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Originally Posted by FAX

One of your posts got me to thinking, Ms. Katipan ... it's the ear hair deal.

Most guys (and women, I suppose) don't develop significant ear hair until they're more advanced in years. Clearly, there is some genetic reason for this, yet it makes little or no sense. Why would older human beings need ear hair as their age advances? It seems as though, if anything, the opposite would be more logical. Young humans are more active and, therefore, more likely to need protection from poison darts or stone missiles or spears targeted at the ear area, in which case ear hair might provide some minimal amount of protection. Obviously in their later years, human beings often find that the quality of their hearing declines so it's illogical that ear hair comes along just at the time when that sense is minimized.

Frankly, I fail to see why this occurs.

FAX

It's because we have poor circulation and need it for warmth. But I really hate it.