SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY REMAINS OF "ALABAMA MAN"
Paleologists from the University of Texas have discovered a new and important missing link in the history of human evolution, a new subspecies identified as "Alabama Man," according to an announcement from the university released on Wednesday.
"Alabama Man represents an important link between the species we now call homo sapiens and our evolutionary past," said Dr. Peter Wu, an anthropologist and practicing medical doctor spearheaded the discovery and analysis of Alabama Man's remains.
Scientists were mum on details at a brief press conference in Austin on Wednesday afternoon. The paper has generated significant buzz in the scientific community, particularly among paleoanthropologists and archaeologists who are already taking a deep interest in what may be the first recorded and systematic attempts at what we call human culture.
Little is known about Alabama Man at this point, but scientists did have hypotheses to share about their new discovery.
--Alabama Man must have had a full command of the process of fermentation, a first for a subspecies of its type. "The bones of Alabama Man are in fact soaked with alcohol specifically carbon-typed as something very similar to what we would call whiskey. This and the remnants of bottles in the field site clued us into the unique alcoholic capabilities of the species," said Doctor Wu, "a powerful theme we can already note in the bone chemistry. If any of them lived past fifty I'd be shocked."

Alabama Man: an artist's representation.
--Alabama Man's bone analysis yielded another puzzling clue: abnormal bone thickness. Dr. Wu's assistant Jane Singer commented that "this girth in the bones was likely indicative of obesity, a shocking discovery in prehistoric man given the dire circumstances of their daily lives.
--Singer went on to make what will likely be the most shocking proposal of the day. "We believe Alabama Man could have in fact been raised and bred for food by other human species. The thick bones on their otherwise normal frame would imply a rich and well marbled flesh, making the average Alabama Man too slow of foot to escape predators easily. No other explanation suffices in such a harsh and unforgiving environment."
--Other clues support Singer's theory. Alabama Man's remains were surrounded by artifacts previously thought of as beyond the reach of Australopithecene man: the bottles of alcohol and evidence of intense and possibly fatal alcohol consumption, the remnants of lottery tickets, primitive cigarettes, dice made from deer bones, and fish hooks littered the site. "Like Peking Man, Alabama Man did not grasp the concept of throwing away garbage. When their cave filled up, they simply moved to a new one," said Singer.
--In addition to the bribes given by other human species, Alabama Man seemed to have some concept of religion, too. "There was insistent worship of an old man, as indicated by intricate wall paintings. We believe they conflated the old man with the bear, a cosmology we're still trying to grasp," said cultural anthropologist Sue Givens. "They may have worshipped the bear for its power, and the old man for actually making it past fifty."

Cave paintings of Alabama Man.
Science will publish the study on Monday. Dr. Wu and others stressed caution in taking the proposals of its study too far.
"We're dealing with bones that may be up to a year old here. Our complete specimen appears to have died a violent death, perhaps at the hands of a Tiger, the only local species who seemed to have a predatory monopoly on them," said Wu.
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Awe-inspiring!
But beware of round two of the Bear Bryant cartoon riots.
by DevilGrad on Sep 28, 2006 12:46 PM EDT reply actions
Orson & Stranko,
Y’all are cruising towards an Alabama jihad – do you really want a million rednecks with pickups and shotguns headed towards Gainesville this weekend.
I recommend spinning this now – it’s save you the pain later.
by BamaTaxMan on Sep 28, 2006 12:49 PM EDT reply actions
I’ll have you know I drink Colt 45, dillwipe, not Schlitz. Though Alabama doesn’t allow beer or malt likka to be sold in bottles any bigger than double-deuces, so if I want the full experience of a 40-ounce, a/k/a “fodee,” I have to go home to Georgia to get one.
Fodees . . . fo’ dee drinker in you.
by Doug on Sep 28, 2006 12:53 PM EDT reply actions
You really don’t want to talk about the game, do you? For that matter, where’s the promised Gainesville guide? Is there so little to do there that you just blew it off?
by rtr on Sep 28, 2006 12:55 PM EDT reply actions
Orson,
I will pray for you. Blasphemy is a sin and he does take kindly when thou speaks ill of him. RTR!
He ain’t quittin!
by Tom Beringer on Sep 28, 2006 1:01 PM EDT reply actions
That Alabama jihad’s been reallll bad for Finebaum, we tell you what. Bought him a Crossfire, if Rammer Jammer is to be believed.
And the Gainesville guide is coming up in an hour and a half, RTR.
by Orson Swindle on Sep 28, 2006 1:08 PM EDT reply actions
as an Auburn fan, i thank you from the bottom of my heart.
GO GATORS!!! BEAT THE HELL OUTTA BAMMER!!!
by Bill on Sep 28, 2006 1:12 PM EDT reply actions
“Is there so little to do there that you just blew it off?”
