I wake up with sinodonts on the mind. So I spend a few moments examining my teeth for Chinese characteristics. I then look up what exactly sinodonts ought to look like. In the book they were described as shovel like incisors. I suppose my incisors could be shovel like, and the pictures aren't really clear. I sheepishly ask Ping if I can see her teeth for a moment.
Nonplussed she opens her mouth. I take a look, commit the incisors to memory, they're not much like mine. The internet soon provides more informative images, and I conclude I don't have sinodonts. I thought there was at least a possibility, seeing as the Acadians intermingled with the Algonquin Mi'kmaq. But after a second examination I have little ground to stand on.
In any case, there was a link on the page discussing hobbits, homo floresiensis, and I thought why the hell not. I soon discover they're drilling their teeth for DNA. I rehearse arguments in favor of cloning them. In the process I stumble across an argument about cloning Neanderthals. Well if they deserve a second chance surely hobbits too.
I try to imagine how it must have felt to be the last hobbit. Were they really killed off by a species of giant storks? Are they really hobbits at all?
I discover Teuku Jacob, hobbit desecrator and denier. He contended hobbits were just diseased modern humans. And while carelessly conducting his hate fueled research took it upon himself to damage several hobbit specimens. To make matters worse, he then used his clout with Indonesian authorities to shut down hobbit dig sites.
Teuku Jacob is a stork.
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