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 : Kweeg Date : Tue Oct 04 2005 17:52:36 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.ds9 "Fozzi" wrote in message news:Lvp0f.6766$U51.5796@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > "ANIM8Rfsk" wrote in message > news:BF67324E.552D4%ANIM8Rfsk@cox.net... > > in article rkV%e.5289$U51.3545@news-server.bigpond.net.au, Fozzi at > > efor6920@bigpond.net.au wrote on 10/2/05 11:06 AM: > > > >> > >> "Gerald Meazell" wrote in message > >> news:gQS%e.4468$oO2.3855@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net... > >>> electrictroy@gmail.com wrote: > >>> > >>>> So why the ridges? 2000 years is NOT a long enough time to evolve a > >>>> whole new species. > >>> > >>> This whole discussion is quite interesting but I suppose a more > >>> practical > >>> and believable explanation would be that when the separatist Vulcans > >>> arrived on Romulus, there was another species there and they bred with > >>> them. Over time, the other species was fully absorbed and the result is > >>> neither Vulcan nor the other, but Romulan. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Gerald > >> > >> Also a very good rationalisation, IMO > >> > >> cheers > >> Fozzi > >> > >> > > Except for the whole 'doesn't match any of the facts shown' part, sure. > > > > Doesnt match the facts as shown in a way that satisfies you, guess what we > are not obligated to satisfy you, you are of course fully within your rights > to be as narrowminded and petty as you wish, doesnt mean we have to follow > suit just because a self appointed gate keeper of canon says so LOL! Foz. One can't get *much* more "narrowminded and petty" as "ANIM8Rfsk" which is probably why it resides in the phantom zone along with the other "narrowminded and petty" like TPM and other garden variety of trolls. -- Qa'pla Kweeg Ten of Canadian Clubs in the Eeeevil Trek Cabal http://members.shaw.ca/iksbloodoath "Half a gallon a'scotch!" Scotty (Spectre of the Gun) .