The evolutionary shaft
Who do you suppose it was in history who first looked at a horse and thought to himself: “Hey, that animal’s strength, size, and general demeanor would make that creature the perfect beast of burden.”?
“Just look at it!” this opportunist must have said to himself. “That animal’s back is perfectly contoured to form a mobile, steerable seat for my ass, and the animal itself is just tall enough so that my feet don’t touch the ground.”
Poor horses. They got the evolutionary shaft.
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Diana on 01/06/09 at 11:21 pm #
Survival of the fittest, baby. THE HORSES WERE WEAK!!! ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE! Maybe they should continue to evolve with their back curved perfectly to fit us and their hair should turn to rope. I don’t think they evolved enough… give it more time.
Conrado on 01/07/09 at 1:34 am #
Women remind me of horses.
Katie on 01/07/09 at 1:46 am #
Conrado reminds me of an ass.
Zhenia on 01/07/09 at 2:14 pm #
Well, to compensate, perhaps, horses are indeed granted healthy-sized “shafts,” if you wish to discuss the topic of “getting the shaft.”
Boris on 01/09/09 at 1:11 am #
Horse’s Revenge:
http://www.2guys1horse.com/
KZ on 01/09/09 at 6:39 pm #
Dude, I approved the comment just because it’s you, Boris, but I’m too afraid to click on that link.