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Evidence of the Missing Link Found?

HUADPE writes to tell us CNN is reporting that scientists in northeastern Ethiopia recently discovered a skull that they think may be evidence of the "missing link" between Homo erectus and modern man. From the article: "The hominid cranium -- found in two pieces and believed to be between 500,000 and 250,000 years old -- 'comes from a very significant period and is very close to the appearance of the anatomically modern human,' said Sileshi Semaw, director of the Gona Paleoanthropological Research Project in Ethiopia."

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  1. Obviously by ubersonic · · Score: 5, Funny

    the flying spaghetti monster burried it there!

    oO

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    1. Re:Obviously by Valdoran · · Score: 1, Funny

      Millions of years? Evolution? Read the bible, bitch. Obviously 6000 years is a LOT more plausible than a few millions of years. Sheesh.

    2. Re:Obviously by mrpeebles · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well... duh! Any religion worth its salt lets you eat its God. If Jesus didn't let us all take a nibble, do you think Christianity would still be around. :-) (sorry, that was probably a little overboard...)

  2. Need it for my epic by Nefarious+Wheel · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey, I think I need that and a Ball of Everlasting Golem for war epic 1.0. Oh, wait...

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  3. A nice morning with no nuts jobs. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    "...between 500,000 and 250,000 years old..."

    9 comments and there no "Earth os only 6,000 years old" comments yet. It's a good day.

    1. Re:A nice morning with no nuts jobs. by endrue · · Score: 4, Funny

      Its Sunday morning - everyone is getting ready for church.

      - Andrew

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  4. Satan did it! by Hogwash+McFly · · Score: 4, Funny

    Satan put it there to trick us.

    said Sileshi Semaw, director of the Gona Paleoanthropological Research Project in Ethiopia."

    'Sileshi' -> 'His Lies'

    See? It's obvious that this man is the devil and is trying to test our faith with false fossils and his lies.

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  5. Re:Is it just me... by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 2, Funny

    Imagine how much more complicated will be finding the missing link between Homo Erectus and Steve Ballmer. You know, the current population of the latter species is almost extinct itself, so the scientists will have a hard time trying to find any relevant fossils.

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  6. hm. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    am I the only one who giggles like a school girl when they read "homo erectus"?

  7. 404 ? by mOOzilla · · Score: 5, Funny

    I clicked the link and all I got was 404 page not found, I guess it really is the missing link :)

  8. Re:Sure, but it's a big jump, still from H.E to th by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    The middle of the country feeds you

    Yes, and if you had a server room temperature IQ, you'd have noticed that I in fact posit that in 250,000 years they will continue to do so.

  9. Re:Why all the deduction? by cyrax256 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well... certainly finding evindence of a midgit would prove that His Noodly Appendage really exists!!! :-D :-D

  10. You've got us all wrong by murderlegendre · · Score: 5, Funny

    Animosity against Christians? Oh hogwash, that is just a vast oversimplification of a set of very complex socio-political dynamics which play out here on Slashdot. Christian folks like yourself are quite welsome to join in and partcipate in any capacity.

    Anyway, we have some activities planned this afternoon over at the Coliseum. Invite your friends, and don't forget to bring a loincloth. Lunch will be served.

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  11. "apes to man is a continuum" by DavidNWelton · · Score: 1, Funny

    Proof here!

    http://www.bushorchimp.com/pics.html

    Sorry...but someone had to do it!

  12. Easter and the concept of "Intelligent Delivery". by khasim · · Score: 3, Funny
    On one side, there are the people who believe that the Easter Bunny delivers eggs and candies on Easter.

    On the other side, there are those who say that there is no Easter Bunny. The eggs and candies are delivered/hidden by other humans.
    If you want closed-mindedness, it exists on both sides of this issue.
    Damn those Easter Bunny deniers and their closed minds! Damn those secular "Human Deliverers".

    You say that "Intelligent Delivery" is the "middle ground". The existance of the Holy Hopper is not questioned. But he delivers the eggs and candies through his influencing human minds.

    The Written Rabbit tells us only that He does deliver the eggs. It does not say HOW he delivers them. Intelligent Delivery is the answer.

    Again, your comment was mod'ed up?
  13. Re:Sure, but it's a big jump, still from H.E to th by From+A+Far+Away+Land · · Score: 2, Funny

    Explaining evolution to a fundamentalist bible literalist is like trying to convert an Afghani Muslim to Christianity, it'll never happen.
    -Abdul Rahman

  14. Great, now we... by charlie763 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Great, now we have two missing links.

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  15. Recreate Home Erectus by XBL · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wouldn't it be amazing if we could somehow genetically reengineer Home Erectus and revive the species? Imagine how much we would learn.

  16. I Thought The Missing Link Was In Washington by Master+of+Transhuman · · Score: 2, Funny

    whenever it wasn't vacationing at the ranch in Texas.

    Clearing brush is a job the missing link can handle.

    If we had more missing links clearing brush, we wouldn't need all those immigrants the missing links want to make felons for being here.

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