Project: Hapsburg

[Igorina]

In my line of work, inheritable mutations are worth their weight in rare and valuable things.

There are a few different ways of inducing these mutations; exposure to radiation, exposure to chemical mutagens, injections with flourescing protiens, or by inbreeding.

While my boss is busy trying to make the mutations with flourescing proteins, I started with inbreeding.

Now, being myself my first inclination was to name it Project:Bubba. Then I started thinking:

-I'm in the South
-Protestors are not unheard of in this type of work
-The local police would be the ones showing up to deal with the protestors
-The local police are Bubbas (and 'Bubbas' come in all shapes and colors)
-Perhaps I should not insult those who will be protecting my research and myself.

So I needed some other name that denoted catastrophic levels of inbreeding.

And then I thought European royalty! The poster children for inherited diseases!

Thus was Project: Hapsburg born. There are currently four colonies: Portuguses, Spanish, Austrian, and Illegitemate.

I love my job.

[Andara Bledin]

Ok, you crack me up.

Oh, and for those who don't actually get to play with real life bugs for breeding, you could always check out A Tale in the Desert.

The game itself is really, really involved. But one of the many things you can do in the game is to cross breed scarab beetles to make pretty patterns.

^-.-^

[cinema guy]

Hey! I've got an inherited mutation - I object!

Yep, wonky pinky fingers run in my family.

[Seshat]

When you're tired of the Hapsburgs, you can always go in for the descendants of Queen Victoria with their inherited haemophilia.

[Becks]

Don't forget the Ptolemies.

[Igorina]

Ok, you crack me up.
^-.-^

w00t! I'm amusing!

Hey! I've got an inherited mutation - I object!

Yep, wonky pinky fingers run in my family.

A friendly word of advice: If you find yourself in the company of geneticists, you might want to keep quiet about that. Trust me, they don't love you, they only want you for your DNA.

When you're tired of the Hapsburgs, you can always go in for the descendants of Queen Victoria with their inherited haemophilia.

The Windsors? Truthfully I'm better at some of the older dynasties. Ya know, the ones that aren't completely terrified of anything to do with genetic modification.

Don't forget the Ptolemies.

Oooh! Good point! Or any of the old Egyptian Dynasties. Or the Julians!

So many ideas! Bwaha haaa

[zzapp the witch]

I like you. You remind me of part of the reason I can't wait to get my new rabbit barn built so I can start breeding my Rex rabbits again.

(The other part is lecturing kids on breeding brothers and sisters consistently, and that's why every single rabbit had malclusion, crossed eyes, and wry tail).

[BlaqueKatt]

A friendly word of advice: If you find yourself in the company of geneticists, you might want to keep quiet about that. Trust me, they don't love you, they only want you for your DNA.

sadly there are several that want my DNA-let's see what wonky genes does Katt carry?

1-I carry the autisum gene
2-I have 6 count 'em 6 canine teeth
3-I have an inherited auto immune disorder
4-I'm slightly colorblind(rare in females)
5-my body only responds to plant based treatments
6-I'm allergic to 90% of antibiotics
7-I'm a carrier of a mutated form of strep
8-I've had mono 3 times
9-I've had scarlet fever twice

[cinema guy]

A friendly word of advice: If you find yourself in the company of geneticists, you might want to keep quiet about that. Trust me, they don't love you, they only want you for your DNA.

I saw one about my hearing, but she was very interested in my bent fingers.

[Igorina]

I like you. You remind me of part of the reason I can't wait to get my new rabbit barn built so I can start breeding my Rex rabbits again.

(The other part is lecturing kids on breeding brothers and sisters consistently, and that's why every single rabbit had malclusion, crossed eyes, and wry tail).

Thanks!

Do you breed your rabbits for the fur, the skins, or the meat?

[ArcticChicken]

I am Emperor, and I want dumplings!

[Igorina]

I am Emperor, and I want dumplings!

*cocked eyebrow*

The Emperor would not like the food I feed the Hapsburgs...

[Spiffy McMoron]

Thus was Project: Hapsburg born. There are currently four colonies: Portuguses, Spanish, Austrian, and Illegitemate.

Ha! When I read the title of the thread, I thought of a Project: Runway-style show, trying to design a new royal crown or something.

A friendly word of advice: If you find yourself in the company of geneticists, you might want to keep quiet about that. Trust me, they don't love you, they only want you for your DNA.

Depending on how they "isolate" your DNA, that doesn't sound like a half-bad preposition...

[technical.angel]

8-I've had mono 3 times

I know this is going totally , but I had chicken pox 3 times.

Light case, heavy case, then another heavy case while I had the stomach flu. Talk about suxor.