"Why do men have nipples?"
I think it may be due to the fact that we are all female for a while in the womb, and only a chosen minority then evolve into males before birth.
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I don't like the undercurrent of IT professional in SFB's posts, but I don't feel inclined to tell everyone.
the difference being that I'm like this by choice, not irrevocable genetic determination. I humbly apologise for the horrors inflicted upon humanity by arrogant programmers (of which I am one)
and only a chosen minority then evolve into males before birth
it's not evolution, it's a hormonal process.
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I am growing to despise mountain bikers. been away from STW for a while and come back to this makes me realise how sad a bunch we are. You're all a load of b*tches
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especially you simon. you make me wanna puke
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no offense
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most of the folk on here dont ride bikes
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especially you simon. you make me wanna puke
I'd like to say it was mutual but I think you're a fine fellow and a great mountain biker :o) You have my sympathy for your delicate constitution...
no offense
none taken
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"it's not evolution, it's a hormonal process."
No, Chuck is correct, Simon is wrong.
And Bomberman, I love you.
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OOOOH!... Andrewf/heathenwood seems annoyed about something I've said.
Not annoyed just all smileyfaced at your mighty and superior tone; hubris aint pretty
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I love you too Bomberman, you tell it like it is!
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No, Chuck is correct, Simon is wrong
I had no idea evolution was so quick - I suppose I should be pleased I only have the two heads...
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"Not annoyed just all smileyfaced at your mighty and superior tone; hubris aint pretty"
What, smileyfaced at my brotherly advice regarding inexpensive commuters?
I tell you what, next time I'll suggest he post on STW and see if he can get a roadrat or something a bit more "Ted Nugent" together from donations.
Or do you have a problem with my posts on this thread? Surely you could at least indicate where I've gone wrong? That's the point of posting after all.
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Simon has some good points/comments now and again.
Most people here mess about and are alot nicer in public.
I think it's combo of genes and hormones but some papers cite that embryos are non sex and even men have breast tissue but not enough estrogen to grow full breats but moobs grow when you have fatty liver-interfers with estrogen not broken down.
Ok I'm sticking to the bike forum-bit more friendly in there.
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simon is a top poster in my view. someone with whom you agree whole heartedly one day and think that he's a c*ck the next.what more can you possibly ask from a forum regular?
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The breastfeeding proponents are very good at making otherwise adequate mothers feel depressed.
It is also a very class based thing, middle class mothers tend to, and feel guilty about it when they can't, mothers from the lower socio-economic classes tend not to, and not feel so guilty about it. There is a definite element of snobbery amongst some middleclass parents who manage to breast feed their offspring until weaning, with a certain competitive element imagining that in some way there are huge benefits to their children, where there aren't.
Breast feeding is very important in the third world where clean water to make formula milk is hard to come by, in this country, the advantage is not so great. It is debatable how long you have to breast feed for for your child to accrue the benefits, but it's probably not a huge length of time (I think somewhere from 6 weeks to 3 months from memory).
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I had no idea evolution was so quick
Chuck used the word "evolve" which a quick check in my dictionary suggests the it means "to develop gradually"
Now I vaguely remember something from a childhood biology lesson which iirc, stated that the sex of a foetus is determined at the moment of conception - something to do with XX and XY chromosomes I believe. The sexual organs then gradually develop accordingly.
All of which would suggest that Chuck is correct and you are wrong SFB. Of course on the other hand I might be wrong.
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^^^At last, some sense around here.
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All if which would suggest that Chuck is correct and you are wrong SFB
sorry, the default human form is female, and without the hormones triggered by the Y chromosome that's what develops - though note that some genetic males have a defect in their androgen (male making) sensitivity that causes them to develop a superficially normal female body although they possess rudimentary testicles (like that African athlete in the news last month perhaps).
BTW are you saying 2 heads isn't normal ??
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It's possible for an XY genotype person to exhibit XX phenotype characteristics - hermaphrodytism. As ever, what you were taught at school was vastly oversimplyfied.
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Learn something new everyday on stw!
Caster eh?
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bitty ?
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Can we get back on topic please?
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The breastfeeding proponents are very good at making otherwise adequate mothers feel depressed.
It is also a very class based thing, middle class mothers tend to, and feel guilty about it when they can't, mothers from the lower socio-economic classes tend not to, and not feel so guilty about it. There is a definite element of snobbery amongst some middleclass parents who manage to breast feed their offspring until weaning, with a certain competitive element imagining that in some way there are huge benefits to their children, where there aren't.
Breast feeding is very important in the third world where clean water to make formula milk is hard to come by, in this country, the advantage is not so great. It is debatable how long you have to breast feed for for your child to accrue the benefits, but it's probably not a huge length of time (I think somewhere from 6 weeks to 3 months from memory).
Every last bit of this post is total sh*te.
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Can we get back on topic please?
I assumed we'd sucked all the flavour out of that...
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hermaphodytism
Yeah I think we were talking about the "norm". I believe that 1 in 10,000 people are born with their organs the "wrong" way round, but I still think it's correct to say that humans have their hearts on the left side.
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"BTW are you saying 2 heads isn't normal ?? "
Well it all depends SFB ....... how many heads do the other members of your family have ?
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What about those individuals with their "organs" on their head?
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babe
your self-satisfied preciousness makes me feel completely:
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nonk - on what are you basing that comment?
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Yeah I think we were talking about the "norm".
and the norm is that half the default female-form bodies develop slightly differently to become obviously male. It's interesting that embryology recapitulates phylogeny, and we start off as a ball of cells which then elongates to form a small worm, then a gilled form with a tail, then the fins develop into limbs and the tail is mostly reabsorbed. Sexual differentiation takes place only after a small ape form has developed
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"the tail is mostly reabsorbed."
Speak for yourself mate!
HOHOHOHHHHHOHOHOHHOHOH!
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simonfbarnes - Member
the norm is that half the default female-form bodies develop slightly differently to become obviously male.
Which imo sounds remarkably like :
" we are all female for a while in the womb, and only a chosen minority then evolve into males before birth."
In other words, the comment which Chuck made and you chose to challenge
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The condition whereas a genotypical/genetic male appears phenotypically female is know as 'testicular feninisation'.
hermaphrodites are different - they have both male and female reproductive organs.Now, for 10 points can anyone name me a famous 'testicular female' at all? Quick clue - she looks dead hot in true lies.......
DrP
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Calm down,calm down.
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