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Offline MarieC

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Re: Family rumours have they turned out to be true?
« Reply #63 on: Wednesday 12 April 06 13:58 BST (UK) »
Spot on with everything you said, Kez!!!!  ;D ;D ;D

You've got some interesting convict ancestors there!!

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Re: Family rumours have they turned out to be true?
« Reply #64 on: Wednesday 12 April 06 15:28 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Kezlyn on Wednesday 12 April 06 13:48 BST (UK)
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Re: Family rumours have they turned out to be true?
« Reply #65 on: Wednesday 12 April 06 18:12 BST (UK) »

LOL! :D

As a Kiwi, I felt pretty smug because we didn't get any convicts. But I've got Aussie one, damn it!  :o

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Re: Family rumours have they turned out to be true?
« Reply #66 on: Thursday 13 April 06 00:47 BST (UK) »
just seen something on the internet, on a site about Great White Sharks.  It's a bit rude about Aussies, I'm afraid.  Apparently Jacques Cousteau built this swimming machine, disguised as a great white shark, so it could mingle freely with the other great white sharks and gather information.  Mr C has this to say about the other sharks' apparent attitude towards his "shark" which was named Troy.

Since Troy cannot respond in a sophisticated, sharklike manner, Cousteau decided that while the great whites do buy that he's a shark, they consider him more like a "retarded cousin from Australia."

Not very nice, eh?? 
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Re: Family rumours have they turned out to be true?
« Reply #67 on: Thursday 13 April 06 11:10 BST (UK) »
Quote from: MrsLizzy on Thursday 13 April 06 00:47 BST (UK)
they consider him more like a "retarded cousin from Australia." [/i]

Not very nice, eh?? 




.   .   .   .   .   .   .   . they fail to mention  the 'Retarded Cousin' was an immigrant to Australia - originally from France!


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Re: Family rumours have they turned out to be true?
« Reply #68 on: Thursday 13 April 06 13:41 BST (UK) »
Good shot back there Tephra lol

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Re: Family rumours have they turned out to be true?
« Reply #69 on: Thursday 13 April 06 13:51 BST (UK) »
Quote from: CarolBurns on Thursday 13 April 06 13:41 BST (UK)
Good shot back there Tephra lol

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Re: Family rumours have they turned out to be true?
« Reply #70 on: Wednesday 26 April 06 00:22 BST (UK) »
Quote from: kerryb on Wednesday 05 April 06 22:23 BST (UK)
My gran always told me we were related to Mad Jack Fuller, great British eccentric.
That's interesting, 'cause I am distantly related to Mad Jack.  Very distantly...I've got to go back to my 12xgreat-grandfather before I find a common ancestor, but it's a relation nonetheless. :P
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Re: Family rumours have they turned out to be true?
« Reply #71 on: Wednesday 26 April 06 16:52 BST (UK) »
I'm still yet to prove that we are related to Jack Fuller and it is strictly through marriage anyway.  I've not managed to find the common ancestor yet.  Mind you saying that, I haven't had time to look!!

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