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 : ANIM8Rfsk Date : Mon Oct 03 2005 20:09:02 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise 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. -- You Can't Stop the Signal .