Slightly OT: Year of the Neanderthal Man

[Rolf Safferthal]

Did you know:

In 2006 Germany celebrates the Year of the Neanderthal Man.

150 years ago remains of Neanderthal Men were discovered at Neanderthal, Germany.

[Dan Racette]

And doesn't most history state that they were resourceful with tools?

[Ganthan Rhodes]

I understand that many of the males were found clutching planes, handsaws, and chisels. Several females, however, were found with their arms crossed and frowns.

[Brett Baldwin]

I wasn't aware that Neanderthal was a place. It makes perfect sense but I had never actually noted that the discovery place was Neanderthal, Germany. Thanks Rolf, that's at least one thing I've learned today.

[Alan DuBoff]

I wasn't aware that Neanderthal was a place. It makes perfect sense but I had never actually noted that the discovery place was Neanderthal, Germany. Thanks Rolf, that's at least one thing I've learned today.

When I told my wife about it, she said that must be where Birkenstocks were created...

[Rolf Safferthal]

Soory folks,

we travelled for a month, so I didn`t check the thread until now.

No, Neanderthal is definitely not the birthplace of Birkenstocks. They come from the same genealogical tree as the Dutch Wooden Shoes. And these are - to my knowledge - stoped from Holland undergroung mines.

[Chris Padilla]

Hmmm, what will happen if Germany wins the World Cup??

[Rolf Safferthal]

...don`t know, maybe the world will turn around (and we all hang down on the wrong side)