My only German ancestor was a Revolutionary War vet who fought for the British then tried to claim a US pension or something like that. 1/4 Sicilian, though, even though I look like a bloated leprechaun. My great grandparents thought it was their duty to smuggle money back to Sicily after WWII, lol.
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BTW: I'm 5/8 German, fat and love sausage, can I join your club?
Well, my mother cleaned houses for a TI engineer named Burkhalter ..and my uncle was Burke ..otherwise, I can only claim to be a descendant of Germanic berserkers who did some dipping as they pillaged.
Oh ..and I'm overweight and can't run so I maintain a defensive posture.
BTW: I'm 5/8 German, fat and love sausage, can I join your club?
Well, my mother cleaned houses for a TI engineer named Burkhalter ..and my uncle was Burke ..otherwise, I can only claim to be a descendant of Germanic berserkers who did some dipping as they pillaged.
Oh ..and I'm overweight and can't run so I maintain a defensive posture.
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Originally Posted By: wavinwayne
Gary,
I plead ignorance. Care to elaborate?
Get the movie (Dr. Strangelove) ..it's very entertaining. In the image, Dr. Strangelove, is describing a strategic cavern system where the upper strata of the hierarchy can live out the nuke war. Beside describing the selective human breeding stock needs for such a system, he offered that "pigs and cattle could be SLAUGHTERED!!!" He had a hard time keeping his right arm by his side when he got excited.
Gary,
I plead ignorance. Care to elaborate?
Get the movie (Dr. Strangelove) ..it's very entertaining. In the image, Dr. Strangelove, is describing a strategic cavern system where the upper strata of the hierarchy can live out the nuke war. Beside describing the selective human breeding stock needs for such a system, he offered that "pigs and cattle could be SLAUGHTERED!!!" He had a hard time keeping his right arm by his side when he got excited.
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Oh ..and I'm overweight and can't run so I maintain a defensive posture.
Hey, I know that position....
My maternal Grandparents last name was Gotha, from northern Germany, (I think). They were immigrants...
Oh ..and I'm overweight and can't run so I maintain a defensive posture.
Hey, I know that position....
My maternal Grandparents last name was Gotha, from northern Germany, (I think). They were immigrants...
Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
Originally Posted By: wavinwayne
Gary,
I plead ignorance. Care to elaborate?
Get the movie (Dr. Strangelove) ..it's very entertaining. In the image, Dr. Strangelove, is describing a strategic cavern system where the upper strata of the hierarchy can live out the nuke war. Beside describing the selective human breeding stock needs for such a system, he offered that "pigs and cattle could be SLAUGHTERED!!!" He had a hard time keeping his right arm by his side when he got excited.
I see. Thanks for the explanation. Now I am .00001% less ignorant.
Originally Posted By: wavinwayne
Gary,
I plead ignorance. Care to elaborate?
Get the movie (Dr. Strangelove) ..it's very entertaining. In the image, Dr. Strangelove, is describing a strategic cavern system where the upper strata of the hierarchy can live out the nuke war. Beside describing the selective human breeding stock needs for such a system, he offered that "pigs and cattle could be SLAUGHTERED!!!" He had a hard time keeping his right arm by his side when he got excited.
I see. Thanks for the explanation. Now I am .00001% less ignorant.
My wife is German. Her dad had been drafted in the German military in WWII at age 15, and he served on the eastern front in an anti-aircraft unit. He was wounded, made his way to the US lines, and he said that initial conditions for German POWs were horrible and that thousands died. Evidently the US was punishing the POWs, but when they saw what was happening they quickly improved conditions. He said that he was then given excellent care, and as a result for the rest of his life was an ardent supporter of the US.
After I got out of the Marines I continued to receive the Gazette, and recall articles about former German panzer commanders giving lectures at the Naval War College. We were trying to learn from some of the best as the US needed to do something different to counter the massive Soviet army.
So yup, the German military is a different oranization now.
After I got out of the Marines I continued to receive the Gazette, and recall articles about former German panzer commanders giving lectures at the Naval War College. We were trying to learn from some of the best as the US needed to do something different to counter the massive Soviet army.
So yup, the German military is a different oranization now.
