I won the lottery of life, I am English.

[Clinton Baptiste]

Mine was mostly German and Irish. Had some native american/Asian and had an ashkenazi jew as a great great great grandmother.

100% European
I’m a green eyed pale skinned Brit.
I gave my youngest son a few sods to hire a woman to look into our family ancestry.
It’s fascinating stuff. It’s pretty hard to get passed 1600s
Only parish records, and gravestones to tell the tale.
Good new on my German ancestry, we’ve located the church just outside Norwich where his families worshipped. Stay tuned for updates.

My wife's into that stuff. I can't be bothered really but evidently I am an all-sorts: Irish, Cornish, French, Bulgarian (Celtic and Slav), Great Great (something or other) Amos, Fresian and who knows what else. No convict that I know of though Great Great Grandma Rochford was best friends with Ned Kelly's mum. She was the one who ran an abusive husband (not her own; her's was OK) out of town with a bullock whip. One tough sheila that!!

Greg

Speaking of bullock whips, you can guess what's running through my mind.

Hats with corks on the end of strings?

I'd better not say. It might ruin you for life.

Greg knows.

Thank you. For I’m been a very worldly protected Brit all my life... I don’t even know how to swear properly.

 

[gtopa1]

Those DNA Ancestry things.

My hairdresser in the US took one. She was more English than many English people.

Mine was mostly German and Irish. Had some native american/Asian and had an ashkenazi jew as a great great great grandmother.

100% European
I’m a green eyed pale skinned Brit.
I gave my youngest son a few sods to hire a woman to look into our family ancestry.
It’s fascinating stuff. It’s pretty hard to get passed 1600s
Only parish records, and gravestones to tell the tale.
Good new on my German ancestry, we’ve located the church just outside Norwich where his families worshipped. Stay tuned for updates.

My wife's into that stuff. I can't be bothered really but evidently I am an all-sorts: Irish, Cornish, French, Bulgarian (Celtic and Slav), Great Great (something or other) Amos, Fresian and who knows what else. No convict that I know of though Great Great Grandma Rochford was best friends with Ned Kelly's mum. She was the one who ran an abusive husband (not her own; her's was OK) out of town with a bullock whip. One tough sheila that!!

Greg

Speaking of bullock whips, you can guess what's running through my mind.

Hats with corks on the end of strings?

They work. I tend to use Aeroguard these days though.

-

Greg

 

[gtopa1]

100% European
I’m a green eyed pale skinned Brit.
I gave my youngest son a few sods to hire a woman to look into our family ancestry.
It’s fascinating stuff. It’s pretty hard to get passed 1600s
Only parish records, and gravestones to tell the tale.
Good new on my German ancestry, we’ve located the church just outside Norwich where his families worshipped. Stay tuned for updates.

My wife's into that stuff. I can't be bothered really but evidently I am an all-sorts: Irish, Cornish, French, Bulgarian (Celtic and Slav), Great Great (something or other) Amos, Fresian and who knows what else. No convict that I know of though Great Great Grandma Rochford was best friends with Ned Kelly's mum. She was the one who ran an abusive husband (not her own; her's was OK) out of town with a bullock whip. One tough sheila that!!

Greg

Speaking of bullock whips, you can guess what's running through my mind.

Hats with corks on the end of strings?

I'd better not say. It might ruin you for life.

Greg knows.

Thank you. For I’m been a very worldly protected Brit all my life... I don’t even know how to swear properly.

Hmmmm....you better avoid the badlands until you learn then.

Greg

 

[Mindful]

100% European
I’m a green eyed pale skinned Brit.
I gave my youngest son a few sods to hire a woman to look into our family ancestry.
It’s fascinating stuff. It’s pretty hard to get passed 1600s
Only parish records, and gravestones to tell the tale.
Good new on my German ancestry, we’ve located the church just outside Norwich where his families worshipped. Stay tuned for updates.

My wife's into that stuff. I can't be bothered really but evidently I am an all-sorts: Irish, Cornish, French, Bulgarian (Celtic and Slav), Great Great (something or other) Amos, Fresian and who knows what else. No convict that I know of though Great Great Grandma Rochford was best friends with Ned Kelly's mum. She was the one who ran an abusive husband (not her own; her's was OK) out of town with a bullock whip. One tough sheila that!!

Greg

Speaking of bullock whips, you can guess what's running through my mind.

Hats with corks on the end of strings?

I'd better not say. It might ruin you for life.

Greg knows.

Thank you. For I’m been a very worldly protected Brit all my life... I don’t even know how to swear properly.

Some of these threads are totally debauched.

 

[gtopa1]

100% European
I’m a green eyed pale skinned Brit.
I gave my youngest son a few sods to hire a woman to look into our family ancestry.
It’s fascinating stuff. It’s pretty hard to get passed 1600s
Only parish records, and gravestones to tell the tale.
Good new on my German ancestry, we’ve located the church just outside Norwich where his families worshipped. Stay tuned for updates.

