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Kelela asked in HealthOther - Health · 1 decade ago

Why do we have butts?? Really, what purpose do they serve besides cushioning?

Update:

For you smart alecks...... I wasn't referring o the 'anus' or butt'hole', just the actual butt. LOL

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    They serve as counterbalance to increase our efficiency for running bipedally.

    They also serve as a reservoir of fat to help maintain pregnancy, in women.

  • 1 decade ago

    gluteus maximus, largest muscles in the body. if we didnt have then, we wouldnt be able to stand up straight and jold ourselves up

  • 1 decade ago

    its where your dirt comes out...

    if you don't have one...you'd be pretty much dead...

    'coz then the dirt would stay inside your body and turn into poison...

    or...it would come out of your mouth...

    seriously...that can happen...

  • something to spank when we're naughty...

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  • 1 decade ago

    or when your horney =)

  • 1 decade ago

    pooping

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