Science tells Pumpy & Jeeber to s*ck it

rkmsuf · 08-23-2007, 11:06 AM

Gingers extinct in 100 years, say scientists
August 23, 2007 02:00am
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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.

National Geographic says the gene at first had the beneficial effect of increasing the body's ability to make vitamin D from sunlight.

However, today's carriers are more prone to skin cancer and have a higher sensitivity to heat and cold-related pain.

The Daily Mail, in The Courier-Mail
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Pumpy Tudors · 08-23-2007, 11:10 AM

i
um
how did i get involved

miked · 08-23-2007, 11:12 AM

I have red hair, as does my wife. Gingers will live on if we can help it!

rkmsuf · 08-23-2007, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

i
um
how did i get involved

thought you had a thing for redheads. or maybe it's just a certain manly looking one.

MikeVic · 08-23-2007, 11:13 AM

Jeeber might not be too happy.

MikeVic · 08-23-2007, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

thought you had a thing for redheads. or maybe it's just a certain manly looking one.

Burn!

Pumpy Tudors · 08-23-2007, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkmsuf

thought you had a thing for redheads. or maybe it's just a certain manly looking one.

you are so fucking done

rkmsuf · 08-23-2007, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

you are so fucking done

so are redheads, bitch!

MikeVic · 08-23-2007, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

so are redheads, bitch!

duckman · 08-23-2007, 11:22 AM

Gingers creep me out. Remember Children of the Corn? Scary.

cartman · 08-23-2007, 11:26 AM

what I hate more than the gingers are the daywalkers, like Kyle

Passacaglia · 08-23-2007, 11:38 AM

I hate the way ginger gets all clumpy, then its harder to measure the exact amount you want.

Bee · 08-23-2007, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

I hate the way ginger gets all clumpy, then its harder to measure the exact amount you want.

I prefer MaryAnn

M GO BLUE!!! · 08-23-2007, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

I hate the way ginger gets all clumpy, then its harder to measure the exact amount you want.

That's why you need fresh Ginger, not the old stuff that's been sitting around for years...

cuervo72 · 08-23-2007, 01:18 PM

Hmm, that's not at all good news.

Shkspr · 08-23-2007, 01:53 PM

Right now, Danny Bonaduce is adding another pickup line to his repetoire.

lordscarlet · 08-23-2007, 02:19 PM

I am ginger-ish. Not red like you would normally think,b tut many people call my hair red.

Telle · 08-23-2007, 02:21 PM

I have natural strawberry blond highlights.. does that count?

Schmidty · 08-23-2007, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by miked

I have red hair, as does my wife. Gingers will live on if we can help it!

ditto.

lordscarlet · 08-23-2007, 02:49 PM

I swear my hair looked redder in Scotland/Ireland

rkmsuf · 08-23-2007, 02:51 PM

you are like a red hair wannabe

cartman · 08-23-2007, 02:54 PM

OMG!!!!!

LORD SCARLET IS A DAYWALKER!!!!!!!

lordscarlet · 08-23-2007, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman

OMG!!!!!

LORD SCARLET IS A DAYWALKER!!!!!!!

I have tons of freckles, they just don't show in that photo

duckman · 08-23-2007, 04:07 PM

Gingers have no souls.

st.cronin · 08-23-2007, 04:16 PM

You can sleep with a blonde, and you can sleep with a brunette, but with a redhead, you get no sleep at all.

Izulde · 08-23-2007, 05:50 PM

Liz Viscious is pretty hot.

Other than that i'm meh on redheaded wimmen.

Greyroofoo · 08-23-2007, 06:10 PM

I <3 (female) redheads!!!!

wade moore · 08-23-2007, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by lordscarlet

I swear my hair looked redder in Scotland/Ireland

I go 6 years on this board with basically no one knowing what I look like and you go and ruin it all with a flipant click of the mouse!

Lathum · 08-23-2007, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by wade moore

I go 6 years on this board with basically no one knowing what I look like and you go and ruin it all with a flipant click of the mouse!

are you twins or something?

wade moore · 08-23-2007, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

are you twins or something?

Yup.

Crim · 08-24-2007, 12:06 AM

I'd wear that ass out.

...

WAIT THAT AIN'T KATHY GRIFFIN! WTF!!!!??!?!?!?

JeeberD · 08-31-2007, 12:02 PM

Saddest news I've heard all month...

Shkspr · 08-31-2007, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JeeberD

Saddest news I've heard all month...

Keep reading. You apparently have eight more days worth of posts to read to find sadder news.

Tyrith · 08-31-2007, 09:46 PM

This saddens me too. However, they won't die out before I get a chance to marry one, so I guess I'll be okay.

cartman · 08-31-2007, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyrith

This saddens me too. However, they won't die out before I get a chance to marry one, so I guess I'll be okay.

Gingers in Austin???

Blashpheme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JeeberD · 09-01-2007, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Shkspr

Keep reading. You apparently have eight more days worth of posts to read to find sadder news.

I went back but didn't see anything that caught my eye. What did I miss?

08-23-2007, 11:10 AM	#2
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	i um how did i get involved __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

08-23-2007, 11:12 AM	#3
miked College Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Dirty	I have red hair, as does my wife. Gingers will live on if we can help it! __________________ Commish of the United Baseball League (OOTP 6.5)

08-23-2007, 11:26 AM	#11
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	what I hate more than the gingers are the daywalkers, like Kyle __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

08-23-2007, 01:18 PM	#15
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Hmm, that's not at all good news. __________________ null

08-23-2007, 02:19 PM	#17
lordscarlet Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington, DC	I am ginger-ish. Not red like you would normally think,b tut many people call my hair red. __________________ Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000

08-23-2007, 11:13 AM	#5
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Jeeber might not be too happy.

08-23-2007, 11:38 AM	#12
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	I hate the way ginger gets all clumpy, then its harder to measure the exact amount you want.

08-23-2007, 01:53 PM	#16
Shkspr College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Amarillo, TX	Right now, Danny Bonaduce is adding another pickup line to his repetoire.

08-23-2007, 02:21 PM	#18
Telle College Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Buffalo, NY	I have natural strawberry blond highlights.. does that count?

08-23-2007, 02:49 PM	#20
lordscarlet Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington, DC	I swear my hair looked redder in Scotland/Ireland __________________ Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000

08-23-2007, 02:51 PM	#21
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	you are like a red hair wannabe __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

08-23-2007, 02:54 PM	#22
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	OMG!!!!! LORD SCARLET IS A DAYWALKER!!!!!!! __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

08-23-2007, 04:16 PM	#25
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	You can sleep with a blonde, and you can sleep with a brunette, but with a redhead, you get no sleep at all. __________________ co-commish: bb-bbcf.net knives out

08-23-2007, 05:50 PM	#26
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Liz Viscious is pretty hot. Other than that i'm meh on redheaded wimmen. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

08-23-2007, 06:10 PM	#27
Greyroofoo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama	I <3 (female) redheads!!!!

08-24-2007, 12:06 AM	#31
Crim College Benchwarmer Join Date: Dec 2003	I'd wear that ass out. ... WAIT THAT AIN'T KATHY GRIFFIN! WTF!!!!??!?!?!?

08-31-2007, 12:02 PM	#32
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Saddest news I've heard all month... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

08-31-2007, 09:46 PM	#34
Tyrith College Starter Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Houston, TX	This saddens me too. However, they won't die out before I get a chance to marry one, so I guess I'll be okay.

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