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Originally Posted By: wavinwayne
Gary,
I plead ignorance. Care to elaborate?
Get the movie (Dr. Strangelove) ..it's very entertaining. In the image, Dr. Strangelove, is describing a strategic cavern system where the upper strata of the hierarchy can live out the nuke war. Beside describing the selective human breeding stock needs for such a system, he offered that "pigs and cattle could be SLAUGHTERED!!!" He had a hard time keeping his right arm by his side when he got excited.
Mein Fuhrer! I can WALK!
Originally Posted By: wavinwayne
Gary,
I plead ignorance. Care to elaborate?
Get the movie (Dr. Strangelove) ..it's very entertaining. In the image, Dr. Strangelove, is describing a strategic cavern system where the upper strata of the hierarchy can live out the nuke war. Beside describing the selective human breeding stock needs for such a system, he offered that "pigs and cattle could be SLAUGHTERED!!!" He had a hard time keeping his right arm by his side when he got excited.
Mein Fuhrer! I can WALK!
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He was sorta fulfilling some stereotype of the "commandeered" German genius.
Every well equipped strategic bunker would have a German genius. Allied and Soviet alike had their fair share of German geniuses.
Every well equipped strategic bunker would have a German genius. Allied and Soviet alike had their fair share of German geniuses.
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I'm 1/4 German.
My mom's father's family is German
My mom's mother's family is Scottish
My dad's mother's family is Dutch
My dad's father's family is English
My mom's father's family is German
My mom's mother's family is Scottish
My dad's mother's family is Dutch
My dad's father's family is English
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Originally Posted By: moribundman
I hope you get a tapeworm.
and the guy in Lederhosen was looking at me funny.
Cause you were wearing white socks that came up to your nutz?
Originally Posted By: moribundman
I hope you get a tapeworm.
and the guy in Lederhosen was looking at me funny.
Cause you were wearing white socks that came up to your nutz?
Originally Posted By: wavinwayne
I just happened to be in the "right" place when the deed took place. I won't forget that.
Sarah Palin knows a thing or 2 about that.
I just happened to be in the "right" place when the deed took place. I won't forget that.
Sarah Palin knows a thing or 2 about that.
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Originally Posted By: Pablo
Originally Posted By: moribundman
I hope you get a tapeworm.
and the guy in Lederhosen was looking at me funny.
Cause you were wearing white socks that came up to your nutz?
Hölle I war blank und im Schweinblut bedeckt
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Originally Posted By: moribundman
I hope you get a tapeworm.
and the guy in Lederhosen was looking at me funny.
Cause you were wearing white socks that came up to your nutz?
Hölle I war blank und im Schweinblut bedeckt
L'ha sbagliata per un elfo.
Il mio nome centrale significa il "Re del Elves".
All this "I'm 1/4 German, 1/4 Scot, 1/2 whatever..." is inaccurate.
Your genetic material is a result of thousands of generations of your ancestors, some passed on to you, some not.
Just having, as an example, an English mother and an Italian father doesn't mean you're 50% English and 50% Italian. That's not how DNA works.
Your genetic material is a result of thousands of generations of your ancestors, some passed on to you, some not.
Just having, as an example, an English mother and an Italian father doesn't mean you're 50% English and 50% Italian. That's not how DNA works.
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Interestingly enough, being 100% jerk appears to be possible with any DNA combo.
Originally Posted By: moribundman
Interestingly enough, being 100% jerk appears to be possible with any DNA combo.
What does it take to be halfassed?
Interestingly enough, being 100% jerk appears to be possible with any DNA combo.
What does it take to be halfassed?
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Originally Posted By: moribundman
Interestingly enough, being 100% jerk appears to be possible with any DNA combo.
What does it take to be halfassed?
A keebler.
Originally Posted By: moribundman
Interestingly enough, being 100% jerk appears to be possible with any DNA combo.
What does it take to be halfassed?
A keebler.
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Originally Posted By: moribundman
Interestingly enough, being 100% jerk appears to be possible with any DNA combo.
What does it take to be halfassed?
A keebler.
Good one!!!
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Originally Posted By: moribundman
Interestingly enough, being 100% jerk appears to be possible with any DNA combo.
What does it take to be halfassed?
A keebler.
Good one!!!
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