People have been sleeping and/or marrying their way to the top since the first cavewoman said: ‘Ugh, that one’s the strongest and has the biggest club. I’ll shake my mastodon-skin-covered ass at him.’”“ Ugh?”“ Or whatever cave people said. And it’s not just women who do it. Cave guy goes: ‘Ugh, that one catches the most fish, I’ll be dragging her off to my cave now.’ Ava sees Tommy and–”“ Says ugh.”“ Or today’s equivalent thereof.”- Eve & Roarke. . J.D. Robb
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"People have been sleeping and/or marrying their way to the top since the first cavewoman said: ‘Ugh, that one's the strongest and has the biggest club. I'll shake my mastodon-skin-covered ass at him.’" is a joke that basically points out the various uses of marriage throughout history. The comic strip below highlights that an early use of marriage was for reproductive purposes, while it’s use today is to show off wealth, power, or even just pure stupidity.

Source: Strangers In Death

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