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lurkette · 12-23-2004, 02:59 PM

This is absofuckinglutely ridiculous.

First, $50K?!? Do you know how many shelter cats that would support for a year?!

Second, the joke is on her. If she thinks she's going to get an exact replica of her pweshious kiddy widdy she's sadly mistaken. Genetics doesn't work like that - the identical genes may be there, but they need IDENTICAL environmental conditions to turn on and turn off the same experience-driven genes that the original cat had. There may be a lot of similarities, but you're still getting a different critter in terms of health, behavior, personality, the whole 9 yards.

The stupidity of some people is beyond comprehension.

12-23-2004, 02:59 PM	#15 (permalink)
lurkette My future is coming on Moderator Emeritus Location: east of the sun and west of the moon	This is absofuckinglutely ridiculous. First, $50K?!? Do you know how many shelter cats that would support for a year?! Second, the joke is on her. If she thinks she's going to get an exact replica of her pweshious kiddy widdy she's sadly mistaken. Genetics doesn't work like that - the identical genes may be there, but they need IDENTICAL environmental conditions to turn on and turn off the same experience-driven genes that the original cat had. There may be a lot of similarities, but you're still getting a different critter in terms of health, behavior, personality, the whole 9 yards. The stupidity of some people is beyond comprehension. __________________ "If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France