Neanderthals Could Swim. They Even Dived.

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Neanderthals Could Swim. They Even Dived.

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1clamairy
Jan 22, 2020, 9:19 am

From the NY Times:
https://nyti.ms/35T9wL9

2Bookmarque
Jan 22, 2020, 9:31 am

“Stop using the word ‘Neanderthal’ to mean a cretin or idiot,” said Dr. Villa. “It’s no longer true.”

Yeah, that's never gonna happen.

3clamairy
Jan 22, 2020, 11:27 am

>2 Bookmarque: Yeah, I thought the same thing. Although I still prefer 'cretin' to just about anything. 'Nimrod' is a favorite as well.

4Bookmarque
Jan 22, 2020, 11:38 am

Nimrod is good.

5alaudacorax
Jan 23, 2020, 8:47 am

I love the idea of all these Neanderthals sitting round pumicing their feet ...

6Bookmarque
Jan 23, 2020, 8:57 am

Proto mani-pedi!

7stellarexplorer
Feb 2, 2020, 11:10 pm

Really, they are us