Who's next in line?

[lucifer_principle]

Whats the next human species on the evolution chart? what is he going to look like? If he had precognition abilities, thats the end of the stock market LOL

 

[Rosemary]

Whats the next human species on the evolution chart? what is he going to look like? If he had precognition abilities, thats the end of the stock market LOL

Perhaps you had better cash in all your shares before that happens!

 

[cyborg_cinema]

Whats the next human species on the evolution chart? what is he going to look like?

...the designer of the "next human species" should enlarge the cranium—humanity needs all the brains it can get.

 

[Foxbat]

There might not be a 'next'. For all we know, we may have reached an evolutionary cul-de-sac. Maybe Douglas Adams was right about the mice

 

[cyborg_cinema]

There might not be a 'next'. For all we know, we may have reached an evolutionary cul-de-sac. Maybe Douglas Adams was right about the mice

...look what happened to Algernon and Charlie.

 

[PERCON]

I hate to sound so pesimistic but I think humanity will be killed off before it evolves much further.

PERCON

 

[cyborg_cinema]

...not enough important people thought a 767—with fuel tanks full—should be designated a "weapon of mass destruction".

America—with dreams of oil—has nightmares about warheads poking out of the sand.

 

[Rosemary]

...not enough important people thought a 767—with fuel tanks full—should be designated a "weapon of mass destruction".

America—with dreams of oil—has nightmares about warheads poking out of the sand.

I think a lot of Australians are feeling the same way cyborg. Still we Aussies are as tough as Americans - we gotta life, so we're going get on with it - to hell with the terrorists, just BE AWARE.

Percons the one whose being pessimistic now! Still, I don't think the end will come as soon as he predicts!

 

[cyborg_cinema]

Still we Aussies are as tough as Americans...

...all peoples get tough when they are fighting for their independence. On what day do Aussies celebrate "independence day"?

 

[Rosemary]

...all peoples get tough when they are fighting for their independence. On what day do Aussies celebrate "independence day"?

January 26th is Australia Day

6th June is WA's Foundation Day

Unfortunately we still belong to the 'Commonwealth'. However, that is becoming a rather tenuous link now and IMO for the better!

 

[Neil040]

Unfortunately we still belong to the 'Commonwealth'. However, that is becoming a rather tenuous link now and IMO for the better!

Speaking from the perspective of half english and half irish thats a shame.. I can think of no better friends to us collectively than australians or kiwis!

History is a funny old thing but I never did feel so comfortable joining the EU.. trying to forge genuine lasting ties with people we had been waging war with for centuries.. while casting off ties with firm friends.. albeit once colonies and conquored nations.. I like europeans.. but I love australasians! lol

As to the original question.. the obvious step is that we lose all our hair and get smarter.. I am already well on my way to one of those evolutionary leaps!

 

[Rosemary]

Speaking from the perspective of half english and half irish thats a shame.. I can think of no better friends to us collectively than australians or kiwis!

History is a funny old thing but I never did feel so comfortable joining the EU.. trying to forge genuine lasting ties with people we had been waging war with for centuries.. while casting off ties with firm friends.. albeit once colonies and conquored nations.. I like europeans.. but I love australasians! lol

As to the original question.. the obvious step is that we lose all our hair and get smarter.. I am already well on my way to one of those evolutionary leaps!

Hi there Neil
Oh there's no reason why we can't all be friends! I like friends However, we in Australia are still having to follow laws made by the British Empire which should have been changed at least 100 years ago, to suit our needs.
I'm sorry to hear that you have taken what you call the obvious step and start to loose your hair

 

[cyborg_cinema]

...I never did feel so comfortable joining the EU.. trying to forge genuine lasting ties with people we had been waging war with for centuries.. while casting off ties with firm friends.. albeit once colonies and conquored nations..

...the Commonwealth is all about the powers of politics and global economy. Friendship is something citizens have an easier time achieving than politicians do—no legislation needed.

