Supposing, just supposing, that it was the male who taught the female to talk, it isn’t really surprising. After all males would have had only the conversations of other males to listen to: all about boring things like Rugby, Football, Cricket and the pains in their joints (and heads!) from whacking each other with those great stone clubs!
Obviously eventually even Neanderthals get bored – for really interesting conversations they need a female point of view… 🙂
No way, Boadicea. It was because some twit brought in rape laws, so they had to teach the women to say “Yes”. 🙂
Rugby, football, cricket and pains. Not me then. Tolerate rugby and cricket but no real interest, detest football and never complain about headaches or pains in joints. Other things yes.
I still wonder who invented a mobile phone and allowed women to drive, a recipe for disaster.
No way, Boadicea. It was because some twit brought in rape laws, so they had to teach the women to say “Yes”.
Flippin’ heck!
I hate to bring a note of seriousness and sycophancy* to this excellent post, but I’m sure I read somewhere that it was more likely that the art of communication was developed by the distaff side, since all the males needed communication for was hunting, in an organised way, and hitting males from other tribes on the head in a rather more disorganised way, whereas the females had to communicate complex ideas like, ‘We only have a couple of mammoth steaks left and they’re going to be leaving for the winter pasture soon, so get your lazy, neanderthal fundament out there and do the shopping.’
I hate to bring a note of seriousness and sycophancy* to this excellent post, but I’m sure I read somewhere that it was more likely that the art of communication was developed by the distaff side, since all the males needed communication for was hunting, in an organised way, and hitting males from other tribes on the head in a rather more disorganised way, whereas the females had to communicate complex ideas like, ‘We only have a couple of mammoth steaks left and they’re going to be leaving for the winter pasture soon, so get your lazy, neanderthal fundament out there and do the shopping.’
*OK, I don’t mind about the sycophancy.’
Nope. Have you ever seen film of a group of bonobo chimps hunting. They definitely communicate verbally!
Like Pseu said, look at her face, she doesn’t need to talk, his days are numbered 🙂
And you will also notice the men are learning rapidly how to go deaf 😉
It’s obvious to anyone with half a brain that what Bravo read was correct. The women were cooing at children and communicating recipes to other women long before the male sex got beyond the stage of grunting at each other. Remebering my two sons on the ‘phone in their teenage years – Yeah! Right! OK! – makes me think there is still some catching up to be done.
Boadicea's Chariot 
Oh, Mr Rants, you are a brave man 🙂
Live dangerously I say.
You managed to butt in?
Weeeel! OK!
Supposing, just supposing, that it was the male who taught the female to talk, it isn’t really surprising. After all males would have had only the conversations of other males to listen to: all about boring things like Rugby, Football, Cricket and the pains in their joints (and heads!) from whacking each other with those great stone clubs!
Obviously eventually even Neanderthals get bored – for really interesting conversations they need a female point of view… 🙂
No way, Boadicea. It was because some twit brought in rape laws, so they had to teach the women to say “Yes”. 🙂
Rugby, football, cricket and pains. Not me then. Tolerate rugby and cricket but no real interest, detest football and never complain about headaches or pains in joints. Other things yes.
I still wonder who invented a mobile phone and allowed women to drive, a recipe for disaster.
(see I like toying with death)
Flippin’ heck!
I hate to bring a note of seriousness and sycophancy* to this excellent post, but I’m sure I read somewhere that it was more likely that the art of communication was developed by the distaff side, since all the males needed communication for was hunting, in an organised way, and hitting males from other tribes on the head in a rather more disorganised way, whereas the females had to communicate complex ideas like, ‘We only have a couple of mammoth steaks left and they’re going to be leaving for the winter pasture soon, so get your lazy, neanderthal fundament out there and do the shopping.’
*OK, I don’t mind about the sycophancy.’
Nope. Have you ever seen film of a group of bonobo chimps hunting. They definitely communicate verbally!
On the other hand, there is this……..
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8765172/An-audience-with-Koko-the-talking-gorilla.html 🙂
Look at her face. Smug or what?
She already knows what they are saying
Like Pseu said, look at her face, she doesn’t need to talk, his days are numbered 🙂
And you will also notice the men are learning rapidly how to go deaf 😉
It’s obvious to anyone with half a brain that what Bravo read was correct. The women were cooing at children and communicating recipes to other women long before the male sex got beyond the stage of grunting at each other. Remebering my two sons on the ‘phone in their teenage years – Yeah! Right! OK! – makes me think there is still some catching up to be done.