The Question Box

Two Hundred Thousand Years of Stupid?

"You and your tribe have coexisted beside modern civilization
over 200,000 years and you've invented the pointed stick
and fishing." Tova queried.
Tovah is a reporter for paranormal news.

"Well, my tribe takes credit for the pointed stick
and the discovery of stick fishing. We showed your ancesters
how to make pointed sticks and how to fish with them."
Or's reply is translated by a crypto-anthropologist.
"But, you hunt us and never thank us!" Or bares his teeth.

Tovah looks at the Kabuki monkey, "Are you sure?"
The Kabuki monkey makes sign language and squeaks.
"Oh, yes he's 100% sure." Peggy the translater gives a toothy smile.
"Why haven't you advanced your skills?" Tovah continued,
"You have had 200,000 thousand years to make more tools."

Or sat back and folded his arms and then began to sign.
"Your ancestors had 200,000 years to build a 100 ancient civilizations.
But, you are only now a modern industrial race."
The Kabuki monkey laughed and bared his teeth, "What took you so long?"
Peggy gave Or a grape to calm him.


Reflections~Mankind has had 200,000 years to advance, but we have only started into the space-age.
Maybe there was an ancient industrial civilization, but they were erased by an ice age or meteor.


Vertago
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