Prehistoric jam

Neanderthal Man is alive and well and residing right here in Spokane. The guy who “dunked” the ball in the finals at Hoopfest is living proof, isn’t he?

History teachers have taught us that for thousands of years Neanderthal Man was extinct and that there was no connection between man and monkey. Didn’t we just see the definitive example we needed to debunk that age-old theory, without any doubt, right here in downtown Spokane?

Alas, this area did discover Bigfoot not so long ago, so why not also the so-called “missing link” to all mankind?

Caveman expert, and part-time sports reporter Dennis Patchin, while trying to defend Hoopfest’s biggest blunder, did say the player’s move was “instinctual.” Yep, I’ll bet they played basketball 10,000 years ago, before the ball was round, and dunked to lose a game that was already won, knowing beforehand what the rules were.

RK Brauner

Clayton