5d5 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 : James Gassaway Date : Mon Oct 03 2005 23:45:36 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise "Mojo" wrote in message news:waf0f.2517$4h2.1673@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... > > "James Gassaway" wrote in message > news:FuD%e.932$Aw.15579@typhoon.sonic.net... >> wrote in message >> news:1128202806.955133.136280@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com... >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> They ate too many Ruffles. > > Dang, ya beat me to it! I was going to say it's so they hold up better in > the dip. Now, that says some ... interesting things about Romulan dancing. ("Dipping your partner".) -- "I reject your reality and substitute my own." "Now, quack, damn you!" Multiversal Mercenaries You name it, we kill it. Any time, any reality. . 0