Are Scots Really Neanderthals?

[Billy_Dean]

London - Red hair may be the genetic legacy of Neanderthals, according to a new study by British scientists.

Researchers at the John Radcliffe Institute of Molecular Medicine in Oxford were quoted by The Times as saying the so-called "ginger gene" which gives people red hair, fair skin and freckles could be up to 100 000 years old.

They claim that their discovery points to the gene having originated in Neanderthal man who lived in Europe for 200 000 years before Homo sapien settlers, the ancestors of modern man, arrived from Africa about 40 000 years ago.

Rosalind Harding, the research team leader, told The Times: "The gene is certainly older than 50 000 years and it could be as old as 100 000 years.

"An explanation is that it comes from Neanderthals." It is estimated that at least 10 percent of Scots have red hair and a further 40 percent carry the gene responsible, which could account for their once fearsome reputation as fighters.

Neanderthals have been characterised as migrant hunters and violent cannibals who probably ate most of their meat raw. They were taller and stockier than Homo sapiens, but with shorter limbs, bigger faces and noses, receding chins and low foreheads.

The two species overlapped for a period of time and the Oxford research appears to suggests that they must have successfully interbred for the "ginger gene" to survive. Neanderthals became extinct about 28 000 years ago, the last dying out in southern Spain and southwest France. - Sapa-DPA


It gives the "Scottish Mafia" a whole new slant, be afraid, be very afraid!


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[J'Pol]

Start the way you mean to go on, more being a troll.

[Biggles]

Billy

Anthropologists also note that Neanderthals were more intelligent than typically stereotyped and buried their dead with flowers - indicating a sophisticated and sensitive streak.

So we are not all bad then :rolleyes:

[pol]

aw the best fae the scottish mafia billy boy :)





http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/281203-bahbahbilly.jpg

[Billy_Dean]

Did you get Dolly's permission to use her photo?


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[pol]

Dolly's dead :(



obviously

[Billy_Dean]

So that's why she hasn't phoned.


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[Cheese]

Was Captain Caveman a Neanderthal? He was cool :lol:

http://www.firsttvdrama.com/enterprise/images/cave.jpg

[AmberLee]

Scots suck and so do you not in a good way

[Cheese]

Originally posted by AmberLee@1 January 2004 - 15:18
Scots suck and so do you not in a good way
Nice first post <_< :( :ph34r:

[Billy_Dean]

Originally posted by AmberLee@2 January 2004 - 01:18
Scots suck and so do you not in a good way
How many names are you going to use? Are you going for some sort of record? :lol:


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[bigboab]

I am sorry to say we may have to admit defeat JP. Well those from Glasgow anyway. :lol:


http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/010104-glasgow.jpg

[AmberLee]

Red hair no friends

ner ner ner ner ner ner

[Snee]

Originally posted by AmberLee@1 January 2004 - 17:18
Scots suck and so do you not in a good way
Bravo&#33; Encore&#33; http://www.mcbriens.net/liam/img/smilies/clap.gif

Bet you can&#39;t think of anything even more daft to say.

[AmberLee]

Oh no no no, that&#39;s held somewhere between you and jim

[Snee]

I stand corrected :blink:

[AmberLee]

There is no limit to the daft things I can say, all of which will slot in nicely here.

[AmberLee]

Apparently I dont have the required amount of post to use the pm system? How daft is that?

[Billy_Dean]

Originally posted by AmberLee@2 January 2004 - 01:27
Apparently I dont have the required amount of post to use the pm system? How daft is that?
Just keep going the way you are, it won&#39;t take you long, I think it&#39;s only 500 posts.


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[AmberLee]

errrrrrrmmmm, are we getting close?

[Cheese]

Originally posted by AmberLee@1 January 2004 - 15:27
Apparently I dont have the required amount of post to use the pm system? How daft is that?
I think it&#39;s there to stop spamming abuse ;)

[bigboab]

Originally posted by AmberLee@1 January 2004 - 16:18
Scots suck and so do you not in a good way
You weren&#39;t at that dance I was at last night, were you? You said you would not say a thing to anyone. :(

[AmberLee]

oo oo oo well then how &#39;bout

http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/misc/shutthefuckup.jpg


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[J'Pol]

New Year, fresh start.

