But this persistent folk-memory, so far as I can tell, isn't present in the minds of most Americans in anything like the same degree, even though the American involvement in the war lasted 19 months, during which 114,000 American servicemen died -- twice as many as were killed in Vietnam.
Then, according to this theory, natural selection took over and these lactase-persistent folks proceeded to populate much of Europe with their milk-guzzling offspring.
Despite persistent rumors, folks will have to wait a little longer.
It shows that you find them or what they are doing important enough to record for posterity and, for all their initial protestations that: "Oh I'll break your camera," after a while if you are polite - and persistent - enough, most folks will acquiesce.
This persistent trust in the folk sector probably relates to the fact that traditional medicines have been around for much longer, and at times have been the only form of health care available to many people, especially during the recent civil conflict [ 39].
Worse, if you're sat on a ward with a lot of folks in a persistent vegetative state, there could be 20 Andrew Lansleys all gabbling in synchronicity, like some Bruce Nauman art installation about mediocrity.
The second is that myths and legends may have a grounding in the real, physical world, and that our persistent and universal stories of small folk are based in encounters our ancestors had many thousands of years ago.
"There is a persistent belief among many well-intentioned folks that the only threat that sharks have ever faced, or are currently facing, is shark finning," said David Shiffman, a well-known shark scientist at the University of Miami.
"We hear persistent reports of postdocs and other folks working on grants who are either forbidden to take maternity leave or told that if they do, they'll be fired".
Fans can probably see in the story of the persistent drugstore sign a metaphor for the folk singer himself (at least up until the sandblasting).
