At 23:06 +0000 05-01-28, HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com wrote:
> > This talent is what I've heard refered to as the "Male Navigation Gene".
>> While not as prevalent these days as when we used to chase mammoths (and the
>> pesky things wouldn't stick to the interstates), it is considered
>>to be the root
>> cause behind the whole "men never ask directions" thing.
>>
>> GC
>
>Uh, I assume this is meant to be humour? You don't really believe such
>things are actually biologically (as opposed to socially) gendered, do
>you?
Could be. Males and females do have different perception abilities.
Women literally can't see things in a game like Quake as well as men
(within the bell curve of course -- some can, but most can't). But
women can see colors better than men.
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