Michael Palin for President! Page 7

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Quote: Scatterbrained Floozy @ September 12 2008, 6:25 PM BST

That'll be me at uni, it seems.

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I don't think so. Not if you're lit. That was a module held by the Language department.

*hopes*!

Quote: DaButt @ September 12 2008, 6:35 PM BST

Last night I learned that Chaucer was my 23-greats-grandfather.

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Looks like I miscounted; it's 20 greats. Who knows if it's true or not. Some of the dates look suspicious, but it's a fun story anyway.

Geoffrey Chaucer
(1343-1400)

Thomas Chaucer
(1367-1434)

Alice Chaucer
(1385-1475)

Joan De La Pole
(1436-)

Mary Stoner
(1461-)

William Barantyn
(1481-1550)

Margaret Barentyn
(1500-1547)

Margaret Harcourt
(1554-)

Richard Of Astley Chamberlayne
(1555-1601)

Robert Chamberlain
(1590-1639)

Joanna Chamberlain
(1620-1711)

Sarah Betts
(1672-1711)

Edward Hunt
(1684-1759)

Sarah Hunt
(1724-1757)

Richard Lanning
(1745-)

Richard Lanning
(1763-1844)

Rachel Lanning
(1782-1858)

David R Meek
(1820-1901)

Granville Burke Meek
(1852-1926)

Leonidas O. Meek
(1895-1953)

Dorothy J. Meek

My Mother

DaButt

I can go back to 1515 with my family tree. Curious thing is that for the direct decendents, the last 200 years we've all been from Lincolnshire and the 300 before that it was all Suffolk. Obviously not great explorers my lot.

(1000-1300)
A bunch of Jews.

(1300-1600)
A load more f**king Jews.

(1600-1900)
Jews.

(1900-present)
Merchant bankers and politicians.

Portillo?

Ian, are you related to Jesus?

Quote: zooo @ September 13 2008, 2:12 AM BST

Portillo?

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No, he's gay and there are NO gay Jews!

Except Simon Amstell.

Quote: Aaron @ September 13 2008, 2:12 AM BST

Ian, are you related to Jesus?

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That would explain a lot

Quote: zooo @ September 13 2008, 2:14 AM BST

Except Simon Amstell.

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He's just pretending to be a Jew to further his career. And the gay bit doubles his chances.

Quote: DaButt @ September 12 2008, 8:36 PM BST

Mary Stoner
(1461-)

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Was her middle name Jane by any chance?

No offence intended.

Oh wait up. And Sir Stephen Fry.

And Jesus.

All Jews are gay!

Quote: Nil Putters @ September 13 2008, 2:16 AM BST

Was her middle name Jane by any chance?

No offence intended.

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It took me a few seconds to get there, but I did!

Quote: zooo @ September 13 2008, 2:18 AM BST

Oh wait up. And Sir Stephen Fry.

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He's not a Jew.