Evolution of Humans
Lue Ebra
This year's Darwin Award goes to....Homo Sapiens
Lue Ebra
Katherine Ostrom wrote in message <34D8F2...@midway.uchicago.edu>...
>Humans haven't evolved for a while and we're not very likely to evolve
>more for the simple reason we've mastered changing our culture and using
>tools to fit different situiations, rather than changing ourselves.
Chris Kennedy
in alt.fan.dragons:
>That would make them perfect candidates for extinction...
>
>This year's Darwin Award goes to....Homo Sapiens
*Grumble* *Growl* *Mutters* I will not yell and scream. I will not
yell and scream. I will not yell and scream. *Does not yell and
scream*
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ELynne
> On Wed, 9 Sep 1998 15:42:26 -0400, "Lue Ebra" <lue...@nxus.com> wrote
> in alt.fan.dragons:
> >That would make them perfect candidates for extinction...
> >This year's Darwin Award goes to....Homo Sapiens
> *Grumble* *Growl* *Mutters* I will not yell and scream. I will not
> yell and scream. I will not yell and scream. *Does not yell and
> scream*
For what it's worth... trilobites were the most widespread, adaptable, and
successful species to ever live on Earth, if I'm remembering correctly,
though I do know that they were right up there. They were literally the
dominant life form on the planet for over an entire geological era.
Then... late one era... poof, they all dissapeared, every one of them.
Within a relatively short period of time, they were all gone, every last
strain of them. They didn't evolve into anything else, either; unlike the
dinosaurs, you can't find bits of them in surviving animals--they just
died, all of them.
And humans are a lot more interesting than trilobites. >:=8)
Well, I *did* say "for what it's worth"! I wouldn't pay more than $2
Canadian for it, myself. >;=8)
Though I think trilobites are so cool, I've created a comic
character--Bucky the Cartoon Trilobite. I've even drawn up the first
comic. No, you can't see it yet, it hasn't been scanned in.
Woo, I'm tired...
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WalksFar
>That would make them perfect candidates for extinction...
>
>This year's Darwin Award goes to....Homo Sapiens
>
>Lue Ebra
>
>Katherine Ostrom wrote in message <34D8F2...@midway.uchicago.edu>...
>>Humans haven't evolved for a while and we're not very likely to evolve
>>more for the simple reason we've mastered changing our culture and using
>>tools to fit different situiations, rather than changing ourselves.
>
>
"Whether they know it or not, Humans continue to evolve, but
the forces of nature have been replaced by THEIR own tikering."
WalksFar. . . .
Peter Sayer
ELynne <Ely...@cris.com> wrote in article
<Pine.SUN.4.01.980910...@galileo.cris.com>...
> On Thu, 10 Sep 1998, Chris Kennedy wrote:
> > On Wed, 9 Sep 1998 15:42:26 -0400, "Lue Ebra" <lue...@nxus.com> wrote
> > in alt.fan.dragons:
> > >That would make them perfect candidates for extinction...
> > >This year's Darwin Award goes to....Homo Sapiens
> > *Grumble* *Growl* *Mutters* I will not yell and scream. I will not
> > yell and scream. I will not yell and scream. *Does not yell and
> > scream*
What's wrong?
> > Lyr
>
> For what it's worth... trilobites were the most widespread, adaptable,
and
> successful species to ever live on Earth, if I'm remembering correctly,
> though I do know that they were right up there. They were literally the
> dominant life form on the planet for over an entire geological era.
> Then... late one era... poof, they all dissapeared, every one of them.
I get the feeling you're comparing 'em to hoomans...
> Within a relatively short period of time, they were all gone, every last
> strain of them. They didn't evolve into anything else, either; unlike
the
> dinosaurs, you can't find bits of them in surviving animals--they just
> died, all of them.
>
According to certain peeps... Dinosaurs evolved into... Dragons!
> And humans are a lot more interesting than trilobites. >:=8)
>
> Well, I *did* say "for what it's worth"! I wouldn't pay more than $2
> Canadian for it, myself. >;=8)
>
Whats that in English money?
> Though I think trilobites are so cool, I've created a comic
> character--Bucky the Cartoon Trilobite. I've even drawn up the first
> comic. No, you can't see it yet, it hasn't been scanned in.
>
Ooh! Tell me when it is!
> Woo, I'm tired...
>
> --
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> Jia and her human incarnation, Erin, can be reached at
> ELynneatconcentricdotnet (replace with @ & .)
> Information about draconids can be found at
> http://www.furnation.com/Kaijima/draconid.html
> Portraits at http://home.att.net/~kevinpease/tower/portrait/index.html
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> ...thanks, Cerulean and Skylara! >:=8)
>
>
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> For what it's worth... trilobites were the most widespread, adaptable, and
> successful species to ever live on Earth, if I'm remembering correctly,
> though I do know that they were right up there. They were literally the
> dominant life form on the planet for over an entire geological era.