Oh well .... never mind.

[AmberLee]

Fresh? You? Yeah?

http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/misc/crazywoman1.jpg


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[shella]

Originally posted by Billy_Dean+1 January 2004 - 16:20--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Billy_Dean @ 1 January 2004 - 16:20)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-AmberLee@2 January 2004 - 01:18
Scots suck and so do you not in a good way
How many names are you going to use? Are you going for some sort of record? :lol:


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has someone got you spooked rikk? :lol:

I signed up at your lovely forum :smilie4: i think i might become a regular :)

[Kunal]

Originally posted by bigboab@1 January 2004 - 17:20
I am sorry to say we may have to admit defeat JP. Well those from Glasgow anyway. :lol:


http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/010104-glasgow.jpg
well you should remember out signs in the Uk don&#39;t look anything like that :P and we dont have &#39;exits&#39;, we have junctions :rolleyes:

[AmberLee]

Supposing I wanted a head f**k that is.

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[AmberLee]

;) Wanna play Shella?

[shella]

it&#39;s a new year sure lol try new things :lol:

[AmberLee]

:) So, do I know you? lmfao&#33;

[shella]

not yet :smilie4:


:lol: maybe :lol: i dont know

[Billy_Dean]

Originally posted by AmberLee@2 January 2004 - 02:07
lmfao&#33;
Mmmm&#33; Now, who else do I know who spells that wrong?


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[AmberLee]

:blink: duh, I dunno who????

[Billy_Dean]

http://rikk-cowsys.ipbhost.com/html/emoticons/doh.gif, of course&#33;


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[AmberLee]

Well you do pride yourself on your cleverness dont you? Misguided, but nonetheless.....

[Snee]

Originally posted by Billy_Dean+1 January 2004 - 18:10--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Billy_Dean @ 1 January 2004 - 18:10)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-AmberLee@2 January 2004 - 02:07
lmfao&#33;
Mmmm&#33; Now, who else do I know who spells that wrong?


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Adster, rapfan, I have A.D.D. need I go on?

[shella]

rikk thinks we&#39;re plotting against him :) yes AmberLee and shella are one and the same. sounds like a good time :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[AmberLee]

mmmmwahhahahahahahahahaha fecking fecking fecking hell but we&#39;re fast&#33;


Plotting against him? Sounds just a little paranoid to me.



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[AmberLee]

;) Nah&#33; 10 minutes&#33; Plenty of time to switch nic&#39;s hey Rikk?

[AmberLee]

:) 3 mins on the previous reply. Still way possible.


edit: Forgot the goddam smilies. ummmm, errrrr, doh?


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[Snee]

Which switch?

[AmberLee]

:blink: Which witch?

[Snee]

Switch niche

[shella]

is it ok to mess with someone who&#39;s paranoid ?? :unsure:

do we care ?? :blink:



:lol:
:lol: :lol:


ooohh ghosties too :ghostface: :lol: :lol:

[AmberLee]

Yep, it&#39;s OK, nup we don&#39;t care.

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[shella]

dam telstra so slow. :angry:

if i was a regular at that cute little board would i get one of these 2?

http://rikk-cowsys.ipbhost.com/html/team_icons/Admin.gif

does everyone there get one of these?? :huh:
so cute :)

[AmberLee]

;) Oh I&#39;m sure Rikky would give you mine without too much prompting.

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[shella]

uh oh do i hear a little disharmony in that? :unsure:

if it&#39;s a tag he&#39;s going to have to work damn hard at it where i&#39;m concerned. ;)

:angel1: :angel2: :devil:

[AmberLee]

Disharmony? Twat is this theeeeng called disharmony?

:blink:

[Spider_dude]

yeah we are as primal as you can get, yet you&#39;re the one who looks like a caveman.