Brilliant, Ron -- thanks!  I can just hear Cliff, and somehow instinctively
I always knew about this.

Lately, I've been experimenting with the evolutionary potential of Bass Ale,
as I find I'm no smarter by ingesting the light brands.  By the end of
Superbowl Sunday, I should be a genius...

/stephen


On 2/2/05 2:44 PM, Ron Twellman's electrons arrived as:

> Dear listers,
> Like someone else on the list, today was my first day of work this week and
> amongst the nearly 450 emails that awaited me were all those on the
> Intelligent Design vs. Evolution controversy.  To those who bared their
> philosophical souls - take heart - I read them all!
> 
> Coincidentally, today a co-worker sent me the following concerning natural
> selection which I immediately took to heart.  So, with credit to Cheers and
> Carlton Brewing and even though it's not Friday yet -
> 
> The Buffalo Theory
> (In one episode of 'Cheers', Cliff is seated at the bar describing the Buffalo
> Theory to his buddy, Norm.  I don't think I'ver ever heard the concept
> explained any better than this . . .)
> 
> "Well you see, Norm, it's like this . . . A herd of buffalo can only move at
> the speed of the slowest buffalo.  And when the herd is hunted, it is the
> slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first.  This natural
> selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and
> health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the
> weakest members.
> 
> In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest
> brain cells.  Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells.
> But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first.  In this
> way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the
> brain a faster and more efficient machine.  And that, Norm, is why you always
> feel smarter after a few beers."
> 
> 
> As my co-worker said - "I always knew I was on the right track!"
> 
> RT
> 
> Ron Twellman, Curator of Collections
> EAA AirVenture Museum
> P.O. Box 3065
> Oshkosh, WI 54903-3065
> 920-426-5917
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