"God, Shmod! I Want My Monkey Man!!!": Part 2

Good one, Nelson!

"If this theory proves correct, it will mean modern people are descended from something akin to chimp-human hybrids. That is a new idea, and it challenges the prevailing view that hybrids tend to die out."

I love it when life imitates art!

[Thanks to Raw Story, AMERICAblog, The WAPO, and The Destroyer of Worlds himself...]

All Your Uterus Are Belong To Us

From Salon, via Atrios:

"...new federal guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ask 'all females capable of conceiving a baby to treat themselves -- and to be treated by the health care system -- as pre-pregnant, regardless of whether they plan to get pregnant anytime soon.'"

Desi at Mia Culpa says:

"Lord love a duck. I can see it now. Having a glass of merlot with dinner, and some 'concerned citizen' comes up you with a crooked finger in your face harping 'How dare you drink alcohol with your meal! You're prime breeding age!'"

...drink now...

...drink hard...