Fuck you, rtr.
(my brother is writing it)
by The Conscience of a Nation on Sep 28, 2006 1:15 PM EDT reply actions
nice touch with the Schlitz, by the way.
very appropriate!
by Bill on Sep 28, 2006 1:19 PM EDT reply actions
jesus, conscience. Why, i never. Ahh, what the hell…fuck you, alabama man.
by bonghit gator on Sep 28, 2006 1:20 PM EDT reply actions
Because Milwaukee is in Wisconsin.
And Loverboy has always sucked.
by PeteJayhawk on Sep 28, 2006 1:37 PM EDT reply actions
The thing is all the women in T-town look like “Alabama Man” also. Now you see why I went to Pensacola to get my jollies.
It’s rollin baby! Win one for me boys. I will not be there to see it, I will be watching the game on the big screen at Hooters in El Paso. But I will be there in spirit. RTR!
by Mike Price on Sep 28, 2006 1:41 PM EDT reply actions
#6
Orson,
Real Alabama fans couldn’t give a flying fuck what that little rat bastard Slimebaum thinks. His shtick is to alternate enraging the Alabama and Barn fanbases in alternation, ensuring ratings for that thing he calls a radio show.
BTW, Colonial Bank (Bobby Lowder, the president of said bank, is “the” Auburn trustee and one of those behind “Jetgate”) is one of Slimebaum’s biggest sponsors. As such, real Alabama fans don’t listen.
by BamaTaxMan on Sep 28, 2006 1:41 PM EDT reply actions
Absolutely beautiful. I’ve already linked to this on my site.
by Wes on Sep 28, 2006 1:43 PM EDT reply actions
Wow, I’ve never seen TCOAN even mildly perturbed. I feel almost honored to have earned her wrath(apparently genuine; sorry if I missed the sarcasm).
by rtr on Sep 28, 2006 1:45 PM EDT reply actions
Total sarcasm, rtr. Slow day at work. ;^)
But one of my brothers really did write the piece.
by The Conscience of a Nation on Sep 28, 2006 1:49 PM EDT reply actions
Whiskey?
That’s better than my fore fathers and mothers being a bunch of mead drinking sissies. That shit was like an ancient wine cooler or Boone’s Farm.
by Cool Hand Mike on Sep 28, 2006 1:59 PM EDT reply actions
those extraordinarily long arms allow us to consistently bowl around 240 and let us smack our bitch from the couch while she is sassin’ us from the kitchen.
no book learnin’ is worth that!
by EZ on Sep 28, 2006 2:13 PM EDT reply actions
I read constantly but have never commented but Alabama Man was hilarious. Except the nipples gawd put a shirt on it. I have an old ratty orange and blue one you can borrow. (Meant that as an Auburn shot but then I realised who I’m talking to.) :)
by Cybrtyde on Sep 28, 2006 2:27 PM EDT reply actions
I hear they also unearthed a subspecies in Fla. that believed football wasn’t invented till 1990.
by irishjihad on Sep 28, 2006 2:45 PM EDT reply actions
I think I had a statistics class with that guy. Only back then, he did drink Old Milwaukee. Anyway, it’s good to see our Florida brethren as confident as they were this time last year.
by Bamaleg on Sep 28, 2006 4:06 PM EDT reply actions
Bill, I just hope you are still thanking EDSBS from the bottom of your heart in a couple of weeks once they finish lampooning your beloved Aubbies. I would think not. Stupid Barners.
by Dash on Sep 28, 2006 4:17 PM EDT reply actions
barners pull for Florida when we play them and we pull for Florida when they play the barn. At least there are still some things in this crazy world that make sense.
by Bamaleg on Sep 28, 2006 4:20 PM EDT reply actions
that is perhaps the worst photoshopped image in the history of man. or alabama man.
by Tolbert1906 on Sep 28, 2006 4:31 PM EDT reply actions
Just remember.
Add 2 scoops of Tang and you have yourself a South Alabama Mimosa.
by Cool Hand Mike on Sep 28, 2006 4:54 PM EDT reply actions
One correction, Alabama man had very limited access to lottery tickets. Lottery is gambling and gambling is a one way ticket to Pat Robertson’s S&M chamber.
That is unless he lived by the FLA or GA lines.
by Kecalf Bailey on Sep 28, 2006 5:05 PM EDT reply actions
I can’t decide whether Florida fans are more overconfident this year than they were last year when we won 31-3 or the time before that when we won or the time before that when we won.
