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This is the Conversation Forum for Talking Point: Evolution and the Human Body << The 20 Generation Step Ch,ch,ch,changes. >> Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Feb 9, 2003 by John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!"   Posting 1 If I may be pardoned a quote from my very first contribution to h2g2, written on a wooden keyboard by candlelight: "Tails grow out of the back, not merely to reduce the hazard of tripping, but to remind one of where one has been. The fact that human beings, for the most part, no longer have tails is indicative of their total disregard for the past." And, if I may be forgiven a further quote, this time from the very fourteenth thing I wrote: "For the cost of a few extra vertebrae, mankind could enjoy the good looks and obvious benefits of having tails. For tails are not merely glamourous accessories; they are often extremely useful." In for a penny, in for a pound: "Even those not interested in extending their spines for the purpose of hanging upside down must acknowledge the practical advantage of a third prehensile appendage. Who amongst us has not looked back longingly with an armload of groceries? With both hands free, a person could learn to knit during those monotonous hours at the computer; and tightropes would be everywhere! "If, on occasion, squirrels seem a little smug, and gibbons altogether too bloody much to bear, human beings have only themselves to blame. They have given up such a lot for the sake of trousers." JT(relatively toothless)G Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Feb 9, 2003 by Jimi X This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 Another posting from someone who feels that coming down out of the trees was a mistake in the first place... Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Feb 10, 2003 by *abbi normal - "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 YAY! I want a tail! it would be great fun. Jimix(sp?) U have a great line there "another person thinking coming down, out of the trees was a bad idea" Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Feb 10, 2003 by Jimi X This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 I only 'borrow' from the best... ...in this case, the late, great Douglas Adams himself. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Feb 10, 2003 by *abbi normal - "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 5 Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Feb 10, 2003 by Connie L., Witch, part-time DragQueen, Keeper of Things placed on the top of Other Things (now working on a complex Love spell) This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 6 ... not to mention the aesthetical potential : a new appendix to wear fashionable items, piercings, etc. Hairy, if possible, to allow perm and dye, long/short variations, etc. Tail-wear, anyone ? Connie L., fashion advisor of the Cyberworld Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Feb 12, 2003 by Ginger The Feisty This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 7 Another great benefit is that eveyone could tell what mood you were in from the moevemnet of your tail - just like cats and Dogs. You'd instantly know if a guy liked you because his tail would start wagging! I leave the more obvious comment to the next person! Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Feb 17, 2003 by John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 8 Who passes it like a hot spud-like to the next person... If I may also hazard a quote from the best: "don't pick it up... pick it up... pick it...!" JTG Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Feb 17, 2003 by Jimi X This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 9 Two-plus feet of snow here. I could use a tail to hold another shovel... Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Feb 26, 2003 by John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 10 We just caught the tail (ahem) end of that storm. JTG Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Feb 27, 2003 by Jimi X This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 11 Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Feb 27, 2003 by Ginger The Feisty This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 12 Nothing to say, Jimi? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Feb 28, 2003 by Jimi X This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 13 Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Mar 2, 2003 by John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 14 A tail for the telling perhaps? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Mar 13, 2003 by Napnod the (thoughtful) little green sleep monster BSC Econ (Hons)"eek eek eek" This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 15 I have been campaigning for the return of the prehensile tail for a while now. It has all kind of potential uses, keeping the loo door shut when in a stall where the lock is broken, another way to keep hold of you drink, and of couse a useful answer to the the daily struggle of trying to get out your keys while holding your shopping/hanbag/phone. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Bring back the tail! Posted Mar 14, 2003 by John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 16 All good points! I can't honestly think of a good reason not to have one... except perhaps riding a bike. JTG Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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