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Matt Giwer Send message Joined: 21 May 00 Posts: 841 Credit: 990,879 RAC: 0 |
I nominate the human eye. Everyone who wears corrective lenses or has had corrective surgery knows the clown who designed the eye was an incompetent or malevolent. For those of us who have developed cataracts there is no choice, it was a malevolent SOB. Unvarnished Haaretz Jerusalem Post The origin of the Yahweh Cult |
j mercer Send message Joined: 3 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 12,323,733 RAC: 1 |
Prostate ... |
Robert Waite Send message Joined: 23 Oct 07 Posts: 2417 Credit: 18,192,122 RAC: 59 |
I nominate the design of the human spine. What the hell was the invisible sky dude thinking when he stacked a bunch of bones up vertically with the expectation that it would hold up under the stress of workloads applied to it. The human spine is proof that intelligent design is a myth. I do not fight fascists because I think I can win. I fight them because they are fascists. Chris Hedges A riot is the language of the unheard. -Martin Luther King, Jr. |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
Id say its that little brain in the penis. It so overules the bigger supposedly smarter one:) Just think of the woe that little one has caused. [/quote] Old James |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34748 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
I certainly know that my spine is stuffed, but I reckon the worst part of us is having our air passage and digestion track being shared instead of both being separate. Cheers. |
The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50 |
Well i have 20/20 vision so i'm happy with the eye, no spinal trouble so i'm happy with that too. I'd say probably the female reproduction system (bear with me here...) I ran this past a couple of female colleagues first, and they both agreed that childbirth should be much easier, and to counter this, conception should be harder. I suppose this could actually link to the spine suggestion too, since it's due to our walking on two legs that birth became much harder, because the child has to turn a corner to get out. The human male foreskin since in some cultures it's the first body modification done at a very early age. Ouch! *crosses legs* No one's going anywhere near that with any form of blade! Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
yes why does this dummy think those huge object need to pass out such a small hole(childbirth) Why make it so difficult? baby making more difficult? perhaps and American ninja competition. If you don't do all the tasks properly and in the specified time you fail the event. In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22202 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
I would add the kidney - why does such a vital organ have such appalling plumbing that it clogs up with impassible stones.... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
true why not just have that bag attached directly to the kidney. no fuss no muss. In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22202 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
I missed the word "internal" - ask any kidney stone producer :-( Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Clayton Rayne Send message Joined: 13 Jun 13 Posts: 99 Credit: 63,107 RAC: 0 |
With a nod to Robin Williams: What is intelligent about putting an amusement park next to a waste processing facility? |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
ROFLMAO I love Robin! |
brendan Send message Joined: 2 Sep 99 Posts: 165 Credit: 7,294,631 RAC: 0 |
I nominate the poorly designed DNA molecule and the DNA replication machinery. Cells keep making errors in copying the DNA, leading to cancer. And then there's all those nasty inherited diseases caused by mutations in genes. Could have designed a much better DNA proof reading mechanism. And got to agree that using the spinal column, which was designed for 4 legged animals, for humans is poor engineering. And my personal favorite, why 2 kidneys but only 1 heart? And why can the liver regenerate itself but other organs can't? Why not give us some back up organs and better repair functions. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30651 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Everyone seems to be upset with the fantastic design element called planned obsolescence. This seems strange as planned obsolescence seems to be adopted by the most successful enterprises on earth. |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
What about teeth. Sheesh they don't fit and some folks including myself have some crooked teeth. I noticed the highly evolved dog doesn't have such tragic teeth. Why us? In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
I nominate the design of the human spine. If invisible sky dude/dudette/entity exists, he/she/it is answering you with "WTH are you doing putting so much stress on it? Didn't you read the instruction manual I left for you? Frackin' idiot humans!" |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
ROFLMAO I love Robin! Mork ... and Mindy ... have left the building, due to flooding. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
I nominate the design of the human spine. Can you please point to this instruction manual that this deity left for us? |
Robert Waite Send message Joined: 23 Oct 07 Posts: 2417 Credit: 18,192,122 RAC: 59 |
Well Sarge, the invisible sky dude also saw it fit to not have me born as a member of the idle rich, so I've had to feed my family with my bent back. I must have misplaced the manual, or it was taken from me when they pounded that Protestant work ethic into my brain... I think I'm finally becoming deprogrammed because I'm really enjoying down time as I get closer to retirement. I do not fight fascists because I think I can win. I fight them because they are fascists. Chris Hedges A riot is the language of the unheard. -Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
I nominate the design of the human spine. Marvin found part of it. The message said "Sorry for the inconvenience." |
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