COLD DARK ROOM

[Bee62]

Sending some your way. Let me know when it gets there.

Thank you ! I will do.

 

[Bee62]

OMG!!!!! ROOMIES!!!!!!!
When I got up this morning I found Jacques with a hitch-hiker!!!!!!!!! HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!

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At first, she was WATCHING THE SHRIMP ON HER BACK!!!!!! But as soon as she noticed me (which you can see in this photo) she turned her head to look at me.

The Mighty Huntress Strikes Fear in the Hearts of Shrimp Everywhere...NOT!!!!!!!

You can fill a calender with pics of Jaques and now her roomates/hitchhikers.
Sooo beautiful, sooo cute !

 

[Bee62]

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.

Very interesting ! Thank you for posting it. You are very much British with 41 % !

 

[Moozillion]

You can fill a calender with pics of Jaques and now her roomates/hitchhikers.
Sooo beautiful, sooo cute !

THANK you!!!!!
Yes, Jacques could fill up her own calendar!!!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!!

 

[Bee62]

Good afternoon Bea.
Yes, Jaques can. She is a beauty and she knows to pose right for pictures.

Hmmmmm your delicious cookies are gone .... eaten by a cookie monster called Sabine.
The big Bee, the Crazy Cat Lady and the tortoise got their place on my new tort enclosures and I hope that today I have the time to take a view into both books.

 

[Bee62]

@Tidgy's Dad

Hello Adam. Why do you hide yourself ? Saw you lurking today but not posting. I hope all is okay with you. We all miss you my dear friend.

 

[Moozillion]

Good afternoon Bea.
Yes, Jaques can. She is a beauty and she knows to pose right for pictures.

Hmmmmm your delicious cookies are gone .... eaten by a cookie monster called Sabine.
The big Bee, the Crazy Cat Lady and the tortoise got their place on my new tort enclosures and I hope that today I have the time to take a view into both books.

So glad you’re having fun with them![emoji2]

 

[Bee62]

So glad you’re having fun with them![emoji2]

Yes I have ! Your gifts are really great.

 

[Moozillion]

@Tidgy's Dad

Hello Adam. Why do you hide yourself ? Saw you lurking today but not posting. I hope all is okay with you. We all miss you my dear friend.

I think Adam puts a LOT of time and energy into this forum, and he pours HIMSELF and his heart into his postings. Sometimes he needs a break, as we all do.

 

[Kristoff]

Hello, roommates! I’m still lurking in the Central European corner of the CDR, but I’ve been trying to keep up. So let’s see if I got this right —
@ZEROPILOT and @johnandjade finally got to open their TORTOISE gifts — yay! But a part of @Moozillion ‘s gift ended up under John’s tree due to Santa’s delivery mistake. (Because he now uses DHL.)
Everyone had a great Christmas dinner featuring gator tail. (Everyone except me in pre-Christmas Budapest, that is, but of that later.)
@Maro2Bear fed the thousands with one sardine, because — just like @Yvonne G — they all refused to eat it.
@JoesMum didn’t want to catch the man flu but wanted to catch some z’s.
@CarolM is happy to be part of the Meerkat Scam, and @Bee62 is on the most recent welcoming committee scaring newcomers with the tales of leprechauns and wool spiders.
Finally, our beloved Dark Lord @Tidgy’s Dad has been missing since what Brits call by a rather disturbing name of Boxing Day.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, everyone!

 

[Yvonne G]

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.

 

[Moozillion]

Hello, roommates! I’m still lurking in the Central European corner of the CDR, but I’ve been trying to keep up. So let’s see if I got this right —
@ZEROPILOT and @johnandjade finally got to open their TORTOISE gifts — yay! But a part of @Moozillion ‘s gift ended up under John’s tree due to Santa’s delivery mistake. (Because he now uses DHL.)
Everyone had a great Christmas dinner featuring gator tail. (Everyone except me in pre-Christmas Budapest, that is, but of that later.)
@Maro2Bear fed the thousands with one sardine, because — just like @Yvonne G — they all refused to eat it.
@JoesMum didn’t want to catch the man flu but wanted to catch some z’s.
@CarolM is happy to be part of the Meerkat Scam, and @Bee62 is on the most recent welcoming committee scaring newcomers with the tales of leprechauns and wool spiders.
Finally, our beloved Dark Lord @Tidgy’s Dad has been missing since what Brits call by a rather disturbing name of Boxing Day.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, everyone!

