Journal nizo's Journal: So, if you had a clone 18
How would you say that it was related to you (say, when introducing it to friends)? "Hi, this is my clone" might not be acceptable for some time, so what are the other choices? Technically, "my twin brother/sister" would be most accurate, but kind of hard to explain. If you gave birth to your clone, you could claim it was your son/daughter I suppose. But then you also have problems if you already have children (would it be a half brother/sister to your other children??? Or an aunt/uncle?)
Cloned offspring (Score:2)
"I'd like you to meet my son, John."
He has half the same genetic heritage of any offspring I made the old fashioned way, so he would be technically be a half-brother to them. It's my observation that siblings refer to each other as "brother/sister" or "half-brother/half-sister" or "adopted brother/adopted sister" based on the level of familial affection, not on the basis of genetic exactitude. Same thing would apply here.
I wouldn't necessarily volunteer any additional information about h
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This brings up a question. Is bastard-hood earned by the date of conception or date of birth in relation to date of marriage?
And for me the relationship with a clone would be more akin to that of Highlander. Heads will roll.
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Stunt double (Score:2)
Once in a while someone will come to me in the lab and say, "You're here!" My response is almost always, "No, I'm not. This is my stunt double." I would show the same disrespect for a real clone.
Heh (Score:2)
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That's just wrong on so may levels... (that said, it reminds me why I have you friended)
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This is my body, which was raised for parts (Score:2)
Kin (Score:2)
Either that, or squirt - 'cause he'd always be younger than me.
Or, a more important question would be: (Score:1)
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Remember back when the raelians had claimed the 'prize' by saying they had human clones and never offered proof?
ok, one night, way back when that happened, I'm at a side walk cafe with a rather large group of friends after a big martial arts event. I posit the same question you just asked and succeeded in singlehandedly quieting an entire cafe for about 20 minutes.
Still not sure if they all;
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(watch out though as I'm drunkdotting...)
While technically a child by calendar terms, a clone is more or less the same age as the original organism that it was made from based on the whole talmorane(did i menton drunk..) cellular age thing. therfore, even though clone x may only be 3 years old if the host is 28 then the clone genetically is 28 or some such age marker cellular dna related mechanism. I think the clone wouldn't be presented per se but more a kept organism a la island concept presen
If *I* had a clone (Score:2)
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Actually that would be intriguing; a hitman keeps a clone of a victim around, just to offset any dna evidence that might appear at the crime scene. As long as the original body isn't found, this idea is foolproof!
I think this question has already been settled (Score:3)
*grin*
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