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                        famous/infamous relatives, straw-grasping welcome!

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 14, 2003 10:56 AM
                        I just about peed my pants. Good one merlin!!...
                        Murray

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by merlin V1650

                        My next door neighbor knows a guy who's brother had a friend who had an uncle who went to church with a girl who once dated a guy who used to be in the air force (maybe it was the navy, i'm a little fuzzy on this fact) with another guy who used to deliver newspapers to an old man who said he had a sister who once was sitting on a bus next to a person who claimed to be a distant relative of a chemistry teacher who saw Lady Godiva and a fat man riding around in the Enola Gay. If I'm not mistaken I believe this happened in Tasmania.


                        Bet you're all envious of me now!
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, August 14, 2003 10:50 AM
                        I'm amazed!! Claymore68, you da man!
                        A "tsuba" is the the flat iron piece between the grasp of a sword and the sword blade, right? I don't know a whole lot about katana.

                        OK, OK, if ANYBODY ELSE knows who Yagyu Jubei is, I'll be amazed!!!
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 14, 2003 10:35 AM
                        He was a master swordsman for sure. I heard that his eye patch was a Tsuba.
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                        J-Hulk
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, August 14, 2003 9:38 AM
                        This is a very enjoyable topic! I'm really getting a kick out of everyone's replies.

                        I forgot a good one! Actually, if any of you have heard of this historical figure, I'll be amazed: my ex-wife was a direct descendent of the famous (here in Japan) eyepatch-wearing Tokugawa Shogunate Samurai, Yagyu Jubei (pronounced "Yah-gyoo Joo-bay").

                        Any of you Japanese historians out there know who I'm talking about?
                        It was always a great party topic here!
                        ~Brian
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                        coldwar68
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Zanesville, OH USA
                        Posted by coldwar68 on Thursday, August 14, 2003 9:13 AM
                        Merlin, no offense taken here. If it was the post that you made in response to mine, I just took it as all in fun since I have not noticed any posts that were derogatory to anyone before.

                        Jerry

                        I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. -Jack Handy

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 14, 2003 9:01 AM
                        QUOTE: Who's Dale Earnhardt? I'm guessing he's an american football player.


                        NASCAR Driver my friend. Nicknamed the intimidator he was killed in a tragic and completely avoidable crash on the last lap at Daytona 3 years ago and,IMO, one of the best to have lived.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 14, 2003 6:19 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by james larson

                        Merlin v1650.
                        Whats your problem!
                        Quit trying to bring every one down!
                        Next you know you will be telling me that my father wasn't in ww-2.


                        James! James!
                        Calm down.........No offense intended here.
                        My apologies to anyone who thought I was trying to be belittling.I consider all on this forum friends and would never intentionally try to offend anyone.
                        My responses to this topic were meant to be purely lighthearted.
                        Maybe I'm jealous cuz I'm not related to anyone noteworthy!
                        Again: I'm sorry to anyone who thought I was being a jerk .Smile [:)]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 14, 2003 4:49 AM
                        Who's Dale Earnhardt? I'm guessing he's an american football player.

                        Somewhere back in my family tree is a cousin of Robert Peel, the British prime minister (I think) who's best known for introducing the first police force.

                        My grandfather fixed Bert Trautmann's neck, but that might be stretching the definition of "famous" - BT was a footballer (the British kind, not the American kind) who broke his neck playing in the FA Cup final for Manchester City in 1956

                        and an ex-girlfriend's great uncle was in Dad's Army
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:14 PM
                        My grandmother traced the family back to the American Revolution, and to President Garfield. My family was also friends with the late Sam Walton (of Wal-Mart fame.) I've also talked several times with Bill Clinton, when he was still governor of Arkansas (no great thrill there.)

                        My great uncle was a bombadier on a B-24J Liberator that was shot down on a bombing run over Berlin. He lost both legs and ended up in a POW camp, but was released 2 weeks later when the war ended.

