Friday Fluff – December 17th, 2010

Explore a unique post from the past, featuring intriguing insights on grooming and language in larger social groups.

Written byRazib Khan
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1. First, a post from the past: Grooming => Language ~ Larger Social Groups. 2. Weird search query of the week: "scottish hair". 3.Comment of the week, in response to <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/12/incest-vs-polygamy/#comment-55084"Incest vs. polygamy:

Hey Razib, how about dueling polls, one on the 'ick' factor for incest and one for homosexuality? Be interesting to see how your readers feel when anonymous.

4) Strange that it's been over 30 years since the 1970s. 5) And finally, your weekly fluff fix:

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