Gingers extinct in 100 years, say scientists

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[Republican Red]

REDHEADS are becoming rarer and could be extinct in 100 years, according to genetic scientists.

The current National Geographic magazine reports that less than two per cent of the world's population has natural red hair, created by a mutation in northern Europe thousands of years ago.

Global intermingling, which broadens the availability of possible partners, has reduced the chances of redheads meeting and producing little redheads of their own.

It takes only one red-haired parent to produce ginger-headed babies, but two redheads obviously create a much stronger possibility.

If the gingers really want to save themselves they should move to Scotland.

An estimated 40 per cent of Scots carry the red gene and 13 per cent actually have red hair.

Some experts say that redheads could be gone as early as 2060, but others say the gene can be dormant for generations before returning.

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[freepertoo]

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[freepertoo]

Oops, sorry. One last try. Then I quit!!

[fso301]

I think something like 5% of Jews are naturally redheaded. That’s how King David came to acquire his ruddy appearance.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

You'r right about that!

[DCPatriot]

[RockinRight]

Yum.

[mollynme]

Speaking of which!

[Ditto]

The age old question, Ginger or Mary Ann? I prefer Mary Ann, anyway.

At my age, Mrs. Howell ain't looking too bad either. ;~))

[GraniteStateConservative]

She's Allison Smith, famous for being in 80s sitcom "Kate and Allie."

[norton]

Wow,
I are one too
and didn't know that.

I have noticed that red fades (and thins) faster than other colors do, at least in my family. I always thought that was simply because there was less pigment to begin with.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Well, if we're including glaringly fake redheads.

[norton]

Oops, posted too soon:

Thanks.

[djf]

I’m a complete sucker for large, wide set blue eyes and cheekbones...

Makes me mumble and stutter and bump into things for a couple hours at a time...

[AnnGora]

oops, I knew I should have said “bottle.”

[GraniteStateConservative]

You have a handsome son.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Yeah, she’s mesmerizing.

[TC Rider]

She’s...perfect!

[dangus]

I like my red heads with a pulse, thank you.

[dooltotheend]

Didn’t we hear this about blondes a year or so ago? I think somebody is having a lot fun pulling our-——hair.

[dangus]

Is there one that didn’t come out? The last one I could see was Tori Amos, a deeply disturbed, deeply disturbing alt-rock singer. From Dr. Laura’s top ten ways to determine if your teenaged daughter is having emotional problems (paraphrased from memory, a decade later): “She has all of Tori Amos’ albums.) She’s not that pretty, either; it’s mostly the result of great camerawork.