                        demono69
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                        RAF120
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Exit 7a NJ Turnpike
                        Posted by RAF120 on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 9:40 PM
                        I think I'm related to SNOOPY's wife because my mothers mother was a Lee and could be traced back to Robert E. Lee.

                        I had a Vo-Tec teacher who was in Viet Nam he worked on M113s

                        I passed that actor that stared in "Arthur", in an airport once.
                        Is that to much of a stretch?
                        Trevor Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 7:13 PM
                        Merlin v1650.
                        Whats your problem!
                        Quit trying to bring every one down!
                        Next you know you will be telling me that my father wasn't in ww-2.
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                        styrene
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                          May 2003
                        • From: The flat lands of the Southeast
                        Posted by styrene on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 7:07 PM
                        QUOTE:
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by merlin V1650


                        QUOTE: Originally posted by styrene

                        I went to high school with Dale Earnhardt.
                        Gip Winecoff


                        Must not have been for very long, Gip.................Dale dropped out of the 9th grade!


                        Actually, Dale went through the ninth grade twice, I believe. I was a year behind him in the eighth grade, but caught up with him in the ninth. In our town, junior high school was composed of the 8th and 9th grades, and high school was 10-12. Maybe I should have said junior high school.
                        Gip Winecoff

                        1882: "God is dead"--F. Nietzsche

                        1900: "Nietzsche is dead"--God

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 7:04 PM
                        Lets see.
                        My mom and my uncle Lewis were friends of Buddy Holly
                        They all used to run around togther in Lubbuk ( I think thats how you spell it)Texas.
                        she also worked at convair in san diego.
                        she was a Q.C. on F102's,F106's and B36's

                        My father flew an entire 28 mission tour as a bombardier in B-17G's in late 1943 and 1944.
                        8th air force,92nd bomb group,325'th squadron
                        His claim to fame was he leveled a town in occupied France with out using his bomb sight.(their is a back up method for the nordon bomb sight when it's to dark to use).
                        It was a lucky shot ,he hit a train in the center of town.
                        The whole crew got medals for that one.

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                        Keyworth
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                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 5:34 PM
                        I AM the reincarnation of Dr Livingstone. Just leave me alone!!!! Go home, all of you! :)
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:26 AM
                        on my mother's side, I am the great great great nephew of Dr. Livingstone of Africa! As in "Dr.Livingstone I presume!"
                        And my best friend is the son of God!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:11 AM
                        Second time for Nicholas II.
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                        therriman
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                          January 2003
                        • From: Central MI
                        Posted by therriman on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 9:53 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by merlin V1650

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by styrene

                        I went to high school with Dale Earnhardt.
                        Gip Winecoff

                        Must not have been for very long, Gip.................Dale dropped out of the 9th grade!Big Smile [:D]



                        Ya beat me to the punch.

                        My Great-Grandfather (on my mothers side) was the son of one of Nicholas II's palace guards. And my Grandfather was named after him.

                        One of my mothers first cousins played the Radio Station manager in "Coal Miner's Daughter". He was the one who yell at Sissy Spacek (Loretta Lynn) for saying "horny" on the radio.
                        Tim H. "If your alone and you meet a Zero, run like hell. Your outnumbered" Capt Joe Foss, Guadalcanal 1942 Real Trucks have 18 wheels. Anything less is just a Toy! I am in shape. Hey, Round is a shape! Reality is a concept not yet proven.
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                        coldwar68
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Zanesville, OH USA
                        Posted by coldwar68 on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 9:01 AM


                        Stop grasping at straws,Jerry.
                        You're just trying to take a free ride on the Glory Train and you know it!...Angry [:(!]


