Now I can't wait for the conspiracy theory types to say this proves reptilian people theories. Lizard people just giving to help us accept them type of stuff, and maybe prove how the ape descendants need the lizard people.

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utopcell 5 days ago | parent [-]

Need the what now?

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Terr_ 5 days ago | parent [-]

I believe parent-poster is making a joke at the expense of conspiracy-theorists who believe in lizard-people, rather than endorsing the idea. To paraphrase, something like:

"This news article links human survival to something taken from amphibians and reptiles. There are conspiracy-theorists who posit the existence of Lizard people. It would be amusing if those humans discovered this news, and claimed it was a plot by Lizard People to make us dependent on them."

So there, I think I explained the joke... which isn't necessarily a good thing. In the words of E.B. White:

> Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process.

Now, I could work that new amphibian-connection into another joke... But let's face it, it would be "too meta" at this point.

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tombert 5 days ago | parent [-]

I feel like sometimes the actual act of explaining the joke can actually be funnier than the joke itself. Occasionally when I can explain a super dirty joke with a deadpan and matter-of-fact tone people will laugh more than they would have if they had actually gotten the joke in the first place.

	▲	dylan604 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		I'll agree that my attempt at humor was bested by someone else's explanation being much more comical