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brother · Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 8920 Location: London/Cyprus

Quote: New mouse find is 'living fossil'

A new species of mouse found in Cyprus is delighting scientists.

Identified by researchers at Durham University, it has bigger ears, eyes and teeth than other European mice.

The scientists say it is a surviving remnant of indigenous Cypriot fauna which mostly went extinct with the arrival of humans.

Full article here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6043648.stm

So it seems the real cypriots are the mice not the donkey's :lol: :lol:

Kifeas

brother wrote: Quote: New mouse find is 'living fossil'

A new species of mouse found in Cyprus is delighting scientists.

Identified by researchers at Durham University, it has bigger ears, eyes and teeth than other European mice.

The scientists say it is a surviving remnant of indigenous Cypriot fauna which mostly went extinct with the arrival of humans.

Full article here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6043648.stm

So it seems the real cypriots are the mice not the donkey's :lol: :lol:

Based on Erol's theories, they must be the indigenous people of Cyprus. :shock:

AQMessiah · Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 113 Location: New York

Kifeas wrote:
Based on Erol's theories, they must be the indigenous people of Cyprus. :shock:

WE'VE FOUND THEM!!!!!

:bow:

zan · Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 962

brother wrote: Quote: New mouse find is 'living fossil'

A new species of mouse found in Cyprus is delighting scientists.

Identified by researchers at Durham University, it has bigger ears, eyes and teeth than other European mice.

The scientists say it is a surviving remnant of indigenous Cypriot fauna which mostly went extinct with the arrival of humans.

Full article here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6043648.stm

So it seems the real cypriots are the mice not the donkey's :lol: :lol:

Perhaps they evolved into donkeys and then into people and then into Cypriots :wink:

erolz · Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 4195 Location: Kyrenia / Girne

Kifeas wrote:
Based on Erol's theories, they must be the indigenous people of Cyprus. :shock:

Based on your theory Kifeas every species introduced to Cyprus from outside Cyprus is itself 'indigenous' so long as it was present when there was a 'take over' of Cyprus. That is the basis of your claim that Greek Cypriot (and Turkish Cypriot) are the indigenous people of Cyprus - though when applied to animal species it is even clearer nonsense than when u applied it to humans.

Alexios · Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 976

I guess over the centuries the mice developed bigger ears, eyes and teeth so they can hear better, eat better and eat better. The first 2 are understandable because in this country nobody listens or sees beyong his nose.I am baffled about the teeth though :? :?

zan · Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 962

Alexios wrote: I guess over the centuries the mice developed bigger ears, eyes and teeth so they can hear better, eat better and eat better. The first 2 are understandable because in this country nobody listens or sees beyong his nose.I am baffled about the teeth though :? :?

The teeth was because they had a lot of helim to get through. :lol:

Alexios · Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 976

Thanks Zan....:)

Birkibrisli · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 1404 Location: Australia

zan wrote: Alexios wrote: I guess over the centuries the mice developed bigger ears, eyes and teeth so they can hear better, eat better and eat better. The first 2 are understandable because in this country nobody listens or sees beyong his nose.I am baffled about the teeth though :? :?

The teeth was because they had a lot of helim to get through. :lol:

And perhaps also because He or She above knew Cypriots would be eating each other sometime down the track... :( :( :(

Dream_Merchant · Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Posts: 422 Location: Limassol

Splinter was a Cypriot

zan · Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 962

Birkibrisli wrote: zan wrote: Alexios wrote: I guess over the centuries the mice developed bigger ears, eyes and teeth so they can hear better, eat better and eat better. The first 2 are understandable because in this country nobody listens or sees beyong his nose.I am baffled about the teeth though :? :?

The teeth was because they had a lot of helim to get through. :lol:

And perhaps also because He or She above knew Cypriots would be eating each other sometime down the track... :( :( :(

Come on bir and Alexios, I was trying to keep this thread at least on a lighter note and you guys are bringing it down. Is this what it is becoming. We can't even look at a Cypriot mouse and not see blood coming out of its' mouth and eyes. Look at it again its cute and innocent and knows nothing about what is going on there. It's a mouse. :)

Alexios · Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 976

I knew species was discovered in Paphos today!! It has a huge nose and scientists have decided to name it Mousious Paphitous Papadosious...:):):)

zan · Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 962

Alexios wrote: I knew species was discovered in Paphos today!! It has a huge nose and scientists have decided to name it Mousious Paphitous Papadosious...:):):)

Don't like that name, it's too Jewish.

Leyla · Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 612

Quote: scientists have decided to name it Mousious Paphitous Papadosious..

LOL! :D Known locally as Bigus Fatious Nosyious?

Too Jewish Zan? LOL...I could understand your point if Alexios had named it Mousious Goldersgreenious Bernsteinious ...:D Ay yay yay..

zan · Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 962

Leyla wrote: Quote: scientists have decided to name it Mousious Paphitous Papadosious..

LOL! :D Known locally as Bigus Fatious Nosyious?

Too Jewish Zan? LOL...I could understand your point if Alexios had named it Mousious Goldersgreenious Bernsteinious ...:D Ay yay yay..

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Just an old joke from Mel Brooks. Oy vey!