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Dumpshock Forums _ Shadowrun _ [News] Those wacky Irish
Posted by: JongWK Jan 19 2006, 02:11 AM
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/18/science/18irish.html
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I'm so waiting for someone to cook up a theory about elves spreading around. 
BTW: 16 million people descend from Genghis Khan? Khaaannnn!!! 
Posted by: fistandantilus3.0 Jan 19 2006, 05:26 AM
and of course they are all descendants of the first 'quinn. Har'le'quin that is.
Posted by: PBTHHHHT Jan 19 2006, 06:36 PM
Darn those dandelion eaters!
*shakes fist at them*
You mean to tell me lots of the cute irish redheads are related to him? ARGH!!!
Posted by: the_dunner Jan 19 2006, 06:56 PM
| QUOTE (PBTHHHHT) |
| Darn those dandelion eaters! *shakes fist at them* You mean to tell me lots of the cute irish redheads are related to him? ARGH!!! |
Well, since the mutation is Y-linked, the cute *female* redheads, wouldn't have any genetic evidence of linkage.
Posted by: PBTHHHHT Jan 19 2006, 07:14 PM
k, a bit better... but still, how many of them are still related to that dandelion eater! Noooo!
Posted by: JongWK Jan 19 2006, 07:15 PM
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| Well, since the mutation is Y-linked, the cute *female* redheads, wouldn't have any genetic evidence of linkage. |
You mean they all come from Alachia?
Posted by: Bitten Twice Jan 19 2006, 07:24 PM
Bad, bad BAD Jong! 
Posted by: MK Ultra Jan 19 2006, 08:41 PM
Well, females won´t be abled to have as many descendants as males, so I guess, the chance to date one of Alachias decendents is much less, then the chance to date one of Harlequins... Hum, well, at least after 2061 thats probably better anyway, since these thorns can realy ruin the third date
Edit: But at least virginity fanatics would have no problem to find blood on there sheets after honeymoon 
Posted by: Valentinew Jan 19 2006, 09:51 PM
The link's broken. Could someone give me the quick & simple version?
Posted by: FrankTrollman Jan 19 2006, 10:08 PM
| QUOTE (Valentinew) |
| The link's broken. Could someone give me the quick & simple version? |
Genetic testing showed that about 1 out of 50 men with Irish ancestry have a locus on their Y chromosome that can be traced back to a common male ancestor about 1500 years ago. The claim is that this male ancestor is Niall of the 9 hostages. As such Niall has about 1.6 million descendants in the modern world.
Other interesting notes from the article is that Jenghis Kahn has 16 million decendants alive in the world today.
-Frank
Posted by: hyzmarca Jan 19 2006, 11:03 PM
| QUOTE (MK Ultra) |
| Well, females won´t be abled to have as many descendants as males, so I guess, the chance to date one of Alachias decendents is much less, then the chance to date one of Harlequins... Hum, well, at least after 2061 thats probably better anyway, since these thorns can realy ruin the third date Edit: But at least virginity fanatics would have no problem to find blood on there sheets after honeymoon |
A female won't be able to have as many children as a male in the extreme ranges. Really, around 20 is pushing it for most women while men can easily father one a day from puberty to death if provided with the opportunity.
However, both men women will have male decendants and female decendants, thus evening things out a bit in the long run. Of course, with an IE you never know. One kid a year for 5,000 years.
Posted by: PBTHHHHT Jan 20 2006, 01:26 AM
| QUOTE (hyzmarca) |
| A female won't be able to have as many children as a male in the extreme ranges. Really, around 20 is pushing it for most women while men can easily father one a day from puberty to death if provided with the opportunity. However, both men women will have male decendants and female decendants, thus evening things out a bit in the long run. Of course, with an IE you never know. One kid a year for 5,000 years. |
hehe, I can see Harlequinn making this statement at a certain point...
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| I need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised. |
Posted by: MK Ultra Jan 20 2006, 11:42 PM
You know what Aina sayed to him: "How could you get involved with someone that may be your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grant-daughter!" 
Posted by: PBTHHHHT Jan 20 2006, 11:57 PM
Elves, the inbred race...
Posted by: MK Ultra Jan 21 2006, 12:02 AM
Well, those frail bodies and sickly light tint got to come from somewere right
Ahh, I like elves, no realy, those petty I.E.s and snobbish wannabees, You got to lurv them as a gm. could do with a fiewe tir-elven-adept-badass-player-charakter-clones less though 
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