For Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens, Was It De-Lovely?[Did they shtup?]

NY Times ^ | February 15, 2005 | JOHN NOBLE WILFORD

[Ichneumon]

You'd need pretty thick beer goggles for her (she's on the right; not to mention that she could prolly kick your butt)

I've seen worse on Friday nights in nightclubs...

[beaver fever]

"She's a three dressed up as a nine.

Da Da Da Da....

Strawberry Wine"

Seriously all the girls are beautiful at closing time.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Is there any evidence that Europeans today carry some Neanderthal genes?

Isn't that questioning the obvious?

[blam]

"Dr. Erik Trinkaus, a Neanderthal expert at Washington University in St. Louis, who was not at the meeting, contends that the 24,500-year-old skeleton of a young boy found in Portugal appeared to be a Neanderthal-Homo sapiens hybrid. The interpretation has so far been viewed with skepticism. "

Here he is:

The Neanderthal Theory

[patton]

Stop posting that picture of my wife on the internet, dammit.

And yes, I am a red-headed stepchild.

[blam]

"And yes, I am a red-headed stepchild."

Redheads 'Are Neanderthals'

[patton]

Yeah, that was the thread I showed my kid.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks, Pharmboy.

The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve

Frayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]

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[patton]

excellent composition. You missed a few links - Crohn's, for instance.

[patton]

That injection, BTW, does not work. Try a root canal sans anesthetics.

[patton]

3.The bacterial strains might be available in nature, but due to our sterile diet, we don't get it in large amounts enough.

I take that back. The newest treatment for Crohn's is pig worms.

Eat them. Live.

Completely laking in the modern diet.

[patton]

That is an EXCELLENT piece of work.

I wanted to thru it with a checklist - yes, yes, no, yes, not quite, yes...

I guess we are all different.

Ebenso, extremely well done.

[benjaminjjones]

Redheads 'Are Neanderthals'

I represent that remark, LOL.

Actually not.

I'm glad I'm an American mutt from the immigrant melting pot (ask me to roll over, then scratch my belly, my paws won't reach).

I loved the Jean Auel "Clan of the Cave Bear" series. Wouldn't mind if I had some Neanderthal genetic material in me, they seemed like tough MF's.

[Dustbunny]

Homo sapiens were God's second try as the Neanderthals were not exactly what he had in mind.

Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.

[R. Scott]

Genetic contribution to modern humans by Neanderthals? I’ve met a few people who can be described as “Neanderthal”.

[aculeus]

Bump (if you know what I mean) to the top.

[Modernman]

Stop posting that picture of my wife on the internet, dammit.

My red-headed wife (and a red-headed friend of ours) shares a lot of features with that kid. She kind of gets annoyed when I point that out, but I think this kid is cute.

[LiteKeeper]

read later - Origin of Man - Survive & Thrive

[Ragnar54]

Based on "analysis of the maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA", Neanderthal man agreed with you (given a choice). And there was no beer. So we are all descended from Cro-Magnon females.

[sheik yerbouty]

Maybe they just fressed.