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By Josh Witten | August 7th 2009 11:50 AM | Print | E-mail | Track Comments
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I don't think I have commented on this ridiculous "debate" on whether humans are more closely related to chimpanzees or orangutans, mainly because the "debate" is essentially non-existent and pretty stupid.  On the orangutan side, there is Jeff Schwartz of Pitt.  On the chimpanzee side (as well as the side of the overwhelming majority of the evidence, including DNA and the scientific community), there is bigfoot debunker and dedicated mohawkist Todd Disotell of NYU.

But, that's ok, the Daily Show does a better job than I could hope to do. 











The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Human's Closest Relative
www.thedailyshow.com





Daily Show
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Poor Jeff Schwartz clearly doesn't get the human-orangutan face-to-face copulation joke.  He also clearly doesn't understand why that shirt-tie combination is actually his worst idea of the day.

*Thanks to fellow Dukie Sheril Kirshenbaum, Friend of Appeasers, at The Intersection.

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