Marine surveys record 'brainless fish' off Orkney

**secrets in symmetry** · 29-Dec-11, 14:04

Marine Surveys record 'brainless fish off Orkney'

Off Tankerness on Orkney, the government said the prehistoric "faceless and brainless" amphioxus was recorded.

The rarely-seen species was regarded as a modern representative of the first animals that evolved a backbone, the Scottish government said.

With a nerve cord down its back, the fish does not have a clearly defined face or brain.

There are indications that some evolved sufficiently far to join a forum.

**Rheghead** · 29-Dec-11, 14:28

Originally Posted by secrets in symmetry

Marine Surveys record 'brainless fish off Orkney'

There are indications that some evolved sufficiently far to join a forum.

Yes but their lack of brains make them fish out of water.

**Ricco** · 29-Dec-11, 14:40

Hey, if the Amphioxous is prehistoric it must have some intelligence to survive this long!

**tonkatojo** · 29-Dec-11, 14:46

So that is where the tory roots are from.

**secrets in symmetry** · 30-Dec-11, 00:05

Originally Posted by Rheghead

Yes but their lack of brains make them fish out of water.

They're an ichthyologist's dream, they're part of a brand new taxonomy.

**John Little** · 30-Dec-11, 10:45

Originally Posted by secrets in symmetry

They're an ichthyologist's dream, they're part of a brand new taxonomy.

Piscium Numptius?

**Rheghead** · 30-Dec-11, 12:51

Originally Posted by secrets in symmetry

They're an ichthyologist's dream, they're part of a brand new taxonomy.

Well they're certainly in a Class of their own.

**bekisman** · 30-Dec-11, 13:15

Gosh chaps are you extracting the Michael out of someone across the Firth?

Kettle, black, stones, glasshouse - can't quite put my finger on it but pretty sure someone else has posted rather silly things?

**golach** · 30-Dec-11, 14:44

Originally Posted by bekisman

Gosh chaps are you extracting the Michael out of someone across the Firth?

Kettle, black, stones, glasshouse - can't quite put my finger on it but pretty sure someone else has posted rather silly things?

I will have to ponder this post Bekisman, I wonder who you are refering to

**bekisman** · 30-Dec-11, 14:56

Originally Posted by golach

I will have to ponder this post Bekisman, I wonder who you are refering to

As I mentioned can't quite put my finger on them - can anyone help here?

**Rheghead** · 30-Dec-11, 15:13

Originally Posted by golach

I will have to ponder this post Bekisman, I wonder who you are refering to

guilty concience I reckon but I've heard that there is a sub genus of brainless creature that has big bushy side burns and moustache that plays the perfect host to all sorts of parasites, meat eaters and vegetarians.

**bekisman** · 30-Dec-11, 15:32

Originally Posted by Rheghead

guilty concience I reckon but I've heard that there is a sub genus of brainless creature that has big bushy side burns and moustache that plays the perfect host to all sorts of parasites, meat eaters and vegetarians.

Oh well, can't be me Rheggy; no busy sideburns or a 'tashe (have I John?)

Seems I can't possibly be the one, ref your "Yes but their lack of brains make them fish out of water." as according to you on the 25th April this year, you wrote (indicating me) "No hissy, just fed up to the eyeballs in someone who is clearly intelligent" - thanks reggy, that was nice of you..

PS for someone who's trying to insult someone else for lack of brains, you'd better learn to spell conscience the proper way (Quick do YET another edit)

**Rheghead** · 30-Dec-11, 15:37

Definite guilty conscience I reckon

Oh and more obsessive creeping on my old posts... lurve...

**bekisman** · 30-Dec-11, 15:48

Originally Posted by Rheghead

Definite guilty conscience I reckon

Oh and more obsessive creeping on my old posts... lurve...

Me?
Oh come come my dear Reggy.

Pleased to see you've taken my advice and put the 's' where it was supposed to be.

Who dear boy, is this bewhiskered and mustachioed chap supposed to be - you sure you're not on the shandy too much?

**Rheghead** · 30-Dec-11, 15:53

Originally Posted by bekisman

Who dear boy, is this bewhiskered and mustachioed chap supposed to be - you sure you're not on the shandy too much?

Oh just some tramp looking guy who came into Tesco cafe with his wife before Xmas (who looked much too nice for him) and sat at the next table to me, he constantly yapped a load of rubbish at the girl on the till. He does get on the org though and talks the same amount of rubbish, mostly negative that puts people off posting apparently.

**bekisman** · 30-Dec-11, 16:21

Originally Posted by Rheghead

Oh just some tramp looking guy who came into Tesco cafe with his wife before Xmas (who looked much too nice for him) and sat at the next table to me, he constantly yapped a load of rubbish at the girl on the till. He does get on the org though and talks the same amount of rubbish, mostly negative that puts people off posting apparently.

Goodness me Reggy I'll was going to use one of your favourite long time quotes: "argumentum ad hominem" but as you've just confirmed it wasna me, I'll refrain..

As an aside is this the bloke who looked in your windows (another thread) and you again did not 'sort him out'?

Anyway that's by the bye, it seems that as...
a) you've told me I'm intelligent...
b) I don't have whiskers or a moustache....
c) I don't dress like a tramp....
d) you did not admonish said tramp for peeking in your windows...
e) I'm a great many miles from Orkney...
f) And as I don't put people off posting, unlike someone who's org name begins with a Rh... and upset oldmarine - who's now unfortunately gone...

IT CAN'T BE ME!

**Rheghead** · 30-Dec-11, 16:24

Originally Posted by bekisman

Goodness me Reggy I'll was going to use one of your favourite long time quotes: "argumentum ad hominem" but as you've just confirmed it wasna me, I'll refrain..

As an aside is this the bloke who looked in your windows (another thread) and you again did not 'sort him out'?

Anyway that's by the bye, it seems that as...
a) you've told me I'm intelligent...
b) I don't have whiskers or a moustache....
c) I don't dress like a tramp....
d) you did not admonish said tramp for peeking in your windows...
e) I'm a great many miles from Orkney...
f) And as I don't put people off posting, unlike someone who's org name begins with a Rh... and upset oldmarine - who's now unfortunately gone...

IT CAN'T BE ME!

Wow you seem to be going to great lengths to attempt to prove that it isn't you when I've not said it was you.

Guilty conscience, nuff said.

**John Little** · 30-Dec-11, 16:25

Nope - definitely not - Beks is clean-shaven and neatly trimmed.

And in no way piscatorial- mine eyes have seen this truth.

**Rheghead** · 30-Dec-11, 16:28

I did hear that said tramp did a runner and didn't pay for his bill even though he practically lives at Tesco and he was eventually tracked down by a service on the internet that that said tramp had actually created in his better days.