Subj : Re: Why do Romulans have ridges?
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From : Bateau
Date : Sun Oct 02 2005 16:41:41

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

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?  2000 years is NOT a long enough time to evolve a
>whole new species.

Romulans and Vulcans both have the same foreheads. Romulans are just
angry and frowning ever since they are infants so they get big
pronounced head wrinkles. THIS IS CANON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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