My wife's into that stuff. I can't be bothered really but evidently I am an all-sorts: Irish, Cornish, French, Bulgarian (Celtic and Slav), Great Great (something or other) Amos, Fresian and who knows what else. No convict that I know of though Great Great Grandma Rochford was best friends with Ned Kelly's mum. She was the one who ran an abusive husband (not her own; her's was OK) out of town with a bullock whip. One tough sheila that!!

Greg

Speaking of bullock whips, you can guess what's running through my mind.

Hats with corks on the end of strings?

I'd better not say. It might ruin you for life.

Greg knows.

Thank you. For I’m been a very worldly protected Brit all my life... I don’t even know how to swear properly.

So you haven't played Rugger?

Greg

 

[gtopa1]

My wife's into that stuff. I can't be bothered really but evidently I am an all-sorts: Irish, Cornish, French, Bulgarian (Celtic and Slav), Great Great (something or other) Amos, Fresian and who knows what else. No convict that I know of though Great Great Grandma Rochford was best friends with Ned Kelly's mum. She was the one who ran an abusive husband (not her own; her's was OK) out of town with a bullock whip. One tough sheila that!!

Greg

Speaking of bullock whips, you can guess what's running through my mind.

Hats with corks on the end of strings?

I'd better not say. It might ruin you for life.

Greg knows.

Thank you. For I’m been a very worldly protected Brit all my life... I don’t even know how to swear properly.

Some of these threads are totally debauched.

At least I don't get banned when I'm on those. Forays into the "civilised" places tend to get me banned for a few days. This is as far as I go out of my comfort zone.

Greg

 

[okfine]

Our woolies had a fresh fish counter, many a time the wife was given some fish fingers.

For those who wonder what in the hell we are talking about, read up:

F. W. Woolworth Company - Wikipedia

Yep!
F W Woolworth, I can remember the original Woolworths in the city back in 1961-62 the counter was a long wooden thing with 5-10 people behind it serving people and putting the money given into one till.
My earliest memories as a boy were with my mother helping her shop on a Saturday morning, for my reward she’d take me to an Italian cafe, whereupon I’d ask for a mug of Bovril.

Check out this menu from your Northerners:

https://www.badabingedinburgh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Pizza-MENU-BB-2019.pdf

 

[Mindful]

Speaking of bullock whips, you can guess what's running through my mind.

Hats with corks on the end of strings?

I'd better not say. It might ruin you for life.

Greg knows.

Thank you. For I’m been a very worldly protected Brit all my life... I don’t even know how to swear properly.

Some of these threads are totally debauched.

At least I don't get banned when I'm on those. Forays into the "civilised" places tend to get me banned for a few days. This is as far as I go out of my comfort zone.

Greg

Civilised places? Here?

 

[OldLady]

Mine was mostly German and Irish. Had some native american/Asian and had an ashkenazi jew as a great great great grandmother.

100% European
I’m a green eyed pale skinned Brit.
I gave my youngest son a few sods to hire a woman to look into our family ancestry.
It’s fascinating stuff. It’s pretty hard to get passed 1600s
Only parish records, and gravestones to tell the tale.
Good new on my German ancestry, we’ve located the church just outside Norwich where his families worshipped. Stay tuned for updates.

My wife's into that stuff. I can't be bothered really but evidently I am an all-sorts: Irish, Cornish, French, Bulgarian (Celtic and Slav), Great Great (something or other) Amos, Fresian and who knows what else. No convict that I know of though Great Great Grandma Rochford was best friends with Ned Kelly's mum. She was the one who ran an abusive husband (not her own; her's was OK) out of town with a bullock whip. One tough sheila that!!

Greg

Speaking of bullock whips, you can guess what's running through my mind.

Hats with corks on the end of strings?

I'd better not say. It might ruin you for life.

Greg knows.

Sit up straight and put those knees together, young lady!
This is Introductions.

 

[sparky]

I was curious and went online to see which of our two great countries has the best teeth.... sit down whilst I give you the answer!

It is the British who have the best teeth. if you don’t believe me look it up! Don’t he lazy.

I believe you. It's that accent.

Ere lover! Get yer ears round thes


It be ow i do speak like

one good vid deserves another Roy>


~S~

 

[Mindful]

Our woolies had a fresh fish counter, many a time the wife was given some fish fingers.

For those who wonder what in the hell we are talking about, read up:

F. W. Woolworth Company - Wikipedia

Yep!
F W Woolworth, I can remember the original Woolworths in the city back in 1961-62 the counter was a long wooden thing with 5-10 people behind it serving people and putting the money given into one till.
My earliest memories as a boy were with my mother helping her shop on a Saturday morning, for my reward she’d take me to an Italian cafe, whereupon I’d ask for a mug of Bovril.

Check out this menu from your Northerners:

https://www.badabingedinburgh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Pizza-MENU-BB-2019.pdf

Have you never tried faggots and mushy peas?

That's northern.

