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chefann said:Ha! And if they bought another section, it could be a bike for 6. (It's modular.)
When I was a kid, I built a lot of modules of airplanes and space ships. Most modules were Revelle but there were a few other ones, too. I even had HO module trains - Athern and a few Mantua.chefann said:Ha! And if they bought another section, it could be a bike for 6. (It's modular.)
MomToEli said:Probably wise.
One day I'll tell you how my brother married my first cousin ...
that makes their kids ... all mixed up
genburk said:I have a better one to figure out:
My Mother's brother is also her Uncle !!
Anyone ready to guess?
genburk said:I have a better one to figure out:
My Mother's brother is also her Uncle !!
Anyone ready to guess?
genburk said:Actually my Grandmother adopted a child with her first husband, then when they broke up, my Great Grandparents re-adopted the adopted child....
Therefore he was first my mother's brother, and when the parents split up, he became her uncle. Not as fun as people marrying and remarrying and such, but complicated as well.
janetupnorth said:Oh, now that is fun to rhyme...especially in German...
MomToEli said:<snip>
Whew! And not an in-bred in the bunch
MomToEli said:Ooo ... good one.
In my family's case, my mom married my dad (her 4th husband, his 2nd wife). She had my older brother, me and two younger brothers. Dad had my oldest sister and oldest brother (who were neither of those at the time). They married and both adopted the other's kids. Then Dad's boy - my oldest brother, married my mom's brothers daughter.
Well, my aunt and uncle had a really hard time with this. So, I was always considered Fay's daughter, but not Fred's sister, which I found HIGHLY offensive and it caused quite the row for a little while. When my brother and sister-in-law-cousin had kids things really got nuts, because my mom was grandma and 2nd aunt. Her own brother had trouble referring to her as the kids grandma which REALLY put her nose out of joint.
Together mom and dad had my youngest sister, and it was the worst for her.
It has been such great fun to explain to MY children that their cousins are really their first, second AND third cousins. Sort of. And their aunt is really their second cousin.
Whew! And not an in-bred in the bunch
genburk said:Yeah, I think you beat my family confusion too. It made me dizzy just trying to keep up, AND I have been working on genealogy for over 20 years !!! I should be used to stories like that.
Funny, that's exactly what I was thinking.ChefBeckyD said:Ann - is that a serious question? If it is I'll answer it.....but I'm thinking surely you are joking????
The_Kitchen_Guy said:No, it really was created for people to vent about their threads being hijacked. There was a lot of that going on when this thread started...of course, it was mostly started as a joke.
No one ever thought it would take on a life of it's own and end up being a location for catch-all discussion.
And it's been a lot of fun!
The_Kitchen_Guy said:No, it really was created for people to vent about their threads being hijacked. There was a lot of that going on when this thread started...of course, it was mostly started as a joke.
No one ever thought it would take on a life of it's own and end up being a location for catch-all discussion.
And it's been a lot of fun!
"One" would indicate singular.raebates said:No one???!
That's what it's groan into.katie0128 said:I thought that was the whole purpose!
The_Kitchen_Guy said:Each succeeding generation that you research is a geometric progression. When I get back two generations on The Old Man's side it's like a giant jigsaw puzzle. One thread of Mom's side has been traced back to the Massachussetts Bay Colony.
genburk said:My husband is supposed to have Jesse James in the family... oh wait... everyone says that .
Actually he is really supposed to be related somehow but it is far removed. I haven't tracked that line down yet.
The_Kitchen_Guy said:I have several g-grandfathers who are veterans of the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, WWI and The Old Man is (was? RIP, Dad) a veteran of WWII. I think there may even be a Spainish-American war vet in there, too, but I can't prove it. So, I'm a Son of the American Revolution but I never joined the organization. I belong to too many groups as it is.
genburk said:My husband is supposed to have Jesse James in the family... oh wait... everyone says that .
Actually he is really supposed to be related somehow but it is far removed. I haven't tracked that line down yet.
The_Kitchen_Guy said:Is there a sign that says "Mr. Howard Slept Here"?
Neither am I, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express...last week.MomToEli said:Hard to tell what the sign says ... it burned with the barn. I'd use my forensic science expertise to sift through the decades old ashes and figure it out except I'm not a forensic scientist ... just watched one on tv.
MomToEli said:Hard to tell what the sign says ... it burned with the barn. I'd use my forensic science expertise to sift through the decades old ashes and figure it out except I'm not a forensic scientist ... just watched one on tv.
janetupnorth said:Jesse James the outlaw or Jesse James of WCC...married to Sandra Bullock???
MomToEli said:Geez ... one little glass of wine.
The Jesse James? Is that anything like The Donald?
DanielleQ said:Jesse James the outlaw is supposedly some great-great grandfather of Jesse James of WCC. I can't talk...my son has the same name as an actor, even though we didn't name him after said actor, per se.
Paul Rubins?DanielleQ said:Jesse James the outlaw is supposedly some great-great grandfather of Jesse James of WCC. I can't talk...my son has the same name as an actor, even though we didn't name him after said actor, per se.
The_Kitchen_Guy said:Paul Rubins?
janetupnorth said:Pee Wee????
janetupnorth said:...still can't believe Sandra Bullock pulled him away from his Penthouse model wife...of course she was very pregnant at the time...
DanielleQ said:I expect this from KG, Janet, but from you??!?! Oh, the humanity!
DanielleQ said:I thought he was married to that dirty porn star!
Oh, Quinn Martin.DanielleQ said:Ohhhh...that was low, KG. Our last name is Quinn.
janetupnorth said:He was married to her than left her when she was 7 months pregnant for Sandra Bullock. They are now married...
(Only know this because hubby watched some episode about him and WCC...)
R-u-b-i-n-s.DanielleQ said:Oh, ok...just making sure you weren't calling my boy Pee Wee! BTW--I am happy to say I don't know how to spell Pee Wee's last name!
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