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And suddenly Ned Phelps is seen in a whole new light

From Stephen Colbert’s interview with Nobel Chemistry laureate Peter Agre:

Colbert: “You said ‘anyone who grew up on a farm knows that evolution exists’. Ok, are you saying a monkey can milk a cow?”
Agre: “Well, if I can milk a cow I suspect a monkey as smart as I am can milk a cow.”
Colbert: “Are there monkeys as smart as you?”
Agre: “I’m sure there are quite a few, quite a few.
Colbert: “Oh really? mmhum. Do they give a Nobel prize for thowing your own faeces?”
Agre: “……..That’s the Economics prize, I think.”

(via Dealbreaker, who helpfully provide a video)

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