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Quote:The human species began as the hybrid offspring of a male pig and a female chimpanzee, a leading geneticist has suggested.

The startling claim has been made by Eugene McCarthy, of the University of Georgia, who is also one of the worlds leading authorities on hybridisation in animals.

Quote:What's more, he suggests, there is one animal that has all of the traits which distinguish humans from our primate cousins in the animal kingdom.

'What is this other animal that has all these traits?' he asks rhetorically. 'The answer is Sus scrofa, the ordinary pig.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/a...icist.html

Post: #2

Some humans did evolve from the pig.



   

Post: #3

^---- Dagger.

Post: #4

I don't really care what we evolved from, since it depends on how far back we look.

200 000 years? From Neanderthals.
2000 000 years? From Australopithecus.
5 000 000 years? From common ancestor of chimp and Australopithecus.
30 000 000 years? From common ancestor of pig and chimp.
100 000 000 years? From common ancestor of all rat-like creatures.
1 000 000 000 years? From tracheae worms.
3 000 000 000 years? From bacteria.
4 000 000 000 years? From simple amino-acid chains.
6 000 000 000 years? From intergalactic soup.

The point is, I don't feel any kinship with any of these creatures or elements.

Post: #5

I remember reading somewhere that a tribe in Africa's name for humans is "bitter pork".

I feel a kinship with pigs. Chimps and monkeys? Not so much.

Post: #6

On some Pacific islands, human meat is called long pig.

Post: #7

Some scientist makes a crazy statement on his blog and the Daily Mail covers it like real news. I have to believe that this guy is trolling.

Post: #8

Top comment:

Muslims aren't going to be happy with that.

Haha, nor Jews.

Post: #9

Yeah and the pyramids were built by aliens

Post: #10

What, you're saying that the people of the prophet are descended from pigs? hahahaha, I want to hear the islamic response.

That's haram bro, by the way I am a very proud haram practitioner myself.

(11-30-2013 09:28 AM)Teedub Wrote:  Top comment:

Muslims aren't going to be happy with that.

Haha, nor Jews.

Post: #11

Now this?

What's next? Asians evolved through the mixing of humans and aliens? They received most of the human traits but kept the aliens eyes?

Post: #12

(11-30-2013 09:18 AM)JimNortonFan Wrote:  On some Pacific islands, human meat is called long pig.

Thanks for this. It's been far too long since I've encountered this phrase or thought of it. I need to start using it at every opportunity.

Long pig.

Give this guy points for creativity. His heart is certainly in the right place and the below remarks are of high quality:

Quote:These distinguishing characteristics, including hairless skin, a thick layer of subcutaneous fat, light-coloured eyes, protruding noses and heavy eyelashes, to name but a few, are unmistakeably porcine, he suggests.

There are also a number of less obvious but equally inexplicable similarities between humans and pigs in the structure of the skin and organs.

Quote:In its conclusion he writes: 'I must admit that I initially felt a certain amount of repugnance at the idea of being a hybrid. The image of a pig mating with an ape is not a pretty one, nor is that of a horde of monstrous half-humans breeding in a hybrid swarm.

'But the way we came to be is not so important as the fact that we now exist. As every Machiavellian knows, good things can emerge from ugly processes, and I think the human race is a very good thing. Moreover, there is something to be said for the idea of having the pig as a relative.

'My opinion of this animal has much improved during the course of my research. Where once I thought of filth and greed, I now think of intelligence, affection, loyalty, and adaptability, with an added touch of joyous sensuality — qualities without which humans would not be human.'

Post: #13

Ham is delicious.

Post: #14

The first mammals were rats, so humans evolved from rats.

Post: #15

pig + chimp = pimp

Post: #16

Bulldog + Shihtzu = Bullshit

Post: #17

Do you guys realize what this means?

THE MANBEARPIG IS REAL!!!

Post: #18

Lindsey West adds much credence to this theory. I think that dna, blood and chromosone testing would confirm that she indeed does have swine and chimp ancestry, and probably a dash of hippo and hutt lineage (from Jabba The Hutts maternal side)

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Post: #20

Can we please adopt Lundy west as the forum pet pig? Give her posting privalges etc. for the fun of it?

Post: #21

(11-30-2013 10:40 AM)The Lizard of Oz Wrote:  [quote='JimNortonFan' pid='590648' dateline='1385821112']
On some Pacific islands, human meat is called long pig.

Thanks for this. It's been far too long since I've encountered this phrase or thought of it. I need to start using it at every opportunity.

Long pig.

Give this guy points for creativity. His heart is certainly in the right place and the below remarks are of high quality:

Somebody watches archer huh

Post: #22

Quote:The human species began as the hybrid offspring of a male pig and a female chimpanzee,

Lost me there. Either the pig had access to some high grade date rape drugs, or that chimp is a whore that puts American women to shame. Does he really expect me to believe that a pig has the game necessary to seduce a chimp? I could see it the other way around though.

Post: #23

No we're not

Post: #24

Reminds me of this old joke:

Post: #25

..This guy is supposed to be a geneticist?

How much crack is this guy smoking