Blonds
February 27th, 2006 at 9:23 pm by David FarrarThe Sunday Times has an article on how blonds first emerged 11,000 years ago yet according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) study there will be none left in 200 years as too few people have blond genes.
Now as it so happens there is no such WHO study. So our great great great great great grandkids will still be able to date blonds.
What I find especiallu amsuing is the statement from WHO which concludes:
WHO has no knowledge of how these news reports originated but would like to stress that we have no opinion on the future existence of blondes.
Hat Tip: Silent Running
Tags: Fun Things
February 28th, 2006 at 7:21 am
What a strange hoax, considering the great advances in hair colouring that have been made. I too can be blonde if I attack my hair with a variety of interesting chemicals.
But I’m more interested in going as dark as I can go at the moment.
Blonds are so overrated, I favour redheads myself:-)
Vote:February 28th, 2006 at 7:55 am
I’d heard the same thing about red hair – that it arose relatively recently in human evolution and wouldn’t last.
That might be an urban legend too. I couldn’t google anything authoritative: http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/2005/11/could_red_soon_be_dead.php
Disclaimer: I’m a red.
Vote:February 28th, 2006 at 8:01 am
Googling further, it looks like the story is a common one amongst white racist groups who want to generate reasons not to interbreed with other ‘races’ i.e. “Hey Cletus, ya’ll had better only marry another white or blonde/red hair will be all gone”.
Funny, as I’ve long had the plan to have children with someone who couldn’t possibly have a red hair gene for the specific purpose of preventing my children from having it. I have a practical opposition based on how badly my red haired family suffers from the sun.
Vote:February 28th, 2006 at 9:18 am
WHO should do Labour’s spin for them.
Vote:February 28th, 2006 at 9:46 am
What I’m surprised about is that the Sunday Times fell for it – this fake WHO report about blondes has been doing the rounds for about 5 years now.
Vote:February 28th, 2006 at 12:29 pm
Blondes are HOT. Even bottle blondes. As for WHO, they are dreaming. Blondes aren’t gonna die out, not if I have anything to do with it.
Vote:February 28th, 2006 at 12:48 pm
Ben – we agree on something, I too share your views, alas I have yet to convince my brunette wife that she would look great as a blond.
Bottle blond and the real thing aren’t quite the same.
Vote:February 28th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
It’s a hard ask to go from a lifetime of obscure brunetteness to flaming across the world as a blonde. You need to coax out her inner blonde. Perhaps a gradual lightening, one shade at a time?
Vote:February 28th, 2006 at 1:38 pm
She’s 8 months pregnant, am having enough trouble just having a civil conversation at present. I would be spending 6 hours a day laying on state highway 1 if it was up to her, then be castigated for being a lazy prick, laying around all day. The Italian in her coming out!
Vote:Do you think I should bring up the subject of a colour change when she is in the delivery suite, while being just out of reach? There’s an idea!
February 28th, 2006 at 2:26 pm
What a coincidence, my wife is also 8 months pregnant. Didn’t stop her getting highlights a couple of weeks ago, though. You could call it a special treat, offer to pay for it.
No, I think the delivery suite is the place to suggest a brazilian, actually
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Gawd this forum really is descending to Ralph magazine status.
Vote:February 28th, 2006 at 2:49 pm
Don’t agree with it but what the hell, Ill give it a whirl anyway, whats the worst that could happen.
Vote:Highlights and being sent to Coventry?.
February 28th, 2006 at 3:08 pm
How could you not agree with a brazilian? You have been bearded, my friend.
Vote:February 28th, 2006 at 3:34 pm
Not disagreeing with the Brazilian at all, having trouble with paying for the Highlights, not a monetary thing, just the simple fact that the person I am living with at present doesn’t even remotely resemble the one I married! Any compromise at present maybe miss con strewed as weakness, and thereafter life threatening.
I think “Vlad the Impaler” had warmer blood flowing through his veins.
Vote:February 28th, 2006 at 3:54 pm
I’ve strangely missed out on the whole radical personality change thing, and watch others bemused. But I’ve been well warned that things can be said during labour that make a strong man blench. Might be time to try that gas….
Vote:February 28th, 2006 at 4:09 pm
Here’s a nice link to a blonde filmed scoring…
http://www.noizyland.com/blog/2006/02/goooallll.asp
Vote:February 28th, 2006 at 4:24 pm
How does one describe it, Ill have a go.
Sitting there after J1 has gone to bed, she has control of the remote, just made her a cup of tea, and you here a sigh, you ignore it, it gets louder. After the third or forth you ask is there anything wrong, she replies do you have to do that, I reply do what? she says “SUCK UP ALL THE FUKING OXIGIN IN THE BLOODY ROOM.”
Vote:Trying not have it escalate further, even though you are saying to yourself (she’s pregnant, find a happy place) you swallow any dignity as a human being you came home with and offer a small amount of blood to appease the fire gods, as with the remote she must have control over exactly how much blood will calm the gods, this should give you a partial insight as to the process. Not so bad though only a month to go.
February 28th, 2006 at 5:59 pm
I can only theoretically empathize. So far the sum total of bitterness on me has been one complaint when I was going to bail off for yet another game of snooker.
My theory is that it’s about what supernanny would call ‘positive attention’. But it could also just be luck.
I must say I have little time for the ladies that choose to externalize their problems onto their men. They take at least half the blame for pregnancy, so it’s a bit rich really. Not to mention a good way to push your man away.
Vote:February 28th, 2006 at 6:15 pm
Culma,
I’ve just read about your predicament here. Would it help if I offered up Philip Field as a sacrifice?
PS That blonde who scored….that’ll show them for not letting her on the team
Vote:February 28th, 2006 at 6:20 pm
First wife, hope the next one is a little better behaved!
Golf has been the staple diet that has kept the sanity real, and the handicap has come down 3 shots, so not all bad.
Maybe the next one might be blond.
Vote:March 1st, 2006 at 7:12 am
Obviously we need an affirmative action program for blondes.
Vote:March 1st, 2006 at 8:55 am
loqix – Field is dead man walking, not really a sacrifice he’s history anyway. Now if you were talking about Frau Clark, that would be worth talking about.
Now that type of football is definitely worth investing in. “Invigorating”
Vote:March 1st, 2006 at 11:06 am
llew, that’s funny man. Perfect bottom corner drive off a cross court. See! Blondes are hot, in every way.
Vote:March 1st, 2006 at 11:22 am
Ben – Google up “March 20th” the male equivalent of valentines day. This is a national holiday that should be implemented immediately!
Vote:March 1st, 2006 at 1:34 pm
Isn’t every day March 20th?
Vote:March 1st, 2006 at 2:02 pm
Ben – YOU BLOODY LIAR, and if you are not I’m going to email Binladin and tell him you told me he was GAY.
Vote:March 1st, 2006 at 2:37 pm
Busted! Damn. Someone must have seen me eating a salad. But you can tell Bin Laden from me that he’s missing out by not having any blondes in his harem, the great poof. What good are 74 brunette virgins, eh?
Vote:March 1st, 2006 at 4:55 pm
Ben – you realise with comments like these that by morning the Prophet will have been in touch with Osama through Aljazeera, and not only will Ben Wilson been placed on Osama’s 10 most wanted list, but every NZ embassy will have been burned to the ground. Jihad will be declared on Dame Kiri, Sir Edmond and team NZ and all over a blond. Just shows how quickly things can get out of hand.
Vote:March 1st, 2006 at 5:14 pm
Blondes are worth fighting for. But I think Islam will respect my fetish.
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