Dated over 2,000 years old this skull is an extreme example of binding and elongation. Cranial binding is the shaping of the skull, when a child is very young, usually an infant. This wrapping is often done with rope or cloth by itself or against a wooden board. This results in the misshaping, flattening (see our cradle-board skull, BC-222) or in this case elongation. This wrapping, or binding is thought to be the oldest form of
body modifications, dating back 9,000 years. This particular skull is from Peru, but this practiced has occurred in other regions as well.
For other fantastic cast of bones, see: Link (via Jaf Project)
It looks kind of like I imagined the Finn from William Gibson's Sprawl stories--he was once described as having a skull that appeared adapted for high-speed burrowing, IIRC.
I knew this guy growing up named Horace - he was a real creep. I saw him a few years back, not only is he a dead ringer for Comic Book Guy - down to the pony tail and goatee - he actually owns a comic book store!
I always wonder where these "facts" come from and how reliable they are.
I searched for an image of the supposed letter that shows Mr. Burns' address as Springfield, NJ, but it doesn't seem to exist. The return address shows an indistinct state, which looks more like JI and the delivery address state looks like rJ. Neither zip code contains validly legible numbers.
Homer's driver license shows a state code of NT, which is not a state, and zip 49007 which is Kalamazoo, MI. The zip of Springfield, NJ is 07081.
Regarding "D'oh" I saw an interview with Dan Castelanetta who said he came up with that himself and it was more of him almost saying "Damn!" but stopping it for the sake of the kids' ears, cutting it over into "Oh!" thus yielding "D'oh!"
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Other unusual bone casts caused by bones fusing can be seen at: http://www.kirchersociety.org/blog/?p=415
I searched for an image of the supposed letter that shows Mr. Burns' address as Springfield, NJ, but it doesn't seem to exist. The return address shows an indistinct state, which looks more like JI and the delivery address state looks like rJ. Neither zip code contains validly legible numbers.
Homer's driver license shows a state code of NT, which is not a state, and zip 49007 which is Kalamazoo, MI. The zip of Springfield, NJ is 07081.
Regarding "D'oh" I saw an interview with Dan Castelanetta who said he came up with that himself and it was more of him almost saying "Damn!" but stopping it for the sake of the kids' ears, cutting it over into "Oh!" thus yielding "D'oh!"