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kpete

(72,904 posts) Fri Apr 27, 2012, 10:52 AM Apr 2012

Human beings have 46 chromosomes, 2 less than the common potato.

a good friend gave me this gift yesterday:

and we sat on the porch and discussed:
Human beings have 46 chromosomes, 2 less than the common potato...etc., etc., etc....

nice afternoon...

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Human beings have 46 chromosomes, 2 less than the common potato. (Original Post) kpete Apr 2012 OP

Does this mean G-d granted dominion over the earth and the beasts of the field to the common spud? leveymg Apr 2012 #1

LOL Xyzse Apr 2012 #2

Not to the common spud panopeagenerosa Apr 2012 #7

That's potatoe, with an e on the end nt. panopeagenerosa Apr 2012 #3

And god did it all in 6 days..LOL snooper2 Apr 2012 #4

Yeah, and then ran out of energy before finishing the job. n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #6

No, he just turned into a neutron star about 14 million light years away... snooper2 Apr 2012 #8

Some plants and bacteria contain thousands. ronnie624 Apr 2012 #5

I welcome the Potato Overlords! HappyMe Apr 2012 #9

Potato Boobies!! Yay! Bruce Wayne Apr 2012 #10

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

1. Does this mean G-d granted dominion over the earth and the beasts of the field to the common spud?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 10:59 AM

Apr 2012

Last edited Tue May 15, 2012, 06:03 PM - Edit history (1)

Guess this news that potatoes have more chromosomes than people means we need to revise our understanding of humanity's place on this planet.

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)

2. LOL

Reply to leveymg (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 11:09 AM

Apr 2012

Gotta admit, that is awesome.

panopeagenerosa

(44 posts)

7. Not to the common spud

Reply to leveymg (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 12:03 PM

Apr 2012

but to the Solanaceae generally.

panopeagenerosa

(44 posts)

3. That's potatoe, with an e on the end nt.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 11:16 AM

Apr 2012

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

4. And god did it all in 6 days..LOL

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 11:27 AM

Apr 2012

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

6. Yeah, and then ran out of energy before finishing the job. n/t

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 12:02 PM

Apr 2012

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

8. No, he just turned into a neutron star about 14 million light years away...

Reply to Egalitarian Thug (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 01:07 PM

Apr 2012

ronnie624

(5,764 posts)

5. Some plants and bacteria contain thousands.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 11:51 AM

Apr 2012

But they are mostly duplicates, and serve no role in the physical characteristics of the organism.

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

9. I welcome the Potato Overlords!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 01:14 PM

Apr 2012

Baked, fried, or mashed.

Bruce Wayne

(692 posts)

10. Potato Boobies!! Yay!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 01:18 PM

Apr 2012

Did I fail the the Potato Rorschach test again?

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