Stevetoad 2,023 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 Well do ya? I really really want to but the lack of evidence forces me not to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Keith 773 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 It would be so much fun to believe, but like you, for lack of evidence, I can't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 1,503 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 Our Florida version is the skunk ape. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 10,230 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 no i don't Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 1,503 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_ape Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 1,503 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 http://www.floridaskunkape.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 1,503 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 http://www.skunkape.info/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Keith 773 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 Our Florida version is the skunk ape. Same name here, Moose. And apparently we have werewolves, too, the Rougaroo (Lugaroo) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 1,503 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7ZHk/jack-links-beef-jerky-messin-with-sasquatch-hose Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Keith 773 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7ZHk/jack-links-beef-jerky-messin-with-sasquatch-hose I loved that series of ads. Always made me laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 1,503 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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DoomsDave 10,230 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 I once had a roommate, and everyone called her son's wife Sasquatch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
palmislandRandy 282 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 When I was younger I believed it was possible, but without any real evidence I no longer do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alicehunter2000 754 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 Hmmmm, I dunno....maybe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Keith 773 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 Nikolai-Valuev-boxing.jpg Hmmmm, I dunno....maybe? I am thinking more Neanderthal on that one. "Scientists also know that Neanderthals and modern humans interbred at some level, which is why about 2% of our genes, on average, are Neanderthal in origin." Recessive gene popped out maybe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gonzer 1,992 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 After seeing that red thing in many of Dave's posts I'd hafta say "Yes". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 10,230 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 After seeing that red thing in many of Dave's posts I'd hafta say "Yes". What red thing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Keith 773 Report post Posted August 23, 2014 After seeing that red thing in many of Dave's posts I'd hafta say "Yes". What red thing? Well Dave, if the shoe fits? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulgila 206 Report post Posted August 26, 2014 keith the evidence for modern humans & neanderthals interbreeding is not all that strong. http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/genetics/ancient-dna-and-neanderthals/interbreeding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 1,503 Report post Posted August 26, 2014 keith the evidence for modern humans & neanderthals interbreeding is not all that strong. http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/genetics/ancient-dna-and-neanderthals/interbreeding Actually Paul that is not true. In Northern Europe it was believed that the Neanderthals died out. In fact they were partially bred out. 1-2% of some Northern Europeans have Neanderthal DNA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 1,503 Report post Posted August 26, 2014 Paul - you link's studies are a bit dated ... http://video.pbs.org/video/2323758207/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 1,503 Report post Posted August 26, 2014 Another link http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/decoding-neanderthals.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 1,503 Report post Posted August 26, 2014 dicated that Neanderthals were genetically closer to Europeans and Asians than they were to Africans. It meant that somewhere along the line, European and Asian humhat was, sort of, quite shaking to me. I thought this must be a statistical fluke. It was not quite significant; this would surely go away when we have more data. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Johnson 199 Report post Posted August 26, 2014 There he is.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Keith 773 Report post Posted August 27, 2014 keith the evidence for modern humans & neanderthals interbreeding is not all that strong. http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/genetics/ancient-dna-and-neanderthals/interbreeding I had just watched a documentary on Neanderthals which is what I had mind when I wrote that, but to be honest I was taking Bigfoot or my comment all that seriously either way. Of the many things I care about, whether early man was playing hanky panky among species is not in the list. UNLESS, Bigfoot is found, in which case I want to know who he/she has been sleeping with cause I have seen some hairy people out there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeeth 2,448 Report post Posted August 27, 2014 It's established that modern humans and neanderthals interbred. Due to the lack of Neanderthal DNA in our mitochondria though, it's likely that this was limited to male neanderthal/female H. sapiens pairings. However, mitochondrial DNA evolves about 10 times faster than nuclear DNA (due to the oxidative stress in the mitochondria), so it could be that we don't see it because it simply went away over time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattyB 2,160 Report post Posted August 27, 2014 Sascrotch. Think about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 10,230 Report post Posted August 27, 2014 Rotcrotch? Bad Scotch? Too moch? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stevetoad 2,023 Report post Posted August 27, 2014 Sascrotch. Think about it. I've seen sascrotch a few time in my single life. Still gives me goose bumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammer 657 Report post Posted August 27, 2014 Sascrotch. Think about it. I've seen sascrotch a few time in my single life. Still gives me goose bumps. Those weren't goose bumps they were trying to give you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulgila 206 Report post Posted August 27, 2014 It's established that modern humans and neanderthals interbred. Due to the lack of Neanderthal DNA in our mitochondria though, it's likely that this was limited to male neanderthal/female H. sapiens pairings. However, mitochondrial DNA evolves about 10 times faster than nuclear DNA (due to the oxidative stress in the mitochondria), so it could be that we don't see it because it simply went away over time. established where? a cursory review of articles by google search suggests that it is really not settled. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gonzer 1,992 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 it was believed that the Neanderthals died out Then who are all the idiots on our freeways??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Johnson 199 Report post Posted August 28, 2014 it was believed that the Neanderthals died out Then who are all the idiots on our freeways??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 10,230 Report post Posted August 29, 2014 it was believed that the Neanderthals died out Then who are all the idiots on our freeways??? On their way to the courthouse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 1,503 Report post Posted August 30, 2014 it was believed that the Neanderthals died out Then who are all the idiots on our freeways??? On their way to the courthouse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 10,230 Report post Posted August 31, 2014 giggle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Moose 1,503 Report post Posted August 31, 2014 The Neanderthal Car Insurance Agent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Keith 773 Report post Posted August 31, 2014 geico-caveman-lg.jpg The Neanderthal Car Insurance Agent Another set of ads l loved. I would crack up and my wife would just stare at me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites