# Evolution Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-question/3000>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 4, 1999, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-question/3000 "1999-09-04T03:23:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![bbbbb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bbbbb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbbbb)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 1999, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-question/3000/1 "1999-09-04T03:23:00Z")

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did people who own winter homes in warm places evolve closer to birds?

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 1999, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-question/3000/2 "1999-09-04T04:38:00Z")

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Why a duck?

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**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 1999, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-question/3000/3 "1999-09-04T05:00:00Z")

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The people kept their homes warm with hot ducks running through the house.

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**Author:** ![Bluepony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Bluepony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluepony)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 1999, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-question/3000/4 "1999-09-04T05:16:00Z")

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Why do ducks have flat feet?

–To stamp out cigarette butts

Why do elephants have flat feet?

–To stamp out flaming ducks  
(as long as we’re getting philosophic over here)

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“…send lawyers, guns, and money…”

```
 Warren Zevon
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**Author:** ![bbbbb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bbbbb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbbbb)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 1999, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-question/3000/5 "1999-09-04T05:47:00Z")

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did people who own winter homes in warm places evolve FROM birds?

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**Author:** ![NanoByte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecc23a/32.png) [@NanoByte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NanoByte)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 1999, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-question/3000/6 "1999-09-04T07:41:00Z")

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If you’re cold, you can stand over migrate.

Ray

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**Author:** ![NanoByte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecc23a/32.png) [@NanoByte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NanoByte)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 1999, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-question/3000/7 "1999-09-04T07:42:00Z")

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That probably should’ve been: If your tale is told,. . .

Ray

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**Author:** ![Poto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@Poto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poto)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 1999, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-question/3000/8 "1999-09-04T10:57:00Z")

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Canadian geese: they really are Floridians.

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**Author:** ![Nickrz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@Nickrz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nickrz)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 1999, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-question/3000/9 "1999-09-04T11:29:00Z")

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## I wasn’t sure if there was anything worthwhile in this question, so I gave it a chance. My doubts have been confirmed. MPSIMS incoming.

Nickrz  
GQ Mod