January 5, 2004
Dolphins evolve opposable thumbs
Joannie spotted this piece in the Onion, one of my favorite online sites. Jonathan Swift would be proud of these guys. Still some of the best humor/satire on the Internet. I don't know how they keep it up. The theme of this particular story is particularly appropriate here on opposable-thumbs.com. Maybe we can get a dolphin as a guest blogger ...
"HONOLULU–In an announcement with grave implications for the primacy of the species of man, marine biologists at the Hawaii Oceanographic Institute reported Monday that dolphins, or family Delphinidae, have evolved opposable thumbs on their pectoral fins.
"'I believe I speak for the entire human race when I say, "Holy fuck," said Oceanographic Institute director Dr. James Aoki, noting that the dolphin has a cranial capacity 40 percent greater than that of humans. "That's it for us monkeys.'" ....
Posted by Bob Benz at January 5, 2004 8:52 PM
Comments. . .
I think a retarded dolphin would make for a better president......
Posted by: Tom at June 1, 2005 3:27 PM
Whew! What a relief it would be if only dolphins really did develop thumbs. They could do a much better job of running things than we humans have.
At the very least, I bet they could find a candidate to run against George Bush who more than a dolphin's chance in a tuna net of winning.
Posted by: Leanne at January 12, 2004 6:14 PM