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Giraffe-Giraffe Combat: Everybody Wins

3/26/2015

41 Comments

 
The last exam I gave my Human Origins classes included the option to get a bonus point by drawing a picture of giraffe-giraffe combat.  This isn't quite as dumb as it sounds, as we had watched a short video of giraffes battling it out in class.  And that isn't as dumb as it sounds, either. I don't recall exactly how we got there, but at one point we had watched a video of Richard Dawkins dissecting a giraffe neck to follow the path of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Later on, in the context of our discussion of possible explanations for the emergence of bipedalism, we discussed the idea in this paper that bipedalism is related to fighting.

Anyway, the option to draw giraffe-giraffe combat made it on to the exam as a bonus question. My experience is that many of the students like to draw things - it makes taking the exam a little less painful and it gives them a chance to express their personalities a little bit.  I like it because it makes grading less tedious.

There were so many good giraffe drawings that I couldn't pick an outright winner.  Thus the award for best depiction of giraffe-giraffe combat will be decided by public vote.  Register your choice by number in the comments section below.  Some Grand Valley State undergraduate will be very happy, as I have promised the winner a completely non-spectacular prize (probably something from the Salvation Army).

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1. "I Am a Giraffe."
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2. "Dude, WTF?"
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3. "Screw You, Carl!"
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4. "My Land."
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5. "Epic Combat Game."
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6. "Move!"
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7. "K.O.'d."
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8. "Come At Me Then, Marty."
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9. Untitled.
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10. "Stop Touching the Remote."
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11. "You Dishonor Me."
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12. "Wow This Kid Sucks at Drawing."
So much winning.
41 Comments
Robin
3/26/2015 01:25:02 pm

3

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calla
3/26/2015 01:28:29 pm

I really like it. number 5

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Richard
3/26/2015 01:31:26 pm

Number 11

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Erin
3/26/2015 01:43:14 pm

1

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Taryn
3/26/2015 01:55:09 pm

2

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Emily
3/27/2015 01:09:09 am

I agree 2 is the best

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Amanda
3/26/2015 01:56:39 pm

12

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Jenna
3/26/2015 02:04:07 pm

11

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http://www.hubnames.com/home-kitchen/mosquito-magnet-reviews/ link
4/24/2016 04:54:58 pm

I get 10

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Sean Puffer
3/26/2015 02:30:17 pm

#8 got me hype but I'd say 11

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Alex
3/26/2015 10:15:34 pm

The last 3 are my favorite, but I'm going to have to go with number 11 for the creativity.

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Andy G
3/26/2015 10:18:28 pm

8, chosen by my 3.5 year old

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Amanda
3/26/2015 10:46:31 pm

2

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Aidan
3/26/2015 11:11:48 pm

2

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Erica Begun
3/26/2015 11:36:25 pm

2 and 11...I can't pick between them.

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Rebecca Lakatos
3/26/2015 11:41:10 pm

Number 2

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Liz
3/27/2015 12:25:54 am

3. It's the best combination of art and a caption that sticks with you.

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Eric
3/27/2015 12:28:16 am

11. Samurai giraffes!

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Stephen J. Bridges
3/27/2015 12:34:04 am

I vote for the minimalist, Number 4.

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Patricia White
3/27/2015 12:52:15 am

Many made me smile but I'll have to go with 10 - that's what Leroy would want me to do - he loves the word and the world it opens "REMOTE."

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Mel
3/27/2015 01:07:07 am

2!

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A Nguyen
3/27/2015 02:46:36 am

11. Samurai Giraffe duel to the death!

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Nick
3/27/2015 03:26:19 am

1.

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River
3/27/2015 03:51:33 am

3 made me giggle

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Dr. Greg Little
3/27/2015 04:53:12 am

# 9. I'm not exactly sure about its implications but it sure shows what's in the mind of the person who drew it. I don't know about the human masseuse though. That person's smile shows the person is enjoying it way, way too much. It's the only drawings with a human. I could do a "projective" analysis on it but fear what is there. It's got to win, just to keep the person who drew it sort of satisfied. My vote should be "bigger" than one since I speak for the alternative believer herd (all giantologists and their flock) , which seldom posts here. Well, maybe less.

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Andy White
3/27/2015 12:16:23 pm

How about we average out the "more" and "less" to a vote worth about 1?

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Greg Little
3/27/2015 08:37:39 pm

That's "mean," but what you say sort of adds up.

Greg Little
3/27/2015 09:38:59 pm

That's just mean.

Greg Little
3/28/2015 02:00:43 am

That's mean.

Greg little
3/28/2015 05:46:10 am

That's mean.

Greg Little
3/29/2015 10:54:40 am

That's "mean."

Kendra
3/27/2015 05:02:00 am

"You Dishonor Me" #11

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Tara
3/27/2015 06:01:22 am

10 made me laugh because giraffes don't watch tv.

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Ben
3/27/2015 09:19:47 am

Lol 2

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Irna
3/27/2015 10:43:11 am

I like 4.

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Kerry
3/28/2015 11:35:56 am

2 because of the entourage in the background

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Greg Little
3/29/2015 10:57:02 am

I've tried to comment on Dr. Andy's reply to me above for reasons inexplicable to me it won't go. In terence to his response, I say, "that's 'mean'."

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Andy White
3/29/2015 10:59:45 am

I think Weebly has a bug in its comments software - I've encountered the problem on other sites as well.

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Cody
3/30/2015 01:30:57 am

#11

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Nick M
3/30/2015 06:11:09 am

#2

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Luke
3/30/2015 01:59:08 pm

11

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