Re: [Vo]:OT: Poetic N Justice

2007-12-13 Thread Terry Blanton
ROFL! Damned black kettle! Shockley shocking! I wonder if Watson knows that, using the same criteria, he would learn that his preferred race would be found lacking when compared to the Asian persuasian? It was actually Crick and the notorious rye fungus which gave us the spiral staircase.

RE: [Vo]:OT: Poetic N Justice

2007-12-13 Thread Jeff Fink
I read somewhere a long time ago that the offspring of interracial unions are, in general, bigger healthier and smarter than pure breds. Does any one know the source of that, or if it has been proven. Also, if we all got here via the evolutionary process, then one race will necessarily be

Re: [Vo]:OT: Poetic N Justice

2007-12-13 Thread R.C.Macaulay
Jones wrote, Ah -- the coming age of the molecular full Monty and ingraining of illogic into modern society... This goes far beyond quirky humor. Howdy Jones, Bunch o' drunks at the Dime Box wuz havin' a down right good discussion on tha' subject of Red and Yella, Black and Wite , when

Re: [Vo]:OT: Poetic N Justice

2007-12-13 Thread thomas malloy
OrionWorks wrote: I always liked KC. Genetic gifts or not, in the end I suspect we are all just as smart and as dumb as the rest of our brothers and sisters. Cultures with a tradition of scholarship encourage children to study. OTOH, if you don't want to be like whitey, and children are

Re: [Vo]:OT: Poetic N Justice

2007-12-13 Thread thomas malloy
Jeff Fink wrote: I read somewhere a long time ago that the offspring of interracial unions are, in general, bigger healthier and smarter than pure breds. Does any one know the source of that, or if it has been proven. Crossbreeding, I forget what it's scientific name is, but it works every

Re: [Vo]: OT: Poetic N Justice

2007-12-13 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Jones Beene wrote: Jeff Fink wrote: I read somewhere a long time ago that the offspring of interracial unions are, in general, bigger healthier and smarter than pure breds. Does any one know the source of that, or if it has been proven. It's called Heterosis or more simply hybrid vigor

Re: [Vo]: OT: Poetic N Justice

2007-12-13 Thread Edmund Storms
As usual, the debate about which race is smarter misses the important issue. The so called smarts of humans is made of different features. Some people are smart at music, others are good at math, some are poor spellers but can write well. In other words, we each have many ways we are smart and

RE: [Vo]: OT: Poetic N Justice

2007-12-13 Thread Lawrence de Bivort
outshine the average intelligence levels of a large unselected group? -Original Message- From: Edmund Storms [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 2:10 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]: OT: Poetic N Justice As usual, the debate about which race is smarter

Re: [Vo]: OT: Poetic N Justice

2007-12-13 Thread Harry Veeder
-Original Message- From: Edmund Storms [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 2:10 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]: OT: Poetic N Justice As usual, the debate about which race is smarter misses the important issue. The so called smarts of humans