86c Subj : Re: Why do Romulans have ridges? To : rec.arts.startrek.current,alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise,alt.tv.star-trek.next-gen,alt.tv.star-trek.ds9,rec.arts.sf.tv From : James Gassaway Date : Thu Oct 06 2005 04:17:00 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise "Jim Wilkerson" wrote in message news:RFFxzJm83E64-pn2-lGmexqu9oVNk@localhost... > On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 22:45:36 UTC, "James Gassaway" > wrote: > >> "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".) >> > > The answer is obvious folks. > > Given the state of the Rmoulan government in that so many things are > regulated and delegated and such; Botox has become a government > subsidised staple for all members of society from bottom to top. > > Or maybe it is all that head-spin break dancing..... > > Wouldn't Botox remove those forehead wrinkles? -- "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