Month: June 2025

WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME

Manipulative monkeys can fool one another
Humans are not alone in having
a sense of self-awareness;

there seems to be room
for every possible
kind of
deception.

As a child, her experience

consisted largely of singing
illustrated songs at
film theatres, and
doing occasional mimic routines.

    – the sure way to win a mate

The complex courtship
messages of
rivals
Waiting for the
right signal

Is Your Body
Recognizing a mirror image – or the mirror?

LOOKING FOR DANGER

The typical
American male
is constantly
mucking things up

Only through the
patience and
intelligence of a
wise and understanding
wife
does life run smoothly

Her one good part
in this period was
usually as the other woman.

Among courting animals,
the correct signals
or a handsome display
are generally
essential for finding
a suitable partner

Animals fight back if flight is impossible

When threatened, some animals
take on attackers far larger
and stronger than themselves
in a last-ditch stand for survival.

    — after all, she was
        a verbose, bad dame
        trying all sorts of schemes
    And what made the more bizarre

domestic highlights so believable

was that in her own way,
she still retained
enough semblance
of humanity
to be a living caricature;
an object accepted as normal

Reading the intentions of another
Human beings appear to have a much better grasp of one another’s thought processes
than do other animals.
This ability enables them to deceive each other in skilful ways.

the perfectly
matched couple
are still
disappointed
but all the pieces
fit together