New Hominid Species Unearthed in Indonesia 588
Radical Rad writes "ABC News is reporting that anthropologists have found the skeletal remains of seven hobbit sized hominids. The population may have been wiped out by a volcanic activity 12000 years ago or according to local legend may have lived up until the 1500's living on in caves and eating food the villagers would leave out for them. Also found were bones of giant lizards and miniature elephants. CBS
also has the story." National Geographic and the BBC have good stories.
evolutionary pressure (Score:5, Funny)
Hobbit Sized (Score:5, Funny)
The questions on everybody's mind: (Score:5, Funny)
2. Would they make good slaves?
This is so stupid (Score:5, Funny)
jeez.
Spoiler Warning (Score:5, Funny)
Also Found (Score:1, Funny)
Hobbit-sized and volcano eh? (Score:2, Funny)
WOW!! (Score:2, Funny)
Hobbit sized? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:New species explaination (Score:5, Funny)
Sure, they had one guy who could make a lot of crap out of coconuts, and they always had some celebrity guests drop in for some wacky hijinks, but they never could quite get off that island. Tragic story, really.
Re:New species explaination (Score:3, Funny)
Maybe they just represent the Lollypop Guild.
No no no, (Score:2, Funny)
Nerds discussing hobbits? (Score:1, Funny)
In related news... (Score:0, Funny)
Re:The questions on everybody's mind: (Score:5, Funny)
We IT folk have enough competition as it is!
Re:The questions on everybody's mind: (Score:5, Funny)
That's tender young juicy Hobbit meat you are talking about.
Slave, feh. I've been stuck in this cave for three lousy years with nothing but maggoty meat to eat and you want Slaves?
Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)
In a related find (Score:5, Funny)
"Antropologists are perplexed as to how a ring found it's way into the hands of a species lacking basic metallurgy or fire. One scientist was quoted as saying 'The precious, er I mean artifact, is a remarkable lovely find. So bright, so beautiful...' He was later heard to remark 'mine, mine, get away!! Filthy little grad students!!'"
Peter Jackson was not available for comment.
Re:New species explaination (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Hobbit Sized (Score:5, Funny)
What about the '90s?
Re:The questions on everybody's mind: (Score:5, Funny)
Seven short guys (Score:5, Funny)
hmmmm (Score:2, Funny)
Well, I suppose.... since they didn't have brazilian waxes back then...
Remake anyone? (Score:3, Funny)
Okay, maybe I'm all alone on this...
In Other News... (Score:5, Funny)
The reason they died out. (Score:5, Funny)
They're not new, they're ... (Score:1, Funny)
it's too bad they all died... (Score:2, Funny)
Scientifically speaking... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:New species explaination (Score:5, Funny)
Other than that, it's a lovely place to visit.
New Hominid species of diminutive size found... (Score:4, Funny)
Wrong Movie... (Score:5, Funny)
I've got a perfect puzzle for you
Oompa loompa doompety dee
If you are wise you'll listen to me
Oompa loompa doompety da
If you're not greedy, you will go far
You will live in happiness too
Like the Oompa Loompa Doompety do
Doompety do
They're still alive working in a Chocolate Factory (Score:1, Funny)
Re:New species explaination (Score:1, Funny)
(How far away is this from Christmas Island [goat.cx]?)
Re:Hobbit Sized (Score:5, Funny)
Oh my god (Score:4, Funny)
They could FLY!?
Re:Hobbit sized? (Score:5, Funny)
These are clearly not hobbits (Score:5, Funny)
try sleepy, bashful, dopey, sneezy...
Keep digging, you'll pull up a hot brunette.
Re:WOW!! (Score:3, Funny)
Oh my God...Tolkien outsources too?
Re:small brains (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, yes, we've all seen managers too.
Chris Mattern
Re:small brains (Score:2, Funny)
*Ahem* (Score:3, Funny)
"Grunka Lunka Dunkity Dingredient, you should not ask about the secret ingredient."
Wha? (Score:3, Funny)
So they were pets, huh?
Re:The questions on everybody's mind: (Score:4, Funny)
I don't know, but Michael Jackson wants to find out.
Re:evolutionary pressure (Score:5, Funny)
What about rabbits? What size do they become?
Re:Wrong Movie... (Score:4, Funny)
Life isnt fair its sad but its true
Chumba Womba, Gobaldie Gee
When your poor legs are stiff as a tree
What do you do when your stuck in a chair?
Finding it hard to go up and down stairs?
What do you think of the one you call god?
Isn't his absence slightly odd?
Maybe he's forgotten you.
Chumba Womba, Gobaldie Gorse
Count yourself lucky your not a horse
They would turn you into dog food
Or to Chumba Womba
Gobaldie
Glue
Gobaldie Goo
Re:Frodo (Score:5, Funny)
Re:evolutionary pressure (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Not to state the obvious or anything... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:New species explaination (Score:1, Funny)
Obligatory post, if they still exist somewhere... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This is so stupid (Score:3, Funny)
Re:New species explaination (Score:2, Funny)
How will this affect the election? (Score:4, Funny)
See, Bush wins.
Re:The questions on everybody's mind: (Score:2, Funny)
Not 7 hobbits.. 7 Dwarf-Lords! (Score:1, Funny)
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie,
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the land of Mordor where the Shadows lie."
Looks like they escaped Sauron but wound up in Indonesia.
Re:evolutionary pressure (Score:2, Funny)
What about rabbits? What size do they become?
The rabbits don't change size. They become carnivorous and develop killer instincts which cause them to attack knights of the Round Table and audition for parts in Monty Python movies.
Re:New species explaination (Score:4, Funny)
May be after all this some of them realised what the had become and came back to their little island, to enjoy their little lifes and not bother anyone else...and there we found them.
Move aside, truth, you don't have enough years! (Score:2, Funny)
Heh, so a random anthropologist walks up to a village..
"Look! Small people! I think they were wiped out a bazillion trillion years ago by lava. It was very climactic with lots of big explosions and a story that will make me very famous in America."
Villager: "Actually it happened in the 1500's when.."
"12000 whole years ago. Imagine that!"
"The people died because--"
"Hey! That was the NYT! They're posting the headline 'Genius Finds Species From Twelve Trillion Years ago' tomorrow! I guess they're off by a few zeroes but hey, we have some wiggle space."
"Our elders knew about a people who--"
"Actually let's just change it to twelve trillion. That's a fun number, don't you think? I love it! It's... Oh, right. What were you saying, Lowly Misinformed Local Person?"
"We have records. They say--"
"Hey, I just struck a deal to sell my new book 'Thirty-quadrillian Year Old Species Found in Indonesia'! I'm rich! I am a flowing river of cash! I'm a festering volcano of money! I am--"
"Are you even--"
"Hey! Get the Hell outta my way, kid, I'm off to show the United States that they were founded by rock formations millions of years ago, and not these stupid 'founding fathers' their mythological legendary myths say. Brady, finish off the interview with this guy."
why the hell are they looking in Indonesia? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Bayan Kara-Ula - Dropa and the Han (Score:1, Funny)