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The correct spelling is "homo sapiens".
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*** Would the male-killing virus be less virulent in non-human species? If it had been designed specifically against ''Homo Sapien's'' Y-chromosome, it might not affect the males of other mammalians as strongly. There may have been a handful of surviving bulls, stallions, rams, stags, etc.
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*** Would the male-killing virus be less virulent in non-human species? If it had been designed specifically against ''Homo Sapien's'' Sapiens''' Y-chromosome, it might not affect the males of other mammalians as strongly. There may have been a handful of surviving bulls, stallions, rams, stags, etc.
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*** Oh, and Rep. Brown was the one who called Alter down on the guy because she freaked over partial info about the Cuelper Ring (and she did not even know the woman, but simply trusted her to bring the boy home because she answered an old friend's phone number)
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*** Oh, and Rep. Brown was the one who called Alter down on the guy because she freaked over partial info about the Cuelper Ring (and she did not even know the woman, but simply trusted her to bring the boy home because she answered an old friend's phone number)number).
*** Besides which, if Dr. Mann and Yorrick eventually ''succeed'' in devising a long-term solution for procreation, would you want the latter to have justified cause to permanently deny ''your'' particular faction access to it, in retaliation for your having had him raped?
*** Besides which, if Dr. Mann and Yorrick eventually ''succeed'' in devising a long-term solution for procreation, would you want the latter to have justified cause to permanently deny ''your'' particular faction access to it, in retaliation for your having had him raped?
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** While most mammals are still screwed fish, amphibians, and reptiles have all shown examples of spontaneous gender swapping or parthenogenesis (virgin birth). While parthenogenesis would only produce female children (exact clones of the mother in fact), they would continue giving birth. Birds might have the potential for parthenogenesis, but not known yet.
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** While most mammals are still screwed fish, amphibians, and reptiles have all shown examples of spontaneous gender swapping or parthenogenesis (virgin birth). While parthenogenesis would only produce female children (exact clones of the mother in fact), they would continue giving birth. Birds might have the potential for parthenogenesis, but not known yet.yet, that is until when two female California condors from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in 2021 had laid eggs that weren’t fertilized by a male and successfully hatched.
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*** Even among mammals there's the monotremes that have a Z-W system like birds, so at least they're fine. They're even other mammals that exist without Y chromosomes such as two species of mole voles and the Japanese spinous country rats.
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*** Even among mammals there's the monotremes that have a Z-W system like birds, so at least they're fine. They're even other mammals that exist without Y chromosomes such as two species of mole voles and the Japanese spinous country rats. There’s also some species of African megabats like the hammer-headed bat where the males don’t have Y chromosomes, instead having X0 chromosomes.
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Remember that spoilers are unmarked in Headscratchers and Fridge.
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** The last issue mentions that the Hartle twins and [[spoiler:The Doctor Men]] successfully solved the livestock problem.
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** The last issue mentions that the Hartle twins and [[spoiler:The The Doctor Men]] Men successfully solved the livestock problem.
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** If [[spoiler: rats apparently started reproducing again without help]] who's to say it didn't happen with other species? Probably, several species learned to eat birds, fish, reptiles or insects in the meantime.
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** If [[spoiler: rats apparently started reproducing again without help]] help who's to say it didn't happen with other species? Probably, several species learned to eat birds, fish, reptiles or insects in the meantime.
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** Saying so probably fit the hypothesis of morphic resonance (IIRC) as constructed before the gendercide, and [[spoiler: Mann's father]] was asserting it as true. Maybe he liked to believe he was at the centre of it all. I wasn't really convinced by the idea, and neither were the characters.
* This has to do with the ending, so obviously big Spoiler: [[spoiler: When Yorick escapes, where exactly can he hide? Every male on earth was born when he was in his 20s or older, so he's easily identifiable as the oldest man on the planet.]]
* This has to do with the ending, so obviously big Spoiler: [[spoiler: When Yorick escapes, where exactly can he hide? Every male on earth was born when he was in his 20s or older, so he's easily identifiable as the oldest man on the planet.]]
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** Saying so probably fit the hypothesis of morphic resonance (IIRC) as constructed before the gendercide, and [[spoiler: Mann's father]] father was asserting it as true. Maybe he liked to believe he was at the centre of it all. I wasn't really convinced by the idea, and neither were the characters.
*This has to do with the ending, so obviously big Spoiler: [[spoiler: When Yorick escapes, where exactly can he hide? Every male on earth was born when he was in his 20s or older, so he's easily identifiable as the oldest man on the planet.]]
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** I remember them mentioning "fake-men" (transexuals)[[spoiler: He could try to act like an old transexual]]... and now I have that image in my head
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** I remember them mentioning "fake-men" (transexuals)[[spoiler: He (transexuals)He could try to act like an old transexual]]...transexual... and now I have that image in my head
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** The ending is not supposed to be realistic, but symbolic. [[spoiler:Yorick's "escape trick" is merely a symbol of him dying.]]
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** The ending is not supposed to be realistic, but symbolic. [[spoiler:Yorick's Yorick's "escape trick" is merely a symbol of him dying.]]
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** The story would've probably made just as much if not more sense if it specifically targeted male primates, tbh.
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**** Even better: all you really need is his Y-chromosome. You can get around the genetic bottleneck and/or the Founder Effect by simply replacing an X-chromosome in any female zygote with Yorick's Y. because there is so little relative genetic information on it, the genetic similarity between two people with the same Y-chromosome but no other shared genetic material would be almost nil. This has already happened once with Y-chromosomal Adam and Mitochondrial Eve.
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****This is a common misconception. While it does occur in nature, its as a result of emotional attachment, not biological compatibility. Typically, at least in species that it has presented in, homosexuality is a result of a lack of suitable partners, isolation with only a member of the same sex, etc. As for humans, we are social primates that form intense, intimate pair bonds. Because this is a biological process, it isn't perfect, so occasionally trauma or the above stated factors contribute to a homosexual pair bond. Also, humans invest emotion into just about everything, up to and including the physical mating act. We form emotional attachments so easily that we even form emotional bonds with other animals. This is a very odd arrangement that doesn't happen in nature. TL;DR: homosexuality isnt so much biological as it is emotional.
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** Maybe it just did not occur to him, or he feels disgusted at the idea of prostituting himself. She is also driving a garbage truck full of dead bodies, so it is understandable that she considers that her bust increase was a waste of money since her modeling career is over.
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** Maybe it just did not occur to him, or he feels disgusted at the idea of prostituting himself. She is also driving a garbage ''garbage truck full of dead bodies, bodies'', so it is understandable that she considers that her bust increase was a waste of money since her modeling career is over.
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**Maybe it just did not occur to him, or he feels disgusted at the idea of prostituting himself. She is also driving a garbage truck full of dead bodies, so it is understandable that she considers that her bust increase was a waste of money since her modeling career is over.
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* The woman driving the garbage truck full of dead bodies in book one laments that her breasts are no longer of any use since the men died out. OK... no men left to attract with them and therefore no breastfeeding either. But did she just forget the fact that lesbians exist? She can still use that expensive boob job to make money if she wants.
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*** Fun fact: A healthy man can produces 100 million sperm in a single shot. Thanks to the miracle of IVF, all you would need is a porn mag and somewhere to freeze it to repopulate a country. There is no risk of an STD because no actual sex would ever need to be involved.
