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From: milne@uci-icse
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Subject: Re: cuteness
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Date: Sat, 3-Aug-85 01:29:52 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug  3 01:29:52 1985
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From: Alastair Milne <milne@uci-icse>


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   Obviously none of you guys have kids yet.  The adaptive advantage of
   'cuteness' in human offspring, and animal offspring too, is
   that it keeps their PARENTS from killing them.


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   Gods, and I'm the eldest of 5 siblings.  How *COULD* I have overlooked this?


   Alastair Milne