COLD DARK ROOM

[Bee62]

It seems to me I vaguely remember Adam saying something about going somewhere? I looked back to see if I could find it, but couldn't.

I believe not. He is lurking out of his corner today.

 

[Bee62]

You speak English quite well. Most definitely more than I can speak German.

Thank you Carol. Well, I do my very best ....
Have you had German in school ? How long ?

 

[Bee62]

Sort of.
Even then, you get ONLY your mother’s mother’s mother’s mother’s mother’s (etc ) oldest female ancestors. You get NONE of your maternal grandfather and his family or your maternal great-grandfather and his family; or any of the great-great-grandfather and his family etc .
I forgot the 3rd type of DNA is the autosomal: the 23 chromosomes we all have. That is a hit-or-miss hodgepodge from random relatives.

So such a DNA test only tells the half truth ? What a pity.

 

[AZtortMom]

Good afternoon roommates
I hope you are all well.
I just switched phones, my last one died.

 

[Moozillion]

So such a DNA test only tells the half truth ? What a pity.

No even half. A very small amount, although the amount it DOES tell is probably pretty accurate. But much, much more is left out.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

And that is deliberate provocation of Adam! The real cheese enthusiasts won’t go near that stuff

I thought that the outrage would poke him from his slumber.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Here’s mine for comparison Ed.
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And here’s JoesDad’s
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I recently had contact through an Ancestry website from a Canadian who thought we were related 5 generations back. We used GEDmatch.com to compare our DNA files and there was 0% match. I am certain of my lineage as I have original marriage certificates going back 4 of those generations; there’s either has some illegitimacy involved or he got his family tree wrong.

I haven't gone on the web with my DNA yet. But I will. I have a specific reason...

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I do hope he is well. Unusual for him to stay away from the CDR for very long.

No. He has at times gone away for weeks. Even months.
It's not unusual.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

.. I'll pass on the Mountain Dew. I prefer Root Beer!

A good Root Beer will also work.....

 

[CarolM]

Thank you Carol. Well, I do my very best ....
Have you had German in school ? How long ?

No we did not have German in school. All I know is: Danke. Bite. Nien. Gooden nagte. Gooden dag - I can say them. I don't think I have spelt them correct though and one or two of those words might be dutch. Lol

 

[Bee62]

No we did not have German in school. All I know is: Danke. Bite. Nien. Gooden nagte. Gooden dag - I can say them. I don't think I have spelt them correct though and one or two of those words might be dutch. Lol

When you have no German at school it is no problem that you don`t speak the language. Your words are:
Danke - Thank you
Bitte - Please ...
Nein - No
Guten Abend - Good evening
Guten Tag - Good day

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Here, they train police dogs in German. So NEIN is good to know in case you happen to have a police K9 attached to your arm or leg.
Spanish is the second language most often taught here.

 

[Moozillion]

Here, they train police dogs in German. So NEIN is good to know in case you happen to have a police K9 attached to your arm or leg.
Spanish is the second language most often taught here.

I took French in high school and German at college. Now I wish I had tAken Spanish- I would actually use it!!!! [emoji2]

 

[Bee62]

Here, they train police dogs in German. So NEIN is good to know in case you happen to have a police K9 attached to your arm or leg.
Spanish is the second language most often taught here.

Interesting that the police dogs are trained in German.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

One serious issue with @Tidgy's Dad not being here.....
This place becomes eerily quiet.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I took French in high school and German at college. Now I wish I had tAken Spanish- I would actually use it!!!! [emoji2]

I know quite a bit of Cuban Spanish.
Unfortunately, a lot of those words and terms mean nothing to other Spanish speakers.

 

[Moozillion]

One serious issue with @Tidgy's Dad not being here.....
This place becomes eerily quiet.

Yes. He's very much the guiding star of the CDR.

 

[Momof4]

I haven't gone on the web with my DNA yet. But I will. I have a specific reason...

I did see on The Today Show they tested triplets with 3 different kits and they all matched up. They companies didn’t know they were related.

I have always wanted to try it.

I hope you get your answers.

 

[CarolM]

When you have no German at school it is no problem that you don`t speak the language. Your words are:
Danke - Thank you
Bitte - Please ...
Nein - No
Guten Abend - Good evening
Guten Tag - Good day

Thank you for that. Learnt something new.

 

[CarolM]

Here, they train police dogs in German. So NEIN is good to know in case you happen to have a police K9 attached to your arm or leg.
Spanish is the second language most often taught here.

Lol. I agree with you there.