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Humour 'comes from testosterone' (bbc.co.uk)
10 points by nickb on Dec 21, 2007 | hide | past | favorite | 7 comments


I'd never thought of it that way, to be honest:

"He suggested men might respond aggressively because they see the other unicycling man as a threat, attracting female attention away from themselves."


That or people on unicycles are stupid.


Another data point that fits the theory.


Yes, it wasn't just a joke. I actually fear a man on a unicycle stealing my wife.


Another (of countless) example of "correlation must equal causation".

(Look at all the garbage those rats brought with them.)


The chaps fight with one another on blogs for the same reason. Oddly, it never helps with breeding.


Worst "science" of the year




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