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Grammy23

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41. It WAS a very cool class. Anthropology was my minor so it was an elective.
Mon Nov 6, 2017, 01:10 PM
Nov 2017

I really had no idea when I signed up for the class exactly what we would be doing, but I was curious enough to sign up. My teacher was an expert in rebuilding faces on a skull to try to help ID who a person was. One day she rebuilt a half of a face using clay. It was interesting to watch her rebuild the structure of the face and see it come to life. It was rather lifeless until she inserted a glass eye. Oh, my! There was an audible gasp when she added the eye because the face then took on a very life like appearance. We could get a definite idea of what the person may have looked like alive.

There are also formulas to use to estimate height and weight of a person. Plus there are definite differences in hips and facial structures between male and female. So when trained experts work to ID remains they can use those formulas to get a better description of the person.

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Yeah, me too HAB911 Nov 2017 #1
Not funny. Not helpful. (Just my opinion) Freethinker65 Nov 2017 #2
Thanks for taking the time to reply. MineralMan Nov 2017 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author WinkyDink Nov 2017 #8
And that is why I said it was my opinion Freethinker65 Nov 2017 #12
No, MichMary Nov 2017 #22
I agree with Winky Dink, not you. shraby Nov 2017 #25
Good to know. Thanks for your opinion. Freethinker65 Nov 2017 #30
I thought it was funny seeing as he wants Americans to have absolutely no help from government blueinredohio Nov 2017 #13
I remember when my Mom broke a couple of ribs Siwsan Nov 2017 #4
Rand could avoid pain by not inflicting it on his constituents. democratisphere Nov 2017 #5
Republicans fall into two categories: Girard442 Nov 2017 #6
Totally kind of like Scaliese gopiscrap Nov 2017 #36
Wow that guy really kicked his ass huh? Thrill Nov 2017 #7
I think "neighbor" ran up behind him & shoved him. All in the way one falls & what he fell on. Sunlei Nov 2017 #11
yeah, i broke 3 ribs falling off my bed. mopinko Nov 2017 #15
It sounded to me like the perp stomped him underpants Nov 2017 #16
He's tough no pain meds needed. /s He'll lay still in bed & try not to cough or take a deep breath. Sunlei Nov 2017 #9
A good ass kicking might do them all a world of good Drahthaardogs Nov 2017 #10
agreed gopiscrap Nov 2017 #35
Interesting notion about Paul finding out about pain the hard way. Grammy23 Nov 2017 #14
what a cool class!!!! I would have taken that in college... samnsara Nov 2017 #34
It WAS a very cool class. Anthropology was my minor so it was an elective. Grammy23 Nov 2017 #41
Has an assault on a Senator ever recieved less coverage? Johonny Nov 2017 #17
I'm very curious about what induced the neighbor to MineralMan Nov 2017 #18
I assume because Rand isn't talking Johonny Nov 2017 #23
There's a house on the parallel street south of mine. MineralMan Nov 2017 #24
Absolutely HopeAgain Nov 2017 #29
I'm thinking something to do with SEX Ohiya Nov 2017 #40
That is the odd part of this thing jberryhill Nov 2017 #26
Rand Paul being an asshole to him and fucking him over in typical republican fashion gopiscrap Nov 2017 #33
One has to wonder. What sort of asshole move did Rand Paul make that inflamed the Nay Nov 2017 #38
Had Two Cracked Ribs In High School ProfessorGAC Nov 2017 #19
It merely points out the hypocrisy of it all. nancy1942 Nov 2017 #20
Irony's funny that way, isn't it? MineralMan Nov 2017 #21
Sure does. Karma may be in play, too. Still, it's amazing how even direct, painful Nay Nov 2017 #39
Isn't he lucky we're paying for his insurance? Vinca Nov 2017 #27
Alerted! Too Schadenfreude for may tastes. ffr Nov 2017 #28
Oh, noes... MineralMan Nov 2017 #43
me too!!!! worse pain ever... i just had one cracked rib and.... samnsara Nov 2017 #31
I've been dealing with three broken ribs for a week and a half jberryhill Nov 2017 #42
Not me gopiscrap Nov 2017 #32
I remember his goons beating up two a MoveOn activist some years ago malaise Nov 2017 #37
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