Science proves what we Alabamans already knew -- cousin lovin' is ok.

jEfFgObLuE

More Cowbell!

posted: 12/23/2008 at 4:42 PM

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/12/cousinmarriage.html

20th Century: Is ancient history
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Doug B

posted: 12/24/2008 at 9:26 AM

read 700 times without a reply? people are really afraid of the cousin luvin'. me? i would just avoid it as family christmas parties would get really wierd.

2012 goal = 4:59 for 1,500 meters. (before then just get healthy)

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I du! (+CX +Mtn.)

posted: 12/24/2008 at 9:39 AM

Interesting article. I recall from college Anthro classes the concept of parallel and cross-cousins and that in many cultures there were no rules against marrying cross-cousins...ie if I were to marry a cousin on my dad's side or if my brother were to marry a cousin on our mom's side. Heh, at one time I dated a "cousin." Well, sorta. He and I shared a first cousin...he was related via her mom and her dad and my mom were siblings--so he and I had no genetic connection (he was also adopted, as were my mom and her brother...so I wasn't even biologically related to my own cousins).

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 ••• '08: 1561 ••• '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike ••• '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike ••• '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike

'12 Goals:

run 750 mi

bike 3500 mi

• more off-road

• gain proficiency @ CX mounts and dismounts (ie stop leap-frogging w/people who ride slower after every obstacle -- finish further up the field)

Doug B

posted: 12/24/2008 at 11:44 AM

all of which brings me to my movie recommendation for today: Lone Star. If you haven't seen it the movie is worth it. 3-1/2 stars.

2012 goal = 4:59 for 1,500 meters. (before then just get healthy)

mamaofthree

Best Present Ever

posted: 12/24/2008 at 12:35 PM

My first husband was Algerian. We lived in Algeria early in our marriage, and I was struck by how positively cousin marriage was regarded. It was pretty much universally agreed that the best possible match was between cousins.

jEfFgObLuE

More Cowbell!

posted: 12/24/2008 at 12:38 PM
modified: 12/24/2008 at 12:39 PM

Honestly, the main reason I posted this story was that I found humor in the regional aspects of this chart.

20th Century: Is ancient history
21st Century: 5k: 19:42 |10k: 43:00

srlopez

No offense.

posted: 12/24/2008 at 12:41 PM

Hawai'i represent! Actually, at this point, it is almost impossible to remain "native Hawai'ian" without marrying someone who is related at some point. There are very few left.

Ultima tastes like failure.

Craig S

Menace to Sobriety

posted: 12/24/2008 at 4:37 PM

Alabama is a very progressive state in many areas, not just cousin-luvin'. Take dental hygiene, for instance. I bet none of you knew that the toothbrush was invented in AL. Anywhere else and it would have been known as a "teethbrush" Evil grin

Janie, today I quit my job. And then I told my boss to go f*** himself, and then I blackmailed him for almost sixty thousand dollars. Pass the asparagus.

mamaofthree

Best Present Ever

posted: 12/24/2008 at 8:48 PM

Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 12/24/2008 at 12:38 PM:

Honestly, the main reason I posted this story was that I found humor in the regional aspects of this chart.

I was actually struck (and surprised) by how poorly the map fits the stereotypes -- southeast is the largest chunk of states w/o cousin prohibitions, but most of the northeast has never had a prohibition either, nor has California. (and West Virginia and Kentucky do -- locally at least, they bear the brunt of incest jokes, but that may be regional). Just eyeballing, it seems like the majority of the US population probably isn't covered by cousin marrying prohibitions.

Doug B

posted: 12/24/2008 at 11:12 PM

yup. folks will be flocking to California to marry their cousin before the anti-cousin luvin' bigots get their way.

2012 goal = 4:59 for 1,500 meters. (before then just get healthy)

Ennay

A Saucy Wench

posted: 12/25/2008 at 2:12 AM

Yes, but you stink http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/04/women-trust-you.html#previouspost

I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets

"It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds" - Captain Hammer

"I don't care how old I live! I just want to be LIVING while I am living - Jack LaLanne.
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
I failed the 12 minute run at 15...BQ'd at 38

Ennay

A Saucy Wench

posted: 12/25/2008 at 2:16 AM

Quote from mamaofthree on 12/24/2008 at 12:35 PM:

My first husband was Algerian. We lived in Algeria early in our marriage, and I was struck by how positively cousin marriage was regarded. It was pretty much universally agreed that the best possible match was between cousins.

I did the play "The Importance of Being Earnest" (Oscar Wilde). It's a classic and one of the funniest plays ever. Anyway...a marriage is blessed when they find out they are 1st cousins...that makes it a PRIME match in upper crust British society (late 1800's). Every night you could hear people in the (american) audience go "Ewwwww"

I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets

"It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds" - Captain Hammer

"I don't care how old I live! I just want to be LIVING while I am living - Jack LaLanne.
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
I failed the 12 minute run at 15...BQ'd at 38

Chris_So_Cal

posted: 12/25/2008 at 3:22 AM

Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 12/24/2008 at 12:38 PM:

Honestly, the main reason I posted this story was that I found humor in the regional aspects of this chart.

Yep always legal in California! People just assume that it is illegal.

Ennay

A Saucy Wench

posted: 12/25/2008 at 6:18 PM

Quote from mamaofthree on 12/24/2008 at 8:48 PM:

I was actually struck (and surprised) by how poorly the map fits the stereotypes -- southeast is the largest chunk of states w/o cousin prohibitions, but most of the northeast has never had a prohibition either, nor has California. (and West Virginia and Kentucky do -- locally at least, they bear the brunt of incest jokes, but that may be regional). Just eyeballing, it seems like the majority of the US population probably isn't covered by cousin marrying prohibitions.

Well, one COULD argue that maybe laws are only in place where laws were NEEDED Evil grin

I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets

"It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds" - Captain Hammer

"I don't care how old I live! I just want to be LIVING while I am living - Jack LaLanne.
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
I failed the 12 minute run at 15...BQ'd at 38

Hannibal Granite

posted: 12/26/2008 at 12:59 AM

Quote from Ennay on 12/25/2008 at 6:18 PM:

Well, one COULD argue that maybe laws are only in place where laws were NEEDED

I live in KY and that's just what I was thinking. As a funny side note when my wife and I got our marriage license the only question we were asked other than our names was "are you first cousins?"

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