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05 April 2005 Tuesday

https://ferrydust.com/journal/675/tail-less-wail

slated in stuff at 1:31 am

You know, I think humans could’ve used tails just fine.
uses of a tail: hanging on things, carrying things, balancing. those are all things that an extra limb would be useful for.. and a tail would suit just fine. even a tail like a cat—can’t quite hang on things or lift things, but still splendid for balance, fun to chase or chew or fan under people’s noses.
it could’ve worked.

Post prompted by the situation in which i leaned over the edge of my bed (6 feet high) to reach down and retrieve my cellphone headset on the table about 3-4 feet down. i am certain that having a tail would have made me feel far more secure in that situa
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