First It Was Beer

[ithildin]

Now it's milk. I swear, I'm in need of an intervention or something. No matter what the subject, pretty much everything makes me think of Methos. You think I'm kidding? I'm reading this article: Study Detects Recent Instance of Human Evolution (which is quite fascinating BTW, and I would recommend reading it if you're into that sort of thing) and I get to this bit:

...Such a mutation is known to have arisen among an early cattle-raising people, the Funnel Beaker culture, which flourished some 5,000 to 6,000 years ago in north-central Europe. People with a persistently active lactase gene have no problem digesting milk and are said to be lactose tolerant.

So what was the first thing that I thought of? Yeah.

Like I said, I need an intervention, since I'm obviously disturbed and in need of serious help.

Comments

[mischief5.livejournal.com]

Look, the guy lived over 5,000 years. He certainly didn't spend all of his time twiddling his thumbs. Or even hacking people's heads off. Smart man like him probably spent a lot of time getting into all kinds of - well - mischief. *snerk*

It's only natural to wander through history and wonder just what Methos was doing at any particular moment. I can just see him as a child, poking a stick into an anthill just to see what would happen. Yeah, he's that kind of guy. *grin*

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Errr, okay. But what has that got to do with my preoccupation problem?

Just askin'!

[mischief5.livejournal.com]

It's not a "preoccupation problem". It's called "research".

Just nod your head, Ith, dear, and go along with me here. Good girl! And, no, it's not nice to say "bullshit" when you think I can't hear you. ;)

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Oooooh! Research! How about some research into hot sex through the ages? LOL!

[sophiedb.livejournal.com]

Why the hell do you think people study anthropology? XD