"Louann Miller" <louann_m@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> Occidental <Occidental@comcast.net> wrote in news:ff4431a4-996e-4014-
> 8db7-08b57c2bddde@x6g2000vbg.googlegroups.com:
>
>> On May 3, 9:11 pm, "Rita B. Flesh" <vintage_man...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Men are truly worthless creatures and I don't understand why
>>> 50% of the population are men. We don't need so many men.
>>
>> QUOTE
>> The evolution of sexual proportion is a major biological question. It
>> has been known for a long time that the majority of sexually
>> reproducing species have sexual proportions around 1:1; the
>> explanation of this phenomenon eluded DARWIN himself
>
> (etc.)
>
> If you're interested in the biological-evolutionary question, "The Red
> Queen" by Matt Ridley is a very informative and clearly written pop-sci
> book on the subject.
>
> Otherwise I recommend the classics: chocolate, alcohol, and if you have
> not already done so, DTMFA.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DTMFA
>

And the flowers, don't forget the flowers (as long as she isn't allergic to 
them).

-- 
Mike Dworetsky

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