stefania sandrelliPosted on 08/23/2007 5:38:41 AM PDT by 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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Joke: Allison Smith, eh? I always wondered what Allie’s last name was.
Joke: Allison Smith, eh? I always wondered what Allie’s last name was.
Well, that’s a glittering generality if I ever heard one.
"Fred gave Ginger class, and Ginger gave Fred sex appeal".
Leni
Gene Kelly had both class and sex appeal which is why he never needed a Ginger. ;-D
“My name is 50sDad...and I am a Readhead.”
Hi 50sDad!
It is a gyp. And for girls it’s Raggedy Ann and Pippi Longstocking...oh, and Annie. Ugh.
(......ginger ale, of course).
Leni
Okay, I boasted too much with “mediocre”. How about below average to substandard average? Sub-prime? Better yet, how about a picture of Helen Thomas with a red wig? ;)
Aww, thank you. We think he’s pretty darn good looking, too.
stefania sandrelli “My name is 50sDad...and I am a Redhead.”
but it is still a great excuse for pics...
Eh. I knew what you meant. You like reading and can’t stay in the sun too long.
It’s hard enough remembering which one is Kate and which one is Allie.
Yeah - I second the other dude - if you qualify as ‘mediocre’ - well I just need to move to your planet pronto...
My face matches my hair now. Thanks!
(Christina Hendricks, aka "Saffron" from a few episodes of Firefly, and currently "Joan" on Mad Men)
It is beyond comprehension that Nikki Cox used to be with Bob Goldthwait!
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