 

[Rosemary]

...the Commonwealth is all about the powers of politics and global economy. Friendship is something citizens have an easier time achieving than politicians do—no legislation needed.

No legislation needed - I like that cyborg

I wonder how many other issues could be resolved through friendship and no legislation?

 

[Neil040]

Hi there Neil
Oh there's no reason why we can't all be friends! I like friends However, we in Australia are still having to follow laws made by the British Empire which should have been changed at least 100 years ago, to suit our needs.
I'm sorry to hear that you have taken what you call the obvious step and start to loose your hair

Tell me about it! lol In Uk there actually still exists on the statute books a law which states that if you do not not regulary keep up your long bow practice you can be fined.. haha.. and the best is that if you do some awful thing or other (I forget what but its troo!) you can still get transported to Australia for LIFE!!!! Jeez I know zillions of people who would JUMP at that crime if only... lol

Meanwhile.... in sunny Ireland.. we have to live with a legal system that is EXACT to the letter based on english law.. blessed be independance! even after all these years it dont make a diff.. count on it Rosie... I watch England make new stupid laws and I note to my friends.. 'give it two years... daft Bertie will think of it and pretend its his own..' sigh...

Now... seriously... I really do know you meant to say that I am getting clearly smarter.. any loss of hair is a blatent slander.. a bit grey maybe.. thinning on the top.. where no-one looks anyway does not count I tell you!!

 

[Rane Longfox]

Evolution is slowing down because the criteria for survival and prospering is no longer being the fittest, its about being the cleverest and the luckiest. This way, we create weak humans, and strong diseases.

(Yeah, ok, so thats an almost direct quote from a book. Bah)

 

[Neil040]

...the Commonwealth is all about the powers of politics and global economy. Friendship is something citizens have an easier time achieving than politicians do—no legislation needed.

Well yes.. who can argue with that? Well said...

The only thing I would say about the commonwealth is that to me.. and I accept that you could perceive it differently... was that it was a unique organisation.. a loose collection of nations bound by one thing.. the collective remnants of the british empire.

Pointless in some ways.. and as a republican myself I can well chuck the feckless elizabeth out of the equation... but what a unique thing it is on another level.. nothing compares.. no roman empire appreciation society exists to my knowledge! That is no way to condone empire building and stealing other lands.. but as the fire of historical events ebb.. it seems nice to me that we can find common ground in common history... an australian can correctly resent british domination of their country (putting to one side the issue of aborigini rights for the sake of this discussion) and I can also resent the british habit of transporting poor people over yonder for poaching a rabbit to feed their family... the brits did not just persecute foreigners.. they fooked the crap out of their own folk too!

Anways.. I still agree that no-one could say better than 'Friendship is something citizens have an easier time achieving than politicians do—no legislation needed'

 

[Rosemary]

... an australian can correctly resent british domination of their country (putting to one side the issue of aborigini rights for the sake of this discussion) and I can also resent the british habit of transporting poor people over yonder for poaching a rabbit to feed their family... the brits did not just persecute foreigners.. they fooked the crap out of their own folk too!
Anways.. I still agree that no-one could say better than 'Friendship is something citizens have an easier time achieving than politicians do—no legislation needed'

Oh what a lovely thing to say !

Trouble is they brought the rabbits out as well, oh and the starlings, the foxes and the sparrows! They are not friends with the local fauna or flora. Another point of view, which will probably upset a few folk - The Iron Lady sent most of the unionists out here!

Not sure about the british domination - at present it seems to be just more of a symbol, apart from the Justice System.

 

[Neil040]

Not sure about the british domination - at present it seems to be just more of a symbol, apart from the Justice System.

When all is said and done... its clearly all about one thing.. the commonwealth.. the one unifying thing.. (Canada excepted for some bizarre reason that is!)

And not brit domination but english...

You know what I mean of course.. Its cricket!!!

 

[Neil040]

Another point of view, which will probably upset a few folk - The Iron Lady sent most of the unionists out here!

Well they have to be sent somewhere!