5a8 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 : Wouter Valentijn Date : Wed Oct 05 2005 00:57:54 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise David Johnston wrote: > On 4 Oct 2005 04:41:36 -0700, "masonReloaded" > wrote: > >> 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. >> >> If it's not time to evolve ridges then let's not even start on the >> Remans... > > Nobody that I can recall said the Remans were Vulcan offshoots...any > more than any other humanoid species. The Remans were indigenous to the system that Romulans arrived in when they left Vulcan. As for offshoots.... A large number of humanoid species *are* offshoots. Remember that TNG episode? I believe it was called 'The Chase'. -- www.Wouter.Valentijn.name www.zeppodunsel.nl www.scifics.com www.nksf.nl liam=mail . 0