A homo habilis discovering his opposable thumb says what?

Question

from the show The Big Bang Theory episode six at the halloween party when the nerdy guy is confronting the jock and when he says what? they both laugh and say i think ive made my point....what is the answer supposed to be? or what is the point?

Answer 1

By the jock saying 'what?' he is confirming that he is the homo habilis discovering his opposable thumbs, and that makes him less evolved than the nerds.