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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[Republican Red]

Got to remember to mention this at the next Ginger Seperatist Movement meeting. lol

To quote South Park's Eric Cartman:

"We gingers are proud people! We are the noble descendants of great Americans like Ron Howard, and ...others! We will not be discriminated against any longer, for we are a great race! Gingers are the chosen people! The chosen race! And we must view the rest of the world as the lowlife, dark-skinned rats that they are!

[hlmencken3]

This story is at least two years old and was debunked.

[Always Right]

I volunteer to do my part...

[Bringbackthedraft]

I guess that means there won’t be anymore fire in beds?

[TheRake]

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

[TopoGigio]

This thread is going to need alot more pictures...

We all need to work together to save the “ruby pubie”.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Well this "Ginger" is 73 so it's a sure bet that she won't be around in 100 years.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

I love your part

[PBRSTREETGANG]

[absolootezer0]

i like this one..

she might be a train wreck, but she's still good breeding stock :)

[NavyCanDo]

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

I’m the 1 in 10 who liked Ginger best.

[TopoGigio]

I cant imagine a world without red heads.

[Teacher317]

Well, if we can get them all in one place and arrange a meteor or something like that...

[Teacher317]

Dibs on Nikki Cox!

[JerseyDvl]

That was a classic episode. Thanks for the morning chuckle.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

[TopoGigio]

I would hate to see a beautiful creature like that go extinct.

[absolootezer0]

well, my cousin is doing her part to keep them going.. she’s got three beautiful, redheaded girls.

[zencat]

Is that a random red head model pic or someone we should know? Either way... it’s well, a VERY nice picture.

[Wallace T.]

Red hair occasionally appears in Mediterranean countries and the Middle East among overwhelmingly brunet Caucasian populations. It even occurs, if infrequently, among African Americans, who are on average 20% European in ancestry. The same is true for blonde hair. Unless the native populations of the British Isles and Northern Europe are entirely replaced by Asians and Africans, it is unlikely that red or blonde hair will entirely disappear from these areas.