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Chimps beat humans in two strategy contests

by Kurt
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If You Think Humans Have Chimps Beat, This Study Will Have You Rethinking Your Theory
  • Profile picture of the author AprilCT
    I'm not overly impressed. Now to really get me impressed, the chimps would have had to think up and arrange everything for the competition. So until that happens....
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  • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
    Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

    Having just popped into the main forum and read some of the comments, I'm not remotely surprised.

    I thoroughly enjoyed it though.
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    I call this study into question. I'm pretty sure they pulled study participants from the Whitacre Family Reunion.
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    • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
      Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

      I call this study into question. I'm pretty sure they pulled study participants from the Whitacre Family Reunion.
      The Whitacre family are chimps?
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      • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
        Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

        The Whitacre family are chimps?
        Well, you could take my comment one of two ways. Either the Whitacre family are chimps or humans less intelligent than chimps. It's up for you to decide which.
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        • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
          Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

          Well, you could take my comment one of two ways. Either the Whitacre family are chimps or humans less intelligent than chimps. It's up for you to decide which.
          You're just jealous because I have a bright red distended butt, and you don't.
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          • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
            Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

            You're just jealous because I have a bright red distended butt, and you don't.
            You really should have that looked at.
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            • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
              Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

              You really should have that looked at.
              You already looked at it. You were complimentary, but I could have done without the slobbering.
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            Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

            You're just jealous because I have a bright red distended butt, and you don't.
            Are you talking about your forehead ?
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            • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
              Originally Posted by discrat View Post

              Are you talking about your forehead ?
              I get that a lot. I wear a necktie so that people can tell which end is my head. But if I wear a necktie and a belt of the same color, it confuses people.
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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

      I call this study into question. I'm pretty sure they pulled study participants from the Whitacre Family Reunion.
      I know you aren't aware of this, but my last name is Whitacre. It's even spelled the same.
      I just didn't want anyone to get the impression that you were talking about my family.

      Because if you insulted me, my whole family would throw their feces at you.

      In fact, the movie Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes was really just a series of edited home movies.
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      • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        I know you aren't aware of this, but my last name is Whitacre. It's even spelled the same.
        I just didn't want anyone to get the impression that you were talking about my family.

        Because if you insulted me, my whole family would throw their feces at you.

        In fact, the movie Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes was really just a series of edited home movies.
        Well this is all news to me except I heard Claude's family was involved in Gorilla warfare at one time!
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        • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
          Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

          Well this is all news to me except I heard Claude's family was involved in Gorilla warfare at one time!
          We aren't Gorillas...we're chimps!


          Man! I hate it when people get that wrong!
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          • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
            Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

            We aren't Gorillas...we're chimps!


            Man! I hate it when people get that wrong!
            Well Claude...

            Gorilla warfare takes strategy, does it not?

            And chimps beat humans at strategy contests so I'm quite certain they could beat gorillas too. You can still be a chimp and be involved in gorilla warfare, you know.

            So am I to understand that you and your chimp family aren't the brightest of the bright and are a few bananas short of a bunch?


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            • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
              Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

              Well Claude...

              Gorilla warfare takes strategy, does it not?

              And chimps beat humans at strategy contests so I'm quite certain they could beat gorillas too. You can still be a chimp and be involved in gorilla warfare, you know.

              So am I to understand that you and your chimp family aren't the brightest of the bright and are a few bananas short of a bunch?


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              OK, lady! The prejudiced statements can stop right now. Just because I'm a Chimpanzee, you assume that I like to eat bananas. That's species profiling.
              And we haven't been called a "Chimp family" since World War Two. Again, a put down.

              And I would never be involved in Gorilla warfare. Monkey warfare? Sure. Again with the species profiling. Why don't you just say "You swing from trees and throw poop at your captors in zoos!"?

              I mean, sure ...some of us swing from trees, but that's because gas is over $4 a gallon. And they won't let us on the subway. Species profiling again.

              And sure, we throw poop. It's cheap, and we can always make more.

              On the plus side, we run around naked, and we have sex at the drop of a hat. And having a huge red butt is considered very attractive.

              It's the main reason I talk to Riffle.
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              • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                OK, lady! The prejudiced statements can stop right now. Just because I'm a Chimpanzee, you assume that I like to eat bananas. That's species profiling.
                And we haven't been called a "Chimp family" since World War Two. Again, a put down.

                And I would never be involved in Gorilla warfare. Monkey warfare? Sure. Again with the species profiling. Why don't you just say "You swing from trees and throw poop at your captors in zoos!"?

                I mean, sure ...some of us swing from trees, but that's because gas is over $4 a gallon. And they won't let us on the subway. Species profiling again.

                And sure, we throw poop. It's cheap, and we can always make more.

                On the plus side, we run around naked, and we have sex at the drop of a hat. And having a huge red butt is considered very attractive.

                It's the main reason I talk to Riffle.
                What have you been smoking, Claude?




                Uh-Huh!! Thought so!


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                • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
                  Ah, one of those banana flavoured e-cigs.

                  I had to find out the truth so yesterday I took the ferry over to Wooster and visited Claude's store incognito. I had a hidden video camera to record the evidence. One of Claude's (family member) assistants called Jamie served me. I said I just wanted something manual and basic to sweep the floor with.

                  His demonstration of the product was less than impressive! evidence below (have disguised the video title/info in case Claude goes Ape-s**t on me and try's to sue for defecation of character)...

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