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Before covid I knew half my family came from around Glasgow and the other half came from around Germany, and that some of them were Jewish. Thanks to a little research and a 23 & me test I found out half my family came from around Glasgow (but were of English descent), the German half came from Cologne specifically, and the Jewish part didn't exist, but I am 20% Swedish... not sure how my mom confused Jews with Scandinavians, but whatever. Basically I confirmed- scientifically confirmed- that I am 100% a big dollop of hastily flung mayo oozing down the supper club wall of history.
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:how did this post get lost for a year and a half? lol, i'm 52, so it probably got lost in the mail before i figured out how to computer.
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Sep 25, 2021 05:39
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tango alpha delta posted:lol, i'm 52, so it probably got lost in the mail before i figured out how to computer. ok dad
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Sep 25, 2021 05:57
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My grandpa actually was straight up given his farm by the government. All he had to do was build a house on it and the land was his. Also one of my ancestors on that side of the family was George Washington's chef.
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Sep 25, 2021 06:23
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Guildenstern Mother posted:My grandpa actually was straight up given his farm by the government. All he had to do was build a house on it and the land was his. Also one of my ancestors on that side of the family was George Washington's chef. a lot of my wife's ancestors emigrated from Germany in the 1700's and settled in the United States, before 1776, which means they probably helped kick the filthy British out. tango alpha delta fucked around with this message at 06:50 on Sep 25, 2021 |
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Sep 25, 2021 06:44
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Guildenstern Mother posted:My grandpa actually was straight up given his farm by the government. i have an uncle in texas who has a ranch on which he has been "paid to not grow anything" by the government for like 40 years. i dont know what that means or how it works. he's also a baptist minister, water commissioner, and insane far right rear end in a top hat.
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Sep 25, 2021 07:52
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Earwicker posted:i have an uncle in texas who has a ranch on which he has been "paid to not grow anything" by the government for like 40 years. i dont know what that means or how it works. he's also a baptist minister, water commissioner, and insane far right rear end in a top hat. all of those things somehow make perfect sense
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Sep 25, 2021 18:02
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zedprime posted:Statistically speaking 75% of us are likely descended from the queen that got railed by a ghost by now. The Queen was Elizabeth II and the ghost was Slimer
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Sep 27, 2021 20:32
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Earwicker posted:i have an uncle in texas who has a ranch on which he has been "paid to not grow anything" by the government for like 40 years. i dont know what that means or how it works. he's also a baptist minister, water commissioner, and insane far right rear end in a top hat. It's a form of price support. Welfare for farmers.
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Sep 30, 2021 05:04
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tango alpha delta posted:a lot of my wife's ancestors emigrated from Germany in the 1700's and settled in the United States, before 1776, which means they probably helped kick the filthy British out. your wife's grandpa's grandpa's grandpa was a filthy hessian, tad
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Sep 30, 2021 06:20
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ScRoTo TuRbOtUrD posted:your wife's grandpa's grandpa's grandpa was a filthy hessian, tad lol, at the risk of doxxing my ancestors, i'm pretty sure they were settlers instead of mercenaries:
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My family name and ancestors have lived in southern Arizona and northern Mexico since the 1600s when it was part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain and the area was known as Pimería Alta. The name apparently originated in the Basque region of Spain, and my grandfather traced the lineage back to that region from a single man (whose name I forget) who made the trip from Spain to Veracruz in the early 1600s and settled in this area. A lot of my ancestors are even listed in an old giant tome of significant dates stored at the Tumacácori Mission, which I’ve had the privilege to look through and write the names down. My other ancestors are the Chiricahua Apache, and since they lived in the same area as my namesake ancestors, families were bound to happen, and that makes Cochise my great great great grandfather.
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