# Reptilian DNA

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reptilian-dna/494546>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 27, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reptilian-dna/494546 "2009-04-27T20:20:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![CurtC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce73a5/32.png) [@CurtC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CurtC)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reptilian-dna/494546/21 "2009-04-28T03:26:57Z")

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> [@wunderkammer](#):
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> Furthermore:
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> > ‘Because if they didn’t vote for a lizard,’ said Ford, ‘the wrong lizard might get in."

“Don’t blame me - I voted for the iguana!”

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**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reptilian-dna/494546/22 "2009-04-28T05:58:51Z")

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[Requisite video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpmgO4BTNCc).

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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reptilian-dna/494546/23 "2009-04-28T11:34:54Z")

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> [@FinnAgain](#):
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> [Requisite video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpmgO4BTNCc).

I was expecting this… [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VObQfWMgmIM&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VObQfWMgmIM&feature=related)

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reptilian-dna/494546/24 "2009-04-28T13:07:00Z")

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> [@Terrifel](#):
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> So presumably all the other traits that aren’t for hair are coded into the remaining 1%. I had no idea hair was so important to the genome.

Obviously, you’ve never met Paris Hilton.

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reptilian-dna/494546/25 "2009-04-28T14:08:45Z")

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**SupN** , it would be really nice if you would return long enough to present an actual thesis that can be argued. While folks are having some fun with this silliness, I suspect that I am not going to let it stay open without something resembling actual substance–and the OP ain’t it.  
[/Modding]

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reptilian-dna/494546/26 "2009-04-28T14:21:00Z")

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Aw. Can’t we play for 10 more minutes dad?

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**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reptilian-dna/494546/27 "2009-04-28T16:06:33Z")

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That’s the reptile DNA talking, **tomndebb**. Fight your inner monitor lizard.

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