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    From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english on Mon Jun 29 08:07:14 2026
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    On Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:23:34 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    To which I point out that there is a difference between evolution
    and decay.

    Like when our ancestors lost the ability to digest cellulose and
    and became parasites on those who kept that ability?
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  • From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english on Mon Jun 29 08:11:41 2026
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    On Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:29:07 +0100, J. J. Lodder wrote:

    Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

    Harrison's H1 was a bit bigger, and from the looks of it heavier, than
    that.

    Certainly, but Harrison's H1 was never intended to go to sea

    And yet thatrCOs exactly what he did with it. That was part of the
    conditions of winning the prize, after all.
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  • From liz@liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) to alt.usage.english on Mon Jun 29 09:37:10 2026
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    Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

    On Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:23:34 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    To which I point out that there is a difference between evolution
    and decay.

    Like when our ancestors lost the ability to digest cellulose and
    and became parasites on those who kept that ability?

    More likely our ancestors found an advantage in eating meat first - and
    then gradually lost the ability to digest cellulose because that was a
    less efficient source of energy.
    --
    ~ Liz Tuddenham ~
    (Remove the ".invalid"s and add ".co.uk" to reply)
    www.poppyrecords.co.uk
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  • From ram@ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) to alt.usage.english on Mon Jun 29 08:45:12 2026
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    liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) wrote or quoted:
    More likely our ancestors found an advantage in eating meat first - and
    then gradually lost the ability to digest cellulose because that was a
    less efficient source of energy.

    The pandas, however, proved that looking adorable while
    eating absolutely nothing of nutritional value is a viable
    survival strategy too.


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  • From Carlos E. R.@robin_listas@es.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english on Mon Jun 29 10:47:30 2026
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    On 2026-06-29 10:07, Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:
    On Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:23:34 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    To which I point out that there is a difference between evolution
    and decay.

    Like when our ancestors lost the ability to digest cellulose and
    and became parasites on those who kept that ability?

    "Loosing" the ability to digest cellulose gives us a smaller intestine
    and a faster digestion, less time spent trying to find food, and more
    time to rest or invent things.
    --
    Cheers,
    Carlos E.R.
    ESEfc-Efc+, EUEfc-Efc|;
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  • From Hibou@vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english on Mon Jun 29 10:19:03 2026
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    Le 29/06/2026 |a 09:07, Lawrence DrCOOliveiro a |-crit :
    On Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:23:34 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    To which I point out that there is a difference between evolution
    and decay.

    Like when our ancestors lost the ability to digest cellulose and
    and became parasites on those who kept that ability?


    It was a good trade, IMHO. Becoming omnivorous, inventing agriculture
    and cooking have cut the overhead, allowed us to spread throughout the
    world and become its masters.

    Better a chinwag than chewing the cud.

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