invisible Hand, evolution knows best. If 5 arms weren't better, then we wouldn't have whupped your sorry 2-handed selves.

5 arms good, 2 arms bad...

jollyroger — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:05:47 +0000

In reply to Maybe the extra appendages

5 arms good, 2 arms bad...

Maybe the extra appendages

miguelito — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:01:51 +0000

In reply to new radiation guidelinesI,

Maybe the extra appendages will be the magic bullet to lift our GDP, and get us out of the financial/economic morass we find ourselves in. Maybe this is a strategy.

new radiation guidelinesI,

jollyroger — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:52:14 +0000

In reply to Apparently it doesn't take

new radiation guidelines

I, for one, welcome our new three-eyed, five armed custodial staff...(see VA on the evolutionary impact of ionizing radiation, above)

Apparently it doesn't take

miguelitoh2o — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:48:16 +0000

In reply to Fukushima fallout reaches Germany.

Apparently it doesn't take much time to dull our memories. According to this:

In 1992, the EPA produced a PAGs manual that answers many of these questions. But now an update to the 1992 manual is being planned, and if the “Dr. Strangelove” wing of the EPA has its way, here is what it means (brace yourself for these ludicrous increases):

A nearly 1000-fold increase for exposure to strontium-90;
A 3000 to 100,000-fold hike for exposure to iodine-131; and
An almost 25,000 rise for exposure to radioactive nickel-63.

The new radiation guidelines would also allow long-term cleanup thresholds thousands of times more lax than anything EPA has ever judged safe in the past.