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Post by nancyb on Apr 25, 2007 20:55:12 GMT -5
My hubbie and I call ourselves mutts. We are german, Italian, English and Irish.
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Post by Smiley on Apr 26, 2007 0:00:30 GMT -5
We are mixed up Mutts as well, mostly UK style
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Post by franzie on Apr 26, 2007 0:12:03 GMT -5
FRanzie, in the US we often define ourselves by the country our ancestors came from, no matter how many generations ago. Unless you're Native American, none of us can truly say we're "US/Anything." of course you can !!!!
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Post by franzie on Apr 26, 2007 0:13:17 GMT -5
tom did it, too
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Post by franzie on Apr 26, 2007 3:49:28 GMT -5
and i`m a kinda hungarian, too
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Post by MiaT on Apr 26, 2007 6:50:02 GMT -5
Me too Franzie...
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Post by franzie on Apr 26, 2007 7:02:40 GMT -5
oh really ?? my father is hungarian
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Post by HollyH on Apr 26, 2007 10:12:00 GMT -5
Sorry franzie, I was just trying to explain the finer points of the language to you so you wouldn't be confused. Of course we can say anything darn thing we please. But that doesn't mean it would be correct. I am a tiny part Native American and so the rest of you are all newcomers and land-stealers. I am also a tiny part German so sometimes I like to pick fights. Or maybe it's that quarter of me that's Welsh -- those tough little coal miners in my past loved to brawl when they weren't singing.
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Post by emms on Apr 26, 2007 11:55:20 GMT -5
Holly, if you say you're part Algonquin, I'll freak. I have a bit of Algonquin (specifically, Wampanoag) in me. One of my ancestors is Margaret, daughter of Quadequina. Quadequina was the brother of chief Massasoit who helped the pilgrims survive their first year.
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Post by HollyH on Apr 26, 2007 12:05:01 GMT -5
Sorry. I'm a Blackfoot.
Of course, that could be the result of my other ancestor's years in the coal mines...
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Post by nicola6 on Apr 26, 2007 12:20:44 GMT -5
I'm 1/8 Sioux.
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Post by rose on Apr 26, 2007 16:25:40 GMT -5
One of my ancestors is Margaret, daughter of Quadequina. Quadequina was the brother of chief Massasoit who helped the pilgrims survive their first year. BIG MISTAKE!!! ;D
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Post by emms on Apr 26, 2007 18:17:30 GMT -5
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Post by rose on Apr 26, 2007 19:24:59 GMT -5
But are you trying to say that I come by my tendency to make grievous errors in judgment honestly? (At least I hope my errors are also based on a willingness to help others, as Massasoit's were, as far as I know.) *backs away, embarrassed over lack of knowledge of US history and ancestors' stories* emms, I was only referring to the larger story of the eventual genocide of the Native population. Same old story...indigenous peoples who value all things on earth getting the shaft from invaders who value only themselves! ) I should know...I'm half-Irish But not to worry! Massassoit's generosity is still remembered. He was THE Grand Chief, ya know...so you just might be royalty, Princess emms! Beyond that first winter, it was trade established with these and other tribes (and then with England) that supported the Pilgrims, enabled them to pay off their debts to their London backers and subsequently influenced the next waves of settlers. Anyway, a GREAT concise intro to some of what REALLY occurred is A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES by Howard Zinn. And don't EVER stop being yourself...those families & kids need ya too much! If it's genetic, I wish more people had inherited that trait !
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Post by emms on Apr 26, 2007 23:17:24 GMT -5
Thanks, rose!! I'll see if I can get a copy of Zinn's book!
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