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[wdolson]

ORIGINAL: LST Express

Wdolson

I had to laugh when I read you have a cat that thinks its a dog. We had a black siamese that lived for 17 years and he thought he was a dog too. Here I thought we had the only one! [:D]

This cat is probably part rag doll. He's a bit nuts, but in a charming way.

Bill

[wdolson]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
Nah. You're overlooking the most important sex determinant in humans. The heterozygous (well, it's heterozygous ~50% of the time) sex gene (either a "Y" or "X") is invariably donated by the male sperm. Whichsoever sperm wins the fertility lottery will determine the baby sex by it's donation of chromosomal identity to the embryo.

In terms of raw numbers, men (or their 'contribution' to the fertility process) have more to do with the sex of offspring than females. Henry VIII has nobody to blame but himself and the vagaries of dumb luck. Sure, there may be the odd miscarriage to change the numbers a bit, but it's still mostly male contributions.

I know how genetics works and I know all about the X and Y chromosome. The mother carries the child for nine months and the two have a linked circulatory system during that time. Changes in the mother's body chemistry affects the fetus.

One article I found in a quick search: http://www.livescience.com/574-survival-fetus-males-rough.html

Not exactly the same thing I was talking about, but along the same lines. Probably related.

Bill

[Grfin Zeppelin]

And then these wargamers started to talk about pregnancy, no kidding.... BELIVE ME !!!!!

[Sardaukar]

ORIGINAL: wdolson

ORIGINAL: LST Express

Wdolson

I had to laugh when I read you have a cat that thinks its a dog. We had a black siamese that lived for 17 years and he thought he was a dog too. Here I thought we had the only one! [:D]

This cat is probably part rag doll. He's a bit nuts, but in a charming way.

Bill

Had one like that too...she was raised as kitten with 2 big dogs. Was originally given to stay "just couple of weeks" by ex-wife's friend. Amusing thing...and totally fearless. She tried to BARK at me first...I kid you not. When you see a small kitten staring at you and trying to bark, then you know that this animal is bit special. [:D]

[PizzaMan]

ORIGINAL: Ranger5355

Job: Liquor store owner

Ummm... can you send me a few bottles of Old Rip Van Winkle please?

[SierraJuliet]

Job: Shift supervisor and occasional prosecutor
Age: 47
Residence: Brisbane, Queensland
Family: Wife and 3 sons (1 grown up and making it on his own, the other 2 still at school) 2 birds, the dog and 4 chooks.
Education: BA Humanities
Work: Queensland Police Service
Favourite Quote: They tend to change. My current on is ‘Big things have small beginnings’
Reading Hiroshima Nagasaki by Paul Ham

[floydg]

Job: Sales Support, volunteer programmer [;)]
Age: 48
Residence: Middletown, NJ
Family: Wife (Japanese), daughter, dog
Education: BS CompSci
Work: Large International Telecom Vendor
Favorite Quote: It wasn't me
Reading: e-mails (I get over 200 a day at work)

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin

And then these wargamers started to talk about pregnancy, no kidding.... BELIVE ME !!!!!

[:D] Better take along a screen pic or they won't believe you!

[Commander Stormwolf]

And then these wargamers started to talk about pregnancy, no kidding.... BELIVE ME !!!!!

"I like to kill my enemy, take their gold, and enjoy their women" - Legionary Titus Pullo [:D]

[JeffroK]

ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin

And then these wargamers started to talk about pregnancy, no kidding.... BELIVE ME !!!!!

the game is borked!!!!!

Sorry, the GAMERS are borked!!!!

[Grunt]

Job: Regional Manager for a paper distribution company
Age: 55
Residence: Livermore, Ca...near San Francisco
Family: Wife of 32 years; two sons; one golden retriever, one welsh corgi
Education: BS Oregon State Univ; The Basic School, Quantico, VA
Work: In addition to job, I'm a personal financial planner for a Christian non-profit...www.assetministries.org
Favorite Quote: Most anything from a Steely Dan song.
Reading: Fourth book of Game of Thrones; Neptune's Inferno

[koniu]

Job: Production engineer
Age: 30
Residence: Poland
Family: unmarried
Education: AGH University of Science and Technology
Work: As production engineer in steel company
Favorite Quote:
Reading: Eugene`a B. "Sledge`a With the Old Breed", George R. R. Martin "A Song of Ice and Fire"

[Grfin Zeppelin]

ORIGINAL: koniu

J George R. R. Martin "A Song of Ice and Fire"

A few days ago I could have also said I curently read these amazing books but noooo he had to catch me with a games manual *mutters*

[John 3rd]

I started on that series when it first came out and the first couple are masterful. Have thought that the last two were disappointing...

[SierraJuliet]

This is a great read just for the places that have popped up from all over the world. I seriously need a map of the States and the world on my wall to reference where people call home. At the very least it will help broaden my interest level in things happening in far (and not so far) away places.

[CaptBeefheart]

Job: PR company owner
Age: 48
Residence: Within North Korean arty range
Family: None that I know of
Education: BSE Aero Eng, MBA, Professional Brewer's Certificate (UC Davis)
Work: Many various jobs over the decades, from flight test engineer to semiconductor equipment sales to brewer to public relations guy.
Quote: Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. -P. J. O'Rourke
Reading: 4th book of the Fire and Ice series [When does it end? No plot threads tied up and I'm on page 750. I blame Greyjoy for this.]
Last battlefied visited: Bataan [not counting Korean War sites]

Cheers,
CC

[CaptBeefheart]

I'm shocked that Cap Mandrake is a doctor. I had him pegged as scriptwriter on "Family Guy" or something.

Cheers,
CC

[ilovestrategy]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour


quote: "For every vacation, there is an equal and opposite two anti vacations" Dr. Mandrake.

I'm gonna use that quote for the rest of my days! [:D]

[tocaff]

Retired
61
Itapetininga-São Paulo, Brasil
Wife and a Weimaraner
BA
Teaching English to keep busy between turns.
"I didn't do it!"
Between books at the moment.  Any suggestions?

[janh]

It's a good idea, so why not...

Job: research and teaching
Age: 40
Residence: presently near Cologne
Family: does the IJ High Seas Fleet count? unfortunately none, owing to the nature of the job.
Education: Ph.D. in "physical chemistry"
Work: university; keeping large clusters busy and watching atoms "do it" with expensive research toys.
Favorite Quote(s): R.E. Lee: "Whiskey - I like it, I always did, and that is the reason I never use it.", and "It is well that war is so terrible -- lest we should grow too fond of it." (if he could have imagined a future of wargaming and the impact he has had on that...)
Reading: atm not a lot, way too little free time already for gaming, sports and other interests. Occasionally a few random pages in "Battles and Leaders" or other civil war books, the "Official reports (Diary) of the OKW", or something on fine arts.
Music: heavy metal, gothic, rock, sometimes even classic and jazz.