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Ardent15 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 07:49 PM Original message |
Your ancestry |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. Norwegian and German. |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. Swedish on dad's side,1/2 Swede and heinz 57 on mom's/ |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. German, Irish & English. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. Paternal grandparents...Rionero in Vulture, Italy... |
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lazarus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. mostly Scottish |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm three quarters Nova Scotian and one quarter scotch with a little bit of Irish. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. 'Scottish'!!!!! |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Thanks. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 02:13 AM Response to Reply #17 |
30. I thought have a good dose of scotch was a good thing! ;-) |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 08:03 AM Response to Reply #14 |
41. in my family both apply ... nt |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. As far as I know |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
8. Mostly Scottish |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. 100% Slovak. |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
10. Italian and Sicilian |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 07:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
65. Sicily is a beautiful place, especially Taromina. |
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tango-tee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:00 AM Response to Reply #65 |
81. I lived in Catania for four years. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. English and Irish on my dad's side |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
12. Mur'kin! |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
26. A merkin? |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 05:48 AM Response to Reply #12 |
35. And before that...? |
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dalaigh lllama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 11:03 PM Response to Reply #35 |
75. Ha! That's great! |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
13. English/Scottish on Dad's, English/Irish/Welsh on Mum's. I'm first generation. |
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nickinSTL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
15. more than half Norwegian, around 40% or so German |
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klm55500 (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
16. German, mostly |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
18. French/Canadian and Norwegian on my dad's side |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
19. Irish on one side, German and Czech on the other |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
20. Mom's side: Alsatian; Dad's: English/Border Scots |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
21. Scots, French, Roma. |
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tango-tee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:06 AM Response to Reply #21 |
82. You're the only person other than myself |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
22. Japanese~Korean~American |
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nolabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
23. English, Irish, Choctaw. |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
24. a dash of this and a little of that and throw in the other, for good measure |
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cordelia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
25. Welsh, English, Irish |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
93. "Broadcast on all known frequencies, and in all known languages, including Welsh." |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
27. 100% Polish |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #27 |
60. Lucky you! |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 05:12 AM Response to Reply #60 |
85. Me, too... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
28. My paternal grandfather was Donauschwaben, from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
29. English, German, Welsh, Scots-Irish, Dutch |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
31. Mine: |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 09:20 AM Response to Reply #31 |
45. and 100% Sweet |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. Thanks, my dear Kali! |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 09:41 AM Response to Reply #31 |
49. Skål! |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. Cheers, my dear Swede! |
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namahage (678 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 03:43 AM Response to Original message |
32. 100% Japanese. n/t |
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velvet (950 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 05:19 AM Response to Original message |
33. Maltese/English blend, plus |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 05:40 AM Response to Original message |
34. On my mother's side I'm American and American. On my father's side, I'm American. |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
36. Scot, English, Cherokee, Melungeon |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
37. Pure Scot on my Dad's side ( Aberdonian). |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
38. Mine... |
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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
39. Mom's side - 100% Italian, Dad's side - German and Irish |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
40. a mutt like many Americans |
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JohnnyBoots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
42. Irish/Sicillian/Polish |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
43. Portuguese & Irish - paternal side Fall River, MA |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
44. Southern France w/few Centuries layover in England |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
46. Half german and half basque |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
47. Scottish and Irish |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
48. Belarus |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
50. Italian, Dutch and English |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
51. Uncertain. We suspect grandma is a Native American pretending to be caucasian since the 1940's. |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
53. Irish and German that I know of for certain |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
55. My ancestors came to America so they could lie about their ancestry. |
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Dramarama (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 12:25 AM Response to Reply #55 |
79. Wonder how many people |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
56. Mom side Scott Dad side English |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
57. I like the way they pronounce Peabody in Massachusetts |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
58. Irish, Scottish, Austrian, German, Dutch |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
59. I'm not familiar with my mother's ancestry |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
61. Irish, English and German |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
62. Scottish |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
63. half English, half Norwegian |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
64. Rednecks |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
66. Indian. |
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Sisaruus (703 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
67. Finnish |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
68. No African Americans have chimed in here. Nor Ashkenazi Jews. Let me be the first for the latter. |
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Misskittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 10:31 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. 100% Eastern European Jewish. |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 05:24 PM Response to Reply #68 |
87. Wow Pink-o, we could be related! |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:28 PM Response to Reply #87 |
95. Well, if your Brit side is related to mine, your relatives probably DRANK Rob Roys! |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 06:31 AM Response to Reply #95 |
102. My ancestors hail from Vilna, Lithuania, and Bialystok, Poland... |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #102 |
103. I started off in Earl's Court, before it was a desirable neighbourhood. |
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GreenEyedLefty (708 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
69. Finnish and Italian on my mom's side; English, French and Native American on my dad's |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
70. Scottish, Norwegian and Klingon. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
71. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer |
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Lady President (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
72. English, Irish, Scottish, Swiss, and German |
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tango-tee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
74. Maternal grandfather Serb with a sprinkling of Roma. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:18 AM Response to Reply #74 |
83. How similar. |
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tango-tee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:44 AM Response to Reply #83 |
84. The gene pool.... |
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jotsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-10 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
76. That depends, |
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Dramarama (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
77. Mexican |
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SwampG8r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
78. hard to pin down |
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deoxyribonuclease (206 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
80. Han Chinese |
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Elmo39 (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 06:54 AM Response to Original message |
86. Welsh/German/English |
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Paper Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
88. Dad's family, Irish, came over to Nova Scotia, then to the US. |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
89. German, French, Polish, Russian Jews |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
90. Irish-Welsh-Cherokee |
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Old Troop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
91. Irish, English and French |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
92. From most to least: English 1/2, Irish 1/4, German 1/8, Polish & Hungarian 1/16th each. |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
94. I'm a mixture of German, English and Irish |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
96. 1/4 English/Scottish/Irish, 1/4 German, 1/4 Hungarian, 1/4 Bohemian (Czech) |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
97. my dad is half Lithuanian and half Dutch, but even that is more complicated then it sounds |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
98. Greek and Dutch/mutt |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
99. Fat drunk and bald |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
100. Russian mother, German father, British last name. |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
101. Italian, on both sides n/t |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
104. Norwegian and Irish. |
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Rising Phoenix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
105. I"m Irish......back as far as anyone can go |
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JTG of the PRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
106. I'm part Welsh, English, Irish, Scottish, French, German, and Greek. |
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