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Title: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: drunkenshoe on May 10, 2016, 06:06:35 PM
https://youtu.be/O7BfaQ6ZggM
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: PickelledEggs on May 10, 2016, 06:09:48 PM
Without watching the video yet, I can tell you it's obviously because we're one of the most honest species of the planet
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: Unbeliever on May 10, 2016, 06:15:11 PM
Cheetahs run...why don't they have big butts? :headscratch:
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: Nonsensei on May 10, 2016, 06:18:04 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on May 10, 2016, 06:15:11 PM
Cheetahs run...why don't they have big butts? :headscratch:

They run using 4 legs instead of 2.
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: drunkenshoe on May 10, 2016, 06:27:17 PM
Quote from: PickelledEggs on May 10, 2016, 06:09:48 PM
Without watching the video yet, I can tell you it's obviously because we're one of the most honest species of the planet

I didn't get the joke.
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: Unbeliever on May 10, 2016, 06:29:57 PM
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/4d/d1/b7/4dd1b744e6f56e398ca9f702fa0ce24e.jpg)
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on May 10, 2016, 06:57:48 PM
I don't run well anymore which is why I have a large wallet and usually keep my cell phone in my other hip pocket.
This fools other predators into thinking that I do run well still.. I evolved to keep too much crap in my wallet..
And just to give you all butt envy my butt looks like a couple of 2x4s someone threw spackling at. ..maybe slightly warm jelly..
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: Baruch on May 10, 2016, 07:14:48 PM
Butts are where early man, like the San people until recently, store water in a dry climate.  This is why men like big butts on women ... they car carry their own water supply better.  Large hips (incorrectly) indicate a large birth canal, hence likelihood to survive giving birth.  In San people, the women can detect water underground thru their superior sense of smell ... much more useful than detecting a hard pea under a lot of mattresses.  This enables them to detect water bearing roots like yams.  Men in the state of nature, are good runners, but this is incidental to the OP.  The San men simply run game to death.  This is easily done by modern man with cotton-tail rabbits ... their hearts give out before you do.  No other species is capable of running an ultra marathon, humans can take out gazelle without all the cat claws and jaws.  San men would hunt with bow and arrows, this is to make the animal run out of steam sooner thru blood loss, so it is less work bringing it back to camp.  The actual arrow wound usually wasn't fatal.
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: SilentFutility on May 11, 2016, 01:19:52 PM
Quote from: drunkenshoe on May 10, 2016, 06:27:17 PM
I didn't get the joke.

According to Sir Mixalot in the song Baby Got Back, he likes big butts and he cannot lie, hence the humorous association with big butts to honesty.
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: drunkenshoe on May 11, 2016, 02:46:27 PM
Oh I see. Thanks, SF.
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: Unbeliever on May 11, 2016, 06:00:27 PM
Hey, don't feel bad for not getting it, I didn't either. That's why I thought of Lopan!
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: PickelledEggs on May 11, 2016, 06:38:01 PM
Quote from: drunkenshoe on May 10, 2016, 06:27:17 PM
I didn't get the joke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reTx5sqvVJ4
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: Draconic Aiur on May 11, 2016, 08:42:05 PM
So Drunken shoe is this from personal experience?
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: Jason Harvestdancer on May 15, 2016, 12:46:11 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on May 10, 2016, 06:15:11 PM
Cheetahs run...why don't they have big butts? :headscratch:

They also have tails.
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: stromboli on May 15, 2016, 12:48:32 PM
I don't have a big butt, yet I run. And bicycle. Am I not human?  :huh:
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: Baruch on May 15, 2016, 03:06:15 PM
Quote from: stromboli on May 15, 2016, 12:48:32 PM
I don't have a big butt, yet I run. And bicycle. Am I not human?  :huh:

You don't live in the Kalahari.  Also it is women who mostly have big butts.
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: KUSA on May 15, 2016, 06:38:24 PM
Did someone say big butt?
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160515/fadaf97c50e3cfa686f25bd8dfe2014b.jpg)
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: aitm on May 15, 2016, 08:17:02 PM
I have several pics i can send you of mine that would argue that. Let me know.
Title: Re: Why Do Humans Have Big Butts?
Post by: KUSA on May 15, 2016, 08:34:48 PM
Quote from: aitm on May 15, 2016, 08:17:02 PM
I have several pics i can send you of mine that would argue that. Let me know.

Let's take a look.