Monday, February 16, 2009
Survival of the fittest
Given we just past Charles Darwin's 200th birthday (Happy Birthday, Chuck, and may I say you don't look a day over 175) and Valentine's Day, it seems the perfect time to link to Darwin's pros-and-cons list for marrying his first cousin, Mary.
My favorite pro: "Better than a dog, anyhow." My favorite con: "Less money for books."
Oh, Darwin, you crazy, romantic pragmatist!
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A few as 80 years ago people were marrying their first cousins. (I know for a fact based on the trunk-like shape of my own family tree.) Although not many people made pro/con lists.
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