 

[Mindful]

100% European
I’m a green eyed pale skinned Brit.
I gave my youngest son a few sods to hire a woman to look into our family ancestry.
It’s fascinating stuff. It’s pretty hard to get passed 1600s
Only parish records, and gravestones to tell the tale.
Good new on my German ancestry, we’ve located the church just outside Norwich where his families worshipped. Stay tuned for updates.

My wife's into that stuff. I can't be bothered really but evidently I am an all-sorts: Irish, Cornish, French, Bulgarian (Celtic and Slav), Great Great (something or other) Amos, Fresian and who knows what else. No convict that I know of though Great Great Grandma Rochford was best friends with Ned Kelly's mum. She was the one who ran an abusive husband (not her own; her's was OK) out of town with a bullock whip. One tough sheila that!!

Greg

Speaking of bullock whips, you can guess what's running through my mind.

Hats with corks on the end of strings?

I'd better not say. It might ruin you for life.

Greg knows.

Sit up straight and put those knees together, young lady!
This is Introductions.

Got the wrong end of the stick? Again?

 

[gtopa1]

I was curious and went online to see which of our two great countries has the best teeth.... sit down whilst I give you the answer!

It is the British who have the best teeth. if you don’t believe me look it up! Don’t he lazy.

I believe you. It's that accent.

Ere lover! Get yer ears round thes


It be ow i do speak like

one good vid deserves another Roy>


~S~

Meanwhile, somewhere in America....



Greg

 

[Mindful]

I was curious and went online to see which of our two great countries has the best teeth.... sit down whilst I give you the answer!

It is the British who have the best teeth. if you don’t believe me look it up! Don’t he lazy.

I believe you. It's that accent.

Ere lover! Get yer ears round thes


It be ow i do speak like

one good vid deserves another Roy>


~S~

I watched a Smithsonian doc about those people. Who originated from the Scots (Northern) Irish immigrants who settled in that area.

 

[gtopa1]

Have to be off 'till this afternoon. Catch you mob later. Welcome, Roy. I trust you'll find this place to your satisfaction.

Greg

 

[okfine]

Our woolies had a fresh fish counter, many a time the wife was given some fish fingers.

For those who wonder what in the hell we are talking about, read up:

F. W. Woolworth Company - Wikipedia

Yep!
F W Woolworth, I can remember the original Woolworths in the city back in 1961-62 the counter was a long wooden thing with 5-10 people behind it serving people and putting the money given into one till.
My earliest memories as a boy were with my mother helping her shop on a Saturday morning, for my reward she’d take me to an Italian cafe, whereupon I’d ask for a mug of Bovril.

Check out this menu from your Northerners:

https://www.badabingedinburgh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Pizza-MENU-BB-2019.pdf

Have you never tried faggots and mushy peas?

That's northern.

Smashed potatoes or chips n gravy. Yum.
I have peaphobia... was forced to eat peas by a mean Grandmother. No thanks.

 

[Mindful]

Our woolies had a fresh fish counter, many a time the wife was given some fish fingers.

For those who wonder what in the hell we are talking about, read up:

F. W. Woolworth Company - Wikipedia

Yep!
F W Woolworth, I can remember the original Woolworths in the city back in 1961-62 the counter was a long wooden thing with 5-10 people behind it serving people and putting the money given into one till.
My earliest memories as a boy were with my mother helping her shop on a Saturday morning, for my reward she’d take me to an Italian cafe, whereupon I’d ask for a mug of Bovril.

Check out this menu from your Northerners:

https://www.badabingedinburgh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Pizza-MENU-BB-2019.pdf

Have you never tried faggots and mushy peas?

That's northern.

Smashed potatoes or chips n gravy. Yum.
I have peaphobia... was forced to eat peas by a mean Grandmother. No thanks.

Mushy peas are something else. Usually with fish & chips.

You can get them in American supermarkets.

 

[Polishprince]

Hello to everyone, I’m here t to make new friends and discuss topical political news.
After a career working for the British government i am a tired civil servant. Living in London I think I have a finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the U.K.

Let me ask you this here. I was reading a piece by an entertainment figure from greater London, and when asked about someone else from England, he seemed to put them down because they are from the Midlands region of England.

Was that just him, or is there a lot of rivalry between London and Midlands - or the other parts of England?

 

[okfine]

Have to be off 'till this afternoon. Catch you mob later. Welcome, Roy. I trust you'll find this place to your satisfaction.

Greg

This thread is a hoot. I gotta go too, and make some babies...

 

[Mindful]

Hello to everyone, I’m here t to make new friends and discuss topical political news.
After a career working for the British government i am a tired civil servant. Living in London I think I have a finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the U.K.

Let me ask you this here. I was reading a piece by an entertainment figure from greater London, and when asked about someone else from England, he seemed to put them down because they are from the Midlands region of England.

Was that just him, or is there a lot of rivalry between London and Midlands - or the other parts of England?

There's definitely a north south divide. Still.

Anything north of Watford is considered primitive wasteland.