> Then... late one era... poof, they all dissapeared, every one of them.
> strain of them. They didn't evolve into anything else, either; unlike the
> dinosaurs, you can't find bits of them in surviving animals--they just
> died, all of them.
Actually, that isn't quite true. The one single solitary living relative of
the trilobites is the horeshoe crab (which I've never thought much resembled
a horseshoe or a crab... so why do they call it a horseshoe crab? Come to
think of it, sea lions don't look much like lions, and fireflies are not on
fire and are not flies. The English language is highly illogical.)
> And humans are a lot more interesting than trilobites. >:=8)
I'm sure there are trilobites who'd take offense to that! ]:=8)
> Well, I *did* say "for what it's worth"! I wouldn't pay more than $2
> Canadian for it, myself. >;=8)
HEY! Okay, there's a Canadian taking offense to _that_. You gotta love
Canadian money. It's so colourful... and how could you not love a monetary
system that calls its dollar a 'loonie?' There was a time, y'know, when the
Canadian dollar was worth more than the american one.
> Though I think trilobites are so cool, I've created a comic
> character--Bucky the Cartoon Trilobite. I've even drawn up the first
> comic. No, you can't see it yet, it hasn't been scanned in.
Oh, that sounds cute!
> Woo, I'm tired...
Me, too.
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Wyrm
walk...@psnw.com (WalksFar) enscribed the following:
> "Whether they know it or not, Humans continue to evolve, but
>the forces of nature have been replaced by THEIR own tikering."
Untrue.
That would be saying that humans aren't natural - which of course they are!
Nature shapes them just as much as it does every other living thing, plant
and animal.
Wyrm.
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Wyrm
"Peter Sayer" <Peter.G...@btinternet.com> enscribed the following:
>ELynne <Ely...@cris.com> wrote in article
>> Well, I *did* say "for what it's worth"! I wouldn't pay more than $2
>> Canadian for it, myself. >;=8)
>Whats that in English money?
No, no. The correct term is: 'What's that in real money'! :8)
Sky_Tr...@yahoo.com
> >> Well, I *did* say "for what it's worth"! I wouldn't pay more than $2
> >> Canadian for it, myself. >;=8)
> >Whats that in English money?
>
> No, no. The correct term is: 'What's that in real money'! :8)
In real money? Two loonies. ]:=8)
Canadian and PROUD OF IT,
Chris Kennedy
<Peter.G...@btinternet.com> wrote in alt.fan.dragons:
>What's wrong?
Errr... "That would make them perfect candidates for extinction" Ya
know, the whole anti-human thing... *Grumble* We've been through that
_quite_ enough already.
>According to certain peeps... Dinosaurs evolved into... Dragons!
Or did dragons evolve into dinosaurs? ;-)
Eric Larson
wrote:
>>> Well, I *did* say "for what it's worth"! I wouldn't pay more than $2
>>> Canadian for it, myself. >;=8)
>>Whats that in English money?
>
>No, no. The correct term is: 'What's that in real money'! :8)
Regdren ponders this startling turn of events. Wyrm, the champion of
netiquette, bane of one-line posts, has delved into the very evils which
he has fought so long to bring an end to. Would reminding Wyrm of his
folly be the ethical thing to do, or would revealing this hypocrisy
shatter Wyrm's mind, driving him to insanity-driven atrocities in the name
of netiquette?
Another issue facing Regdren is the possibility that Wyrm would ignore
Regdren's warning, but then suffer from it in the manner of many fairy
tales and other stories. And then there's the issue of Wyrm's belief that
he is always right. At the end, Regdren decides to stay silent and hope
that this sort of ugly incident doesn't happen again.
Rai
[munch]
>> >Whats that in English money?
>>
>> No, no. The correct term is: 'What's that in real money'! :8)
I thought 'real money' involved shillings, Wyrm? ;=8)
>In real money? Two loonies. ]:=8)
Ah, now that's more like it! _Alfandran_ currency! :=8)
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Wyrm
rla...@monmouth.com (Eric Larson) enscribed the following:
>In article <Ez455...@flightdata.co.uk>, laur...@wyrm.demon.co.uk (Wyrm)
>wrote:
>he has fought so long to bring an end to. Would reminding Wyrm of his
>folly be the ethical thing to do, or would revealing this hypocrisy
>shatter Wyrm's mind, driving him to insanity-driven atrocities in the name
>of netiquette?
Nope! I stand fully against one word posts. They should never occur.