                        BUSTED!!! Big Smile [:D]

                        Jerry

                        I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. -Jack Handy

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                        lpolpo22
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                          December 2002
                        Posted by lpolpo22 on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 7:00 AM
                        I have a relative who was a horse thief during the Revolutionary War.
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                        Keyworth
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                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 10:53 PM
                        I had an uncle who was Flight Engineer on the B-29 prototype. Two uncles that jumped into Normandy withthe 101st and 82nd respectively. Next door neighbor when I was a kid was Jeannie Russell-she was "Margaret" on Dennis the Menace. Somewhere down the family tree, I'm related to Robert Burns.
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 7:15 PM
                        My dear departed dad was a Desert Rat - he served with the
                        ' Kings ' regiment in WWII and survived Rommel's Africa corps and the Sun - Unfortunately my mums sponge and custard puddings & six kids where just too much ...... boy i would have loved to hear some stories - being the youngest i never got the chance - single handedly taking on Panzers before breakfast ............Evil [}:)] letting Rommel's tyres down ...........Big Smile [:D]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 6:39 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by styrene

                        I went to high school with Dale Earnhardt.
                        Gip Winecoff

                        Must not have been for very long, Gip.................Dale dropped out of the 9th grade!Big Smile [:D]
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                        djrost_2000
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Where the coyote howl, NH
                        Posted by djrost_2000 on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 3:46 PM
                        My Great Grandmother was Amelia Earhart's cousin.

                        And my High School choir leader was nephew to Dom DeLuise.

                        DJ
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 3:14 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by coldwar68



                        I think I know your neighbor! Tongue [:P]

                        Jerry


                        Stop grasping at straws,Jerry.
                        You're just trying to take a free ride on the Glory Train and you know it!...Angry [:(!]
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                        styrene
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: The flat lands of the Southeast
                        Posted by styrene on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 2:30 PM
                        My father-in-law is a Pearl Harbor Survivor. Was serving on the USS Aylwin (DD-355) on the morning of Dec 7. He said the torpedo that got the Utah went across their bow. He's 85 years old now and is planning on going to Pearl Harbor this December for the first time in 62 years.
                        Gip Winecoff

                        PS Like Pixilater, I think that ALL our WWII vets deserve mentioning--maybe even a hug, a handshake, and a big "Thank You".

                        1882: "God is dead"--F. Nietzsche

                        1900: "Nietzsche is dead"--God

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 2:11 PM
                        My father flew a B-24 on the raid of the Ploesti oil fields in Romania, Operation Tidal Wave. He may not have been famous, but everyone who went on that mission is deserving of mention.
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                        SNOOPY
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                          December 2002
                        Posted by SNOOPY on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 11:41 AM
                        My wife is a distant cousin to Robert E. Lee. I have not chased enough of my side to see if I am related to anyone famous. I think the closets is my Great Grand Uncle is the Godfather to Dustin Hoffman. Dustin is named after him.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 11:04 AM
                        My late uncle, Bob Miller, was no one of any fame, but was in one of the lower handling rooms aboard the light cruiser Atlanta during the night battle of November 12-13, 1942 off Guadalcanal Sad [:(] and survived. Big Smile [:D] That's famous enough for me! To hear him tell about that night, with multiple hits from Japanese torpedos and large calibre hits from both Japanese and American ships, It must have been a nightmare. Dead [xx(]

                        Pete



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                        styrene
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                          May 2003
                        • From: The flat lands of the Southeast
                        Posted by styrene on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 10:46 AM
                        I went to high school with Dale Earnhardt.
                        Gip Winecoff

                        1882: "God is dead"--F. Nietzsche

                        1900: "Nietzsche is dead"--God

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                        coldwar68
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Zanesville, OH USA
                        Posted by coldwar68 on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 10:27 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by merlin V1650

                        My next door neighbor knows a guy who's brother had a friend who had an uncle who went to church with a girl who once dated a guy who used to be in the air force (maybe it was the navy, i'm a little fuzzy on this fact) with another guy who used to deliver newspapers to an old man who said he had a sister who once was sitting on a bus next to a person who claimed to be a distant relative of a chemistry teacher who saw Lady Godiva and a fat man riding around in the Enola Gay. If I'm not mistaken I believe this happened in Tasmania.


                        Bet you're all envious of me now!


                        I think I know your neighbor! Tongue [:P]

                        Jerry

                        I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. -Jack Handy

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