Owowowowow!

[Haze]

I only have 2 incisors on the top, k9s moved one space forward instead.

Does that make me a vampire I wonder?


Also there are a couple of molars amiss on the bottom with baby teeth still there instead.


I also have asthma, myopia, astigmatism, amblyopia, dyslexia, scoptic sensitivity, hypoglycemia, hayfever, a 3ft rain stick, a scrap metal model plane, a 2ft bendy wooden snake, a cd of They Might Be Giants, several tin whistles, a magnetic-limbed soft toy alien named Eric, several books of silly poetry, a wind-up radio, foam sabres, too much revision and a big notice on my wall that says "Revise".

(I'm pretty sure some of the later ones are certifiable conditions.)


People are funny!!!

[Tireur]

Does that make me a vampire I wonder?

Possibly, but your description doesn't describe your derivation.

the latterpart of your post does however place you in the "silly" genus.

[Haze]

Originally posted by Tireur
...the latterpart of your post does however place you in the "silly" genus.

WhoMe??


Finally the recognition I deserve!

[Soldier]

But do you have CRD, like me? (Caucasian Rhythmic Disorder, most notable on any dance floor)

[Haze]

Originally posted by Soldier
But do you have CRD, like me? (Caucasian Rhythmic Disorder, most notable on any dance floor)

Well I cant qualify for the Caucasian bit for a start, as for the rest, if anyone ever gets me near enough to a dance floor to find out, i'll report back.

If I dont have it, am I still allowed to be in the "silly" genus?

[Tireur]

If I dont have it, am I still allowed to be in the "silly" genus?

Silly Emeritus

[Event Horizon]

Originally posted by Inquartata
In other words, political correctness has apparently made strong inroads even into the sciences, and some anthropologists now insist that race is a purely social concept, despite the indisputable fact that there are certain broad observable differences in physical characteristics of the types, as skull sutures, hair section, etc...

Wanted to reply earlier, but was a little busy.

There's no scientic method (or logic) to determining what ethnicity (race if you will) someone is, just by looking at them. Yes, there are certain characteristics among the same group of people but that doesn't always hold true. Using the terms "Caucasoid, Negroid, Mongoloid" are outdated, constrictive, biased, and do not belong in the sciences.

[Tireur]

There's no scientic method (or logic) to determining what ethnicity (race if you will) someone is, just by looking at them. Yes, there are certain characteristics among the same group of people but that doesn't always hold true. Using the terms "Caucasoid, Negroid, Mongoloid" are outdated, constrictive, biased, and do not belong in the sciences.

There is a difference between ethnicity and race. I ask you again, what are the acceptable "new age" terms?

[Soldier]

Originally posted by Event Horizon
Wanted to reply earlier, but was a little busy.

There's no scientic method (or logic) to determining what ethnicity (race if you will) someone is, just by looking at them. Yes, there are certain characteristics among the same group of people but that doesn't always hold true. Using the terms "Caucasoid, Negroid, Mongoloid" are outdated, constrictive, biased, and do not belong in the sciences.

Outdated, constrictive, biased, and don't belong? Well, I'm going to start disagreeing with the "outdated" part, since they refer to the origins of current ethnicities, many thousands of years ago - the three primary ethnicities/races from which the ones we currently know are descended.

Constrictive? I'd think quite the opposite. There's a whole lot of different kinds of people that fall under each group; you may not be able to look at them and tell, but if you could accurately trace their ancestry (or possibly just genetic patterns, but I'm not well enough educated to know if this is possible) back, you could tell which of the three they're descended from. Biased? That's just plain bull.

No one (besides you) ever said anything about "just looking at them".

[Black Jeebus]

Race is a difficult thing to measure accurately. My family hails mainly from Europe but a portion of my European ancestry actually descends from a Japanese man from Noda (hence the family name "de Noda"). Also I am the whitest looking guy around and yet I am 1/8 Cherokee. As for the rest of my famliy the hint of Cherokee ancetsry is much easier to detect. Cherokee is by the way the largest single nationality in my ancestry however American Indian is the smallest ethnic group that contributed to my genetic makeup.


EDIT
Well the smallest with the exception of the negligible amount of Japanese ancestry. The Japanese man that founded the family moved to Spain a good many centuries ago (I'm not sure when as I'm not the one that did all the research).