I’m thinking it’s the time before the time before the time before this year.
by Etch Westgrin on Sep 28, 2006 5:33 PM EDT reply actions
Wait, COAN’s brother proposed to her over sushi? I’m getting confused here. That sounds more like Alabama.
by oc phil on Sep 28, 2006 5:59 PM EDT reply actions
http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/09/28/finally-purdue-provides-some-material/#comments
UF fans go to great lengths to make fun of their foe, Bama. ND fans let Purdue do the work for them…this pic is even gayer than the USC calendar…
by Nate on Sep 28, 2006 6:53 PM EDT reply actions
How big are Tommy Tuberville’s Balls?
Seriously, he just bent the Gamecocks over and rammed all 15 inches backed up by 2 large steel balls of offensive pain and refused to give a reacharound.
Best. Third. Quarter. E.V.A.R.
by NewAZTiger on Sep 28, 2006 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
Leave it to AZTiger to brag about Auburn in a completely unrelated thred, when he should be thinking, wow, if Syvelle Newton is shredding our secondary, what will a good quarterback do..?
by Ltrain on Sep 28, 2006 11:53 PM EDT reply actions
Ltrain, if you cannot appreciate a third quarter where the other team gets 0 offensive plays – a quarter developed by an onsides kick and a 4th and 6 conversion, then I guess you’ll never be impressed.
As far as a good QB, I think Jamarcus didn’t even throw a pass into the end-zone, and WSU has a better QB than anyone else on our schedule save UF, so I don’t really need to worry too much about that, do I? Particularly considering UF has to play Bama and LSU prior to travelling to AU.
So, basically, it’s can AU nut up against UF? I like those odds. Leak/Tebow are possibly better than Jamarcus Russel, and they’re definitely better than Mustain, Yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoooo Brent Schaeffer, Cox/Stafford, Jessica Parker Wilson Englemeyer Schmidt, and whomever QBs the Green Wave and Arkansas State.
by NewAZTiger on Sep 29, 2006 12:30 AM EDT reply actions
I’m just not sold on Auburn as an NC contender. They were one tightend brainfart away from being in OT against Visorman, and that is a bad place to be.
As far as Alabama Man being bred for consumption…..
Our record in that piss-hole stadium of yours is 7-1.
by JohnInHuntsville on Sep 29, 2006 2:47 AM EDT reply actions
Holding the ball for an entire quarter is undeniably an impressive achievement… but let’s not forget that South Carolina still finished the game with an edge in time of possession. And in the entirety of the third quarter, Auburn managed to put up all of 3 points. (It’s pure pedantry to exclude the TD, but since it was on the first play of the fourth quarter, I’m going to indulge – ha!)
by peachy on Sep 29, 2006 4:04 AM EDT reply actions
tee hee.
funny stuff.
Auburn coaches should have their head’s examined. Why continue to rush just 3? Everyone knows that you only let Spurrier run so many 5WR sets before you kill his QB.
by OmarBradley on Sep 29, 2006 8:16 AM EDT reply actions
Fascinating!
I recently saw an interesting monograph on the spread of neanderthal genes in the homo sapiens gene pool. Since the species did co-exist for an estimated 10,000 years, some cross breeding was inevitable. Perhaps surprisingly, perhaps not, the largest concentration of “humans” with the neanderthal genes is located in Gainesville, Florida.
by Ohiodawg on Sep 29, 2006 10:30 AM EDT reply actions
That doesn’t sound like the fine, peer-reviewed research of Dr. Wu’s group.
by Orson Swindle on Sep 29, 2006 10:32 AM EDT reply actions
AZ, I was impressed by the third and the kick was a brilliant call…I posted after the game, and do agree that even if your pass D is cause for concern, your schedule sets up such that we may never really know, other than when Leak comes to town, potentially limping.
by Ltrain on Sep 29, 2006 11:40 AM EDT reply actions
You’d think that someone with 1/2 the computer skills of any 12 year old could have done a better job with that pic. Just proves that stupidity flocks in groves.
You guys go ahead and kick bama while they’re down. You’re very lucky that the Tide didn’t knock you off of your soon short-to-be lived number 5 ranking this weekend! How embarrassing would that have been, huh? We’re rebuilding and like Auburn, we will rise again. Then you guys will be cryin’ “oh I wish Stevie was back coaching…blah blah blah!”. ROLL TIDE
by I HATE FLORIDA on Oct 2, 2006 5:27 PM EDT reply actions
hahahahahahahahahaahahhahahahaah.
Bama man. if you follow the link – you will see that Neil young is credited with the photo – yes, it is a real photo and inspired him to write a famous song.
seriously though – ’Bama was really something before electricity. Bama is like the Russian space program – fill in your own facts here………..
last thought – please write your congressmen, senators and astate politicians and support GIVING all Florida west of Tallahassee to Alabama – Free.
by rggator on Oct 2, 2006 7:41 PM EDT reply actions

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