BRILLIANT SUMMARY!!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!

 

[CarolM]

BRILLIANT SUMMARY!!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!

I second that opinion.

 

[CarolM]

Noooooooooooooooooooo !
I learned English in school and I like the language. I have had a good English teacher. I listen and sing English songs. I only have to translate a few words that are missing, but the longer I write on TFO the less words miss ! It makes me proud and I love to write and speak English but I am no native English speaking person.
@ZEROPILOT

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

 

[CarolM]

OMG!!!!! ROOMIES!!!!!!!
When I got up this morning I found Jacques with a hitch-hiker!!!!!!!!! HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!

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At first, she was WATCHING THE SHRIMP ON HER BACK!!!!!! But as soon as she noticed me (which you can see in this photo) she turned her head to look at me.

The Mighty Huntress Strikes Fear in the Hearts of Shrimp Everywhere...NOT!!!!!!!

Whahaha that is Hilarious. Talk about being bold.

 

[CarolM]

These really are interesting.
From what I’ve read, these ancestry DNA tests may be accurate but they’re very NARROW. There are 3 types of DNA. The mitochondrial DNA comes strictly from your mom. She got it from HER mom, who got it from HER mom etc very far back. But we get NO mitochondrial DNA from any women on the FATHER’S side. So our DAD’S mother and all her DNA is NOT AVAILABLE to be tested- we don’t get mitochondrial DNA through ANYof our father’s side. So and ancestry of the FEMALE relatives on our father’s side remains UNKNOWN.

Another type of DNA they can test for is on the Y chromosome. This only works for men (the mitochondrial DNA works for everyone). But that is also narrow. Guys get their Y chromosome from their father, who gets it from HIS father, who got it from HIS father, etc. So any ancestors from his mother’s side are left out.
Although these tests are interesting, and valid, they’re not complete. They can only assess a small fraction of the large number of people that any one of us is descended from. [emoji2][emoji2][emoji2]

Wow. You are a fountain of information. But basically what you are saying is...is that when you get married everyone should take the wifes surname as that is the traceable line [emoji6]

 

[Moozillion]

Wow. You are a fountain of information. But basically what you are saying is...is that when you get married everyone should take the wifes surname as that is the traceable line [emoji6]

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.

 

[Moozillion]

Wow. You are a fountain of information. But basically what you are saying is...is that when you get married everyone should take the wifes surname as that is the traceable line [emoji6]

I really just read reviews of the different ancestry companies. And I had 1 genetics class at college/university.[emoji6]

 

[CarolM]

I really just read reviews of the different ancestry companies. And I had 1 genetics class at college/university.[emoji6]

Still an impressive amount of knowledge.

 

[Bee62]

Hello, roommates! I’m still lurking in the Central European corner of the CDR, but I’ve been trying to keep up. So let’s see if I got this right —
@ZEROPILOT and @johnandjade finally got to open their TORTOISE gifts — yay! But a part of @Moozillion ‘s gift ended up under John’s tree due to Santa’s delivery mistake. (Because he now uses DHL.)
Everyone had a great Christmas dinner featuring gator tail. (Everyone except me in pre-Christmas Budapest, that is, but of that later.)
@Maro2Bear fed the thousands with one sardine, because — just like @Yvonne G — they all refused to eat it.
@JoesMum didn’t want to catch the man flu but wanted to catch some z’s.
@CarolM is happy to be part of the Meerkat Scam, and @Bee62 is on the most recent welcoming committee scaring newcomers with the tales of leprechauns and wool spiders.
Finally, our beloved Dark Lord @Tidgy’s Dad has been missing since what Brits call by a rather disturbing name of Boxing Day.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, everyone!

A fantastic summery Lena !