From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: not@chance.dude   
   Subject: Re: Star Trek: Am I the Only One?   
      
   Your Name wrote:   
   >>>> Karl Johanson wrote:   
   >>>>> "Led4Aces"   
   >>>>   "Karl Johanson"  wrote:   
   >>>>>>> And she created a pathogen that regressed most of the crew into half   
   >>>>>>> whatever they were / half one of their ancestors (which doesn't   
   >>> explain   
   >>>>>>> why   
   >>>>>>> Barclay became half spider, since they aren't ancestors of   
   > humans)...   
   >>>>>> Not exactly.   
   >>>>> Yes, exactly.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> Go back far enough and Humans and spiders have a common   
   >>>>>> ancestor. Probably hundreds of millions of years.   
   >>>>> Humans and spiders have a common ancestor, but spiders aren't   
   > ancestors   
   >>> of   
   >>>>> humans. Even assuming the silly premise of reverting to half human /   
   >>> half   
   >>>>> one of our ancestors, he's not going to become half spider.   
   >>>> But don't lawyers evolve from weasels?   
   >>> Nope, they come from pond scum ... like the rest of life on Earth.   
   >>> Unfortunately only very, very few human beings have actually managed to   
   >>> evolve past that stage.  :-(   
   >> Damn, you must be a blast at parties.   
   >>   
   >> :-)   
   >    
   > I don't waste my time going to "parties". 90% of them are simply a stupid   
   > excuse to booze yourself silly.   
   >    
   >    
   >    
      
   Now, why doesn't that surprise me.   
      
   Seriously, you seem to have a really dark view of life - I hope it's    
   limited to just Trek.  Even so, that can't be fun for you.   
      
   Natalie   
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