December 11, 2007: Blonds

[xoxoxoBruce]

From Neatorama. Blonds in Europe.

[Undertoad]

So in Northern Poland there are many Polish blonds.

Doesn't this enter some sort of old joke time-space continuum thing? Like the cat with buttered toast on its back?

Q: How can you tell if a Polish blond has been sitting at your computer?

A: There's white-out on the screen, but not real white-out, it's white paint.

[Coign]

I am polish and there are more than a few blonds in my family.

[SteveDallas]

I didn't expect the one beige area in the British Isles.

Do they have one for redheads??

[ozswede]

And I can tell you that most Swedes are NOT naturally blonde. Peroxide sales in Scandinavia must be through the roof to keep up the fiction.

The other thing I've noticed is that they LIE about it constantly. You compliment a friend on her highlights and she tells you it's natural! And people with 2" of obvious regrowth try and tell you that their blonde is natural as well. Spare me!

[Karenv]

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Do they have one for redheads??

Apparently not. This is one of the original articles by the author:
http://pages.globetrotter.net/peter_...-eye-color.htm

And here is an article: Cavegirls were the first blondes to have more fun:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...058688,00.html

Frost has some interesting articles on the sexual dimorphism of skin, eye and hair color.

[HungLikeJesus]

Originally Posted by Karenv

...
And here is an article: Cavegirls were the first blondes to have more fun:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...058688,00.html

I have that movie, but I haven't watched it yet: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0060782/

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Karenv

And here is an article: Cavegirls were the first blondes to have more fun:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...058688,00.html

According to the study, north European women evolved blonde hair and blue eyes at the end of the Ice Age to make them stand out from their rivals at a time of fierce competition for scarce males.

So basically, nothings changed.

I do find fault with the article. IMO, the only prerequisite for a man to want to have sex with a woman is the word "yes".

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by richlevy

So basically, nothings changed.

I do find fault with the article. IMO, the only prerequisite for a man to want to have sex with a woman is the word "yes".

I didn't find it convincing either.
It maintains the presumptions that women could never hunt, and that the societies were predominantly monogamous.
It ignores the connection between skin colour and hair colour, and that lighter skin is better in low-sunlight climates because it enables more vitamin D to be produced.
Still, the study does point out that European pigmentation is very remarkable compared to the rest of the planet, and seems to have emerged very suddenly and quite recently. That does call for an explanation, and maybe they have found some contributing factors.

[Undertoad]

I didn't expect the one beige area in the British Isles.

When the Vikings came to rape and pillage, you didn't expect them to stick to pillaging...!

[SteveDallas]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

When the Vikings came to rape and pillage, you didn't expect them to stick to pillaging...!

I didn't expect them to be able to pillage a 7-11.


Oh wait, you weren't talking about the NFL Vikings now were you??

[morie]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

When the Vikings came to rape and pillage, you didn't expect them to stick to pillaging...!

well, the Vikings did mostly come to pillage in Britain. the reason there are so many blondes in Britain now is because Britain opened up its doors to new members of the EU. Now there is nothing wrong with allowing other people free access to your country, but I think there is something racist in allowing blondes from Eastern Europe to migrate into your country while ignoring your former colonies. I mean, how is it that people from Commonwealth countries who speak English and are familiar with British insitutions like Parliament , and whose countries have given a lot to Britain for over 200 years are passed over in favour of newcomers to the European Union, some of whom don't even know the meaning of Hello and whose countries historically have had little ties with Britain?

Morie
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[Griff]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

When the Vikings came to rape and pillage, you didn't expect them to stick to pillaging...!

I'd like to see a finer resolution map. There were probably viking blonds along the coasts and river systems, but I wonder how much that has diffused over time?

[findpolitics]

Originally Posted by Griff

I'd like to see a finer resolution map. There were probably viking blonds along the coasts and river systems, but I wonder how much that has diffused over time?

Clearly we can see from this map that everyone on the coast line has grey hair.

[findpolitics]

I think we now know where the hole in the Ozone layer is.