yeah ... but that's not evolutionary pack behaviour as such
that's more what Amberl is thinking of. It's not really so relevant in an evolutionary sense because you defending yourself from JMG is not something that you'll do all your life to such an extent that defending themselves against JMG becomes something your offspring are predisposed to do. Actually, maybe it will? who knows?

I think the football supporters thing is a good one though, that can pass as a meme from parents to children, and is a strong social bond particularly in areas where maybe there is more social depravation.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 10:46, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

True, I was just being facetious with that argument
Although I can envision a whole generation subsequently being born with an inherited neurotic response to being called a lolfatty.

I think the main thing about football supporters is the slightly chilling parallel between that and two packs of baboons or chimpanzees squaring up to one another. (And that's just their appearance, badum-tsssch!)
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 10:52, Reply)

I still maintain the most surreal experience of my life
was sitting on my own on a train in Bavaria that got steamed by a load of 1860 Munich fans after Bayern fans. The whole thing was just totalled around me, first by the fans and then by riot police. And German riot police don't fuck about. A lot of blood. And I was just totally ignored by everyone concerned. Weird.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 10:59, Reply)

That sounds fucking terrifying
The only thing more frightening than a mob of angry apes must surely be a mob of angry apes yelling in German.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 22 Sep 2010, 11:02, Reply)