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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Glad that step is done!
In other news, my coworkers need to stop all taking vacation at once such that I'm backup for 3 people. It's happening far too frequently of late when I am in the middle of crunch time with my own work and it is really pissing me off. I try very hard NOT to do that to people. We've got a pretty liberal vacation approval policy, but this is getting ridiculous. I'll note I haven't had a vacation in 5 months.
OK, Alka Seltzer consumed. I hope that does something for the residual queasiness.
The real feeling of all this got much much realer. It was just announced to management of our department.
Ancient painting of the giant bird that roamed Australia 40,000 years ago
This is perhaps the oldest painting on the continent of Australia. It depicts the Genyornis, a giant bird that went extinct 40,000 years ago. And it's one of the only snapshots we have of the ancient creature.
Scientists discovered the red ochre painting two years ago, and at first thought it might be an emu. Now they're convinced it really is the Genyornis, which would mean this painting is older than 40 thousand years.
When did Neanderthals go extinct? 40-50 thousand years ago? I wonder if there are any cave painting of them. Probably none that have been found so far....
I would have gone with Footloose. Epic soundtrack, young Bacon and SJP, Dianne Wiest in Supportive Wife role #32, Chris Penn, tractor chicken... What's not to love?
Plus, Hubby as Sleeping Guy in Church and the City Council Meeting! With his shrew of an ex-wife next to him. You can get paid extra for sleeping when you're an extra.
When did Neanderthals go extinct? 40-50 thousand years ago? I wonder if there are any cave painting of them. Probably none that have been found so far....
Not in Australia, certainly. I don't think there's any evidence the Neandertals ever got there. (The fact the Aborigines did pretty much indicates that they were at that time the most technologically advanced people on earth, to manage a sea voyage of that length.) I don't think we've yet found cave paintings old enough anywhere else either. (Note too, it may be that the Genyornis pictures mat not be that old either; it may be that we're wrong about when it went extinct.)
I don't think Neaderthal got much further east than central Asia.
Congrats, msbelle.
Plus, Hubby as Sleeping Guy in Church and the City Council Meeting! With his shrew of an ex-wife next to him. You can get paid extra for sleeping when you're an extra.
O rly? I'll have to look for him next time I watch it.
Liese, I empathize with your cold-induced suffering. I haven't had much coughing, but the snot has been epic. Keeping my fingers crossed I don't get a sinus infection.
When did Neanderthals go extinct? 40-50 thousand years ago? I wonder if there are any cave painting of them. Probably none that have been found so far....
Fossils say about 30,000 years ago, though some interpret evidence of fires at Gibraltar 24,000 years ago to indicate Neanderthal habitation. I haven't heard of any cave paintings of or by them, but other forms of their art may have been discovered: [link]