However 1 line posts are somewhat subjective. Are two words on seperate
lines a two line post? No, I'm more against the quantity of original
material being less significant than the amount of quoted posts. If I had
left all the original posts quoted, then I would stand critisism, however I
snipped out enough to just allow a newcomer to the thread to understand the
context.
Wyrm
Sam...@daisho.prestelcod.co.uk (Rai) enscribed the following:
>I thought 'real money' involved shillings, Wyrm? ;=8)
Shillings? Nah! Bobs, Groats, Farthings, and Quids! :8)
>>In real money? Two loonies. ]:=8)
>Ah, now that's more like it! _Alfandran_ currency! :=8)
Well, Canadian actually - which is toy money! :8)
Eric Larson
>left all the original posts quoted, then I would stand critisism, however I
>snipped out enough to just allow a newcomer to the thread to understand the
>context.
>
replies are okay if the poster snips out all of the irrelavent text? Okay,
thanks for clearing that up, Wyrm. I did wonder why you protested against
some one line posts and not others, but now that I have a more or less
clear set of guideline, I think I've got a pretty good grasp of it.
Regdren Colermath
Sky_Tr...@yahoo.com
> Shillings? Nah! Bobs, Groats, Farthings, and Quids! :8)
Confusing. Why not florins and gilders, while we're at it? ]:=8)
> >>In real money? Two loonies. ]:=8)
> >Ah, now that's more like it! _Alfandran_ currency! :=8)
Oh, I like that!
> Well, Canadian actually - which is toy money! :8)
Yes! Canadian money is soooo cool (even if it ain't worth much at the
moment). Loonies and Toonies and blue fives and red fifties and purple tens
and green twenties... and I don't know what colour the hundreds are. The
only monetary system on Earth that comes in all the colours of skittles!!!!!
];=8)
Wyrm
Sky_Tr...@yahoo.com enscribed the following:
>> Shillings? Nah! Bobs, Groats, Farthings, and Quids! :8)
>Confusing. Why not florins and gilders, while we're at it? ]:=8)
'Cos that's funny money! :8)
Everything used to be a couple of Bob at one point! :8)
ELynne
> Quoth Sky_Tr...@yahoo.com:
> >In real money? Two loonies. ]:=8)
> Ah, now that's more like it! _Alfandran_ currency! :=8)
My Goddess... I'm trying to picture how you would make change...
"That piece of crystal will be one Greffindel, please."
"Oh, drat... I just have an Airk. Can you make change?"
"Sure, I can give you... let's see... one Rai, one Jia, and one
Karrolanth. There you go!"
I'd imagine that us mid-sized (we used to be small!) draks would be like
quarters... four draconids to a single Small Western-style dragon? And
five Itty-Bitty Dragons to a Draconid... (rae-sized!)
Ooooh, this has *way* too many possibilities. >:=8)
Gelgisith
>> Shillings? Nah! Bobs, Groats, Farthings, and Quids! :8)
> Confusing. Why not florins and gilders, while we're at it? ]:=8)
OK, Here's something about florins and guilders!
<Snippers>
>> Well, Canadian actually - which is toy money! :8)
> Yes! Canadian money is soooo cool (even if it ain't worth much at the
> moment). Loonies and Toonies and blue fives and red fifties and purple tens
> and green twenties... and I don't know what colour the hundreds are. The
> only monetary system on Earth that comes in all the colours of skittles!!!!!
> ];=8)
You've obviously never seen Dutch money!
10 guilder notes are blue, with either the portrait of Frans Hals, a
famous painter, or some modern art.
25 guilder notes are orange/red, with either the portrait of another
of our famous artists, or some modern art similar to that on the
10 guilder note.
50 guilder notes are orange/yellow, with a sunflower on them.
100 guilder notes are brown, with either a snipe, or some modern art
similar to that on the 10 and 25 guilder notes.
250 guilder notes are purple, with a lighthouse on them.
1000 guilder notes are (dollar-)green, with the portrait of Jan
Pieterszoon Sweelinck, a famous author, on them.
In the series of notes with famous artists, there were also (grass-
green) 5 guilder notes with Joost van den Vondel, a famous poet and
playwright, on them, and (brown) 100 guilder notes with Rembrandt, a
famous painter, on them, but those were phased out about ten years ago.
There never were 50 or 250 guilder notes in the artists series.
The modern art series are the newest, the 10 guilder notes came out this
year. All notes will be phased out when (if) the Euro starts happening.
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I bow in humble awe to the colourful currency of the netherlands!!!
But does _yours_ have undignified nicknames? ]:=8)
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Draco39
><snipped>
>
>I bow in humble awe to the colourful currency of the netherlands!!!
