# Get up on you hind legs, and talk!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-up-on-you-hind-legs-and-talk/11355>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 21, 1999, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-up-on-you-hind-legs-and-talk/11355 "1999-11-21T09:27:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 1999, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-up-on-you-hind-legs-and-talk/11355/1 "1999-11-21T09:27:00Z")

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Some interesting information about the interaction of the body, and the mind, and the consequences of seemingly unrelated changes have been examined. It seems that quadrupedal locomotion makes speaking far less likely.

On the other hand, [Standing up, encourages the ability to speak!](http://oia.umbc.edu/newsevents/index.html?news_id=0000000122)

Just some mundane pointless stuff I had to share.

\<p align=“center”\>Tris\</p\>

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 1999, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-up-on-you-hind-legs-and-talk/11355/2 "1999-11-21T17:54:00Z")

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Since Satan’s reply was blank, does this mean he gets around on all fours?

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Is an appreciation of beauty a function of the human soul?

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**Author:** ![aseymayo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@aseymayo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aseymayo)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 1999, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-up-on-you-hind-legs-and-talk/11355/3 "1999-11-21T20:57:00Z")

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Oook oook!