A century ago, people laughed at the notion that we were descended from monkeys. Today, the individuals most offended by — Jacob M. Appel, Scouting for the Reaper
A century ago, people laughed at the notion that we were descended from monkeys. Today, the individuals most offended by — Jacob M. Appel, Scouting for the Reaper
A century ago, people laughed at the notion that we were descended from monkeys. Today, the individuals most offended by — Jacob M. Appel, Scouting for the Reaper
A century ago, people laughed at the notion that we were descended from monkeys. Today, the individuals most offended by — Jacob M. Appel, Scouting for the Reaper
A century ago, people laughed at the notion that we were descended from monkeys. Today, the individuals most offended by — Jacob M. Appel, Scouting for the Reaper
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A century ago, people laughed at the notion that we were descended from monkeys. Today, the individuals most offended by that claim are the monkeys.

— Jacob M. Appel, Scouting for the Reaper
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