Thursday, 29 April 2010

Haiku #129

They're left- or right-clawed,
footed, finned or eyed - most animals -
unless neutered

11 comments:

  1. Bigot or Big Head?
    'Tis difficult to discern ..
    In this day and age!

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  2. Good one, Helen.

    Gender is questioned
    when brain dominance changes
    along with attire.

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  3. Latest studies show
    writing haiku as we age,
    prevents Alzheimer's.

    (read that just the other day)

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  4. OH BOY! Best thing I've heard in ages, Kass!

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  5. Am I missing something here Dave - or is your metaphor too complicated for my ageing brain. I thought neutering only removed the so called naughty bits.

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  6. unless.....you are a true experimental artist, Dave


    Aloha from Waikiki


    Comfort Spiral

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  7. There's always an up side, Dave!

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  8. ArtistUnplugged
    I wonder... do politicians lose their bias when neutered?

    Helen
    Another good one. Thanks.

    Kass
    Perfect - I hadn't read that, good to know!

    Helen
    And me!

    Conda
    And me.

    Weaver
    You share my puzzlement - maybe it's just two ageing brain, but I was brought up (from college onwards) to believe that left/right preference is determined by the growth of the speech lobes in the brain. Whichever side they develop , that side will be the dominant brain side, controlling the opposite body side. This study puts a whole new slant on the thing... what does it say about the poor souls who are ambidextrous, for example?

    Ronda
    You took the thought right out of my incubating brain - see Weaver above.

    Cloudia
    Eh? I've been blamed for a few things, but this is a snip too far!

    Derrick
    And long may it be so.

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