And the survey said

[Adam L. Beberg]

On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Ingrid Melve wrote:

> > Dah... Smiling is one of those pre-modern signals.
> >
> > Smiling back means either:
> > 1) Lets team up to keep the males from killing our young.
> > 2) Lets have sex.
> > 3) Want some food?
> >
> > Thus, women will smile at each other, men will always smile back at a woman,
> > and women will smile back only at a male of high social status.
>
> Finally I understand why the expression "motherhood and apple pie" gets
> snickers from the crowd: it is because for their inner eye they are
> picturing all the confused people who misunderstand 3) for 1 and 2 with
> fatal social consequences.  The role of apple pie in American society
> is confusing for those of us raised on fish.

*laughs* What is the fish equivalent of apple pie? Salmon?

- Adam L. "Duncan" Beberg
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