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Date:      Wed, 7 Oct 1998 16:46:18 -0500
From:      "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com>
To:        Marius Bendiksen <Marius.Bendiksen@scancall.no>
Cc:        patl@phoenix.volant.org, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Two Y chromosomes [ Was: Java-based Crypto Decoder Ring ...]
Message-ID:  <19981007164618.24615@futuresouth.com>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19981007084546.009431a0@mail.scancall.no>; from Marius Bendiksen on Wed, Oct 07, 1998 at 08:45:46AM %2B0200
References:  <19981006045145.26603@futuresouth.com> <ML-3.3.907703202.1183.patl@asimov> <3.0.5.32.19981007084546.009431a0@mail.scancall.no>

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[Moved to chat, this is too far from 'security' for my taste...]

On Wed, Oct 07, 1998 at 08:45:46AM +0200, Marius Bendiksen woke me up to tell me:
> 
> >Actually, there are some -very- rare individuals who have two Y
> >chromosomes.  But they also have an X chromosome.  And there are
> >some equally rare folks with two Xes and a Y.  IIRC, there are
> >no obvious physical signs; but such folk tend to be subject to
> >various extremes of anti-social and violent behavour.
> 
> Actually, there are (iirc) some physical signs. The only
> permutations which don't cause any problems are:
> 
> XX, XY, XXXY

Ha!
I can't think of many things that have caused more problems and
complications than the first...
Interesting enough, those in that category say the same about the
second...  I guess the less common ones really ARE safer...  ;)


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