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Blondes die out by 2202
The Sun (U.K.) ^
| 09/27/2002
| GRAHAM DIGGINES
Posted on 09/26/2002 7:51:54 PM PDT by Pokey78
NATURAL blondes are an endangered species and will be extinct by 2202, say scientists.
There are too few people carrying the blonde gene for the hair colour to continue down the generations.
So women and men with blonde hair, blonde eyebrows and blue eyes will vanish from the face of the earth within 200 years, says the World Health Organisation.
Researchers predict the last blonde will live in FINLAND which has the highest number of true blondes in the world.
The problem is that blonde hair is caused by a recessive gene.
A child has to have the gene on both sides of the family in the grandparents generation to get blonde hair.
But blonde genes are rapidly becoming watered down.
A spokesman for the WHO research team said: It looks like their days are numbered.
And bottle blondes like singer Kylie Minogue and surgically- enhanced model Jordan may even be responsible for the demise of their natural rivals.
The WHO spokesman added: Artificial blondes tend to be blonder and possibly more attractive to men.
This could mean more and more men are selecting them as partners over their naturally blonde peers.
The number of bottle blondes is likely to soar.
A German study has found fair-haired waitresses or barmaids earn 20 per cent more in tips than others.
TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: crevolist
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posted on
09/26/2002 7:51:54 PM PDT
by
Pokey78
To: Pokey78
NATURAL blondes are an endangered species and will be extinct by 2202 I'll never know.
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posted on
09/26/2002 7:54:12 PM PDT
by
shiva
To: Pokey78
So women and men with blonde hair, blonde eyebrows and blue eyes will vanish from the face of the earth within 200 years, says the World Health Organisation.
IF their evil schemes come to full fruition...
To: Pokey78
These guys are pretty clueless
They are projecting the present state of science 200 yrs into the future.
By 2200 nanotech will have long since given people total contol of human genetics.... I predict lots of blonds :-)
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posted on
09/26/2002 7:59:36 PM PDT
by
Bobalu
To: Pokey78
To: Pokey78
,,, quick! Secure UN funding to preserve this recessive gene. I understand the UN is really
big on scarcity. I can't live with the thought of blonde jokes being phased out that soon.
To: Pokey78
Let's call Al and Jesse to get them on the scene for the blondes...well, wait a minute...affirmative action for blondes? That means they will be "token" engineers, chemist,upper management, accepted into any college, and the like? On second thought, let's not get them represented. Please forgive me for even considering the thought of it.
Metarzan
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posted on
09/26/2002 8:03:28 PM PDT
by
METARZAN
To: Pokey78
No way. Science will provide an answer.
Brought to you by the Malthusian Club of Rome types.
To: Pokey78
I believe redheads are even rarer than blonds. I wonder what the prognosis for the survival of natural redheads would be?
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posted on
09/26/2002 8:09:52 PM PDT
by
kaylar
To: shiva
The implication here is that the white race will also be extinct. You should have heard the joy when Cali. became a majority minirity state two years ago. No doubt they will try and hurry us on our way.
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posted on
09/26/2002 8:10:14 PM PDT
by
willyone
To: Bobalu
With big hooters and tight butts. darn! I won't be here!
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posted on
09/26/2002 8:11:15 PM PDT
by
willyone
To: Robert_Paulson2
How else are we gonna get everyone to celebrate diversity unless we get rid of the pretty and/or talented people whom we feel a little twinge of jealousy toward from time to time? We must all be absolutely equal in every imaginable way first, and only then can we revel in our differences.
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posted on
09/26/2002 8:12:44 PM PDT
by
Dakmar
To: Pokey78
I knew I was becoming a fossil and now your telling me I'll be extinct. Damn!
To: Pokey78
Omigod! Like, fer sher? You're like kidding me, right? This'll be, like, so depressing. . . .
To: Pokey78
To: Pokey78
So the average IQ will be going up a lot, eh? (ducking)
To: Chancellor Palpatine
"LAST BLOND TO DIE IN 2202!"
"AVERAGE IQ TO DOUBLE BY 2202!"
To: Pokey78
I'm assuming that this is a joke (look at the source.) The percentage of blonde (or blond for that matter) genes will tend to stay constant. Recessive genes are neither more nor less likely to die out than dominant genes. It's a Hardy-Weinberg thing.
To: Bobalu
I predict lots of blonds :-)YUP..Blond's ALL over..*ahem*...
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