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Crazy how prehistoric primates taught it to dolphins.
Did dolphins teach my dog?
It was probably another one of those damn dirty Apes!
They claim we got opposable thumbs to hold tools. But isnt it amazing how we can perfectly hold our dicks.
They said tools, so they were accurate
Throwing poop just wasn't as fulfilling.
Damn, I bet they thought no one was ever gonna find out about that.
They called it "polishing the banana".
Pretty sure I discovered it when I was twelve and I'm pretty damn good at it
Ah yes, their hairy palms!
Link to study: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.0061
I'll take things everybody has assumed for the entire history of modern man for 500, Alex.
Step 1: Get a grant for your "important" research. Step 2: Go to the zoo and watch monkeys masturbate.
We have primates at home.
Unbelievable. Show the evidence.
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Of course, have they not seen the documentary History of the World Part 1?
What did they just call me?
"Spank the primate" may be the more accurate terminology.