>
>But does _yours_ have undignified nicknames? ]:=8)
Don't know if you can call it undignified, but we sometimes call
guilders "pieken" (pronounce pee-kUn, or something to that
efect), general money as "poen" (pronounce erm...) or paper
money as "flappen" (flah-pun--with the "ah" as in "father") and
properly a few more I don't seem to recall right now. :-)
>The one and only Skylara Brighteye (64% draconity pure)
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>email: sky_tr...@yahoo.com, ICQ: 19047282
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Quoth ELynne <Ely...@cris.com>:
>On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Rai wrote:
[munch]
>> Ah, now that's more like it! _Alfandran_ currency! :=8)
>
>My Goddess... I'm trying to picture how you would make change...
>
>"That piece of crystal will be one Greffindel, please."
>
>"Oh, drat... I just have an Airk. Can you make change?"
>
>"Sure, I can give you... let's see... one Rai, one Jia, and one
>Karrolanth. There you go!"
*G* You'd need a pretty big wallet!
>I'd imagine that us mid-sized (we used to be small!)
Odd, that, isn't it? Obviously, rae's been around a fair while, but a
lot of the newer folks seem to be of the smaller type.
>draks would be like quarters... four draconids to a single Small
>Western-style dragon? And five Itty-Bitty Dragons to a Draconid...
>(rae-sized!)
Typical 'murrican -- no rhyme or reason to the quantification at all!
:=8)
>Ooooh, this has *way* too many possibilities. >:=8)
*chuckle* Is a Wyrm worth more after its mid-morning snack?
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FoulDragon
>>> Ah, now that's more like it! _Alfandran_ currency! :=8)
>>
May I suggest now that someone open an exchange booth for the different
currencies of the races represented here?
:::opens pouch:::
13840 confederations.... is that what one Marada is worth? Of course adjusting
for inflation.... about the worth of a K6/233 on a cheap mainboard?
>*chuckle* Is a Wyrm worth more after its mid-morning snack?
Perhaps his piece should have a hole in the centre that can never be filled.
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> <snipped>
> I bow in humble awe to the colourful currency of the netherlands!!!
> But does _yours_ have undignified nicknames? ]:=8)
You mean like the "loony dollar"?
Well, the 1000 guilder is nicknamed "rug" (back) or "rooie rug" (red
back), though i haven't a clue why. I suppose a long time ago the color
of the thing was red. Or maybe it's a socialist thing... The things
being made over the bloodied, and therefore red, backs of the working
class.
But beyond that i can't think of anything... Maybe Draco39 knows more?
> The one and only Skylara Brighteye (64% draconity pure)
Jan Dijkman (Gelgisith's human alter ego) jah...@knoware.nl
Sky_Tr...@yahoo.com
> *G* You'd need a pretty big wallet!
Gee, is it crowded in here, or is it just me? ]:=8)
> *chuckle* Is a Wyrm worth more after its mid-morning snack?
Is a Jia only for something you ought to have bought a long time ago?
Is a Wren only for silly expenses?
(sorry ]:=8) )
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>Well, the 1000 guilder is nicknamed "rug" (back) or "rooie rug" (red
>back), though i haven't a clue why.
I seem to recall seeing it consistently spelled "roooie" with three
o's in some publication. That would indicate a connection with "1000."
Perhaps the "1" looks like an "r" on the note?
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Draco39
>On Sat, 19 Sep 1998 02:04:58 GMT, Sky_Tr...@yahoo.com wrote:
>> <snipped>
>> I bow in humble awe to the colourful currency of the netherlands!!!
>> But does _yours_ have undignified nicknames? ]:=8)
>
>You mean like the "loony dollar"?
>of the thing was red. Or maybe it's a socialist thing... The things
>being made over the bloodied, and therefore red, backs of the working
>class.
Possible, I've got no clue where those names came from.
>But beyond that i can't think of anything... Maybe Draco39 knows more?
Well, our 25 guilder bill is called a "Geeltje" (small yellow?), because
it used to be yellow, it's kind of red now. Our 50 guilder bill /is/ yellow
nowedays, which can work pretty confusing. Our 2 and a half guilder
coin is sometimes referred to as a "knaak" (sounds like a duck :-) , no
idea what the English equivalent of *THAT* is, though).
Hmm... Our 100 guilder bill is celled a "Snip" (snipe, a bird), because
until recently it had a picture of the bird on it. That's about it... for now...
>Jan Dijkman (Gelgisith's human alter ego) jah...@knoware.nl
>Gelgisith: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shire/9002
> 48% dragon, 40% weirdness factor
Draco Virilis (kind of Latin for "Bold Dragon")
Sky_Tr...@yahoo.com
> Hmm... Our 100 guilder bill is celled a "Snip" (snipe, a bird), because
> until recently it had a picture of the bird on it. That's about it... for now...
A snipe? Did you hunt it? ]:=8)
(Yes, I know that's a bad joke.... couldn't resist!)