tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post111534113678909202..comments2024-03-22T06:05:36.544-04:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: This Explains a Lot, ActuallyMungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-1115397840394148042005-05-06T12:44:00.000-04:002005-05-06T12:44:00.000-04:00Wait! Did you mean to say I was "butter" or "bitt...Wait! Did you mean to say I was "butter" or "bitter". I only sent it to you because its so rare that social scientists produce "useful" info applicable to everyone. (ok, I guess it was bitter after all).<BR/><BR/>BTW- my "mudder" says the reason I got so much attention was not a result of my comity, but rather that I was a "rotten,rotten" little kid who she needed to strap down lest I reek havoc. This appraisal has actually softened now that she realizes I'm paying for their retirement. Which leads me to conclude that the reserachers got it wrong: parents protect the attractive offspring as they are most likely to get "high-paying" jobs and keep social security solvent. Or at least enough income not to live at home like their Oxford Ph.D. siblings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-1115394111438990432005-05-06T11:41:00.000-04:002005-05-06T11:41:00.000-04:00Yep, that's what Franz de Waal argued.Probably rig...Yep, that's what Franz de Waal argued.<BR/><BR/>Probably right.<BR/><BR/>But....then why are my kids cute? Wait, does that mean I'm not the father? GRRRRRR!Mungowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-1115389711078068592005-05-06T10:28:00.000-04:002005-05-06T10:28:00.000-04:00Uh, could it not be a case of reverse causation he...Uh, could it not be a case of reverse causation here? Intelligent, responsible people tend to marry each other and have cuter offspring on average than non-intelligent irresponsible people? Signed, Larry SummersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com