Subj : Re: Why do Romulans have ridges?
To   : rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.arts.startrek.current,alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise,alt.tv.star-trek.next-gen,alt.tv.star-trek.ds9
From : rgorman
Date : Sat Oct 01 2005 23:39:09

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.ds9

On 1 Oct 2005 14:40:06 -0700, electrictroy@gmail.com wrote:

>2000 years ago, the Romulans left Vulcan.  They thought Surak's "no
>emotion; pure logic" preaching was nuts, so they left Vulcan & carried
>the warring culture with them.  Fast-forward to the "present" and we
>see Kirk & Picard & Sisko fighting against or allying with those Vulcan
>descendents, but calling themselves Romulans.  Same species...
>different names.
>
>So why the ridges?  

Why the epicanthic folds?  Or the black skin?

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