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[kaijyuu]

My lineage starts with me, and probably ends there too

How...? Why?

Time travel.

But even if you were your own parent through time travel, you still have lineage from your other parent's side.

Unless you were BOTH your parents... oh god

[Itnetlolor]

My lineage starts with me, and probably ends there too

How...? Why?

Time travel.

But even if you were your own parent through time travel, you still have lineage from your other parent's side.

Unless you were BOTH your parents... oh god

I think this song can explain things.

[RedKing]

I can go back a bare minimum of 3 generations in every direction (to North Carolina, Iowa and Volga German colonies in Russia) and as far back as 17 generations to a German margrave. 7 generations back to Scotland, numerous branches back to pre-colonial England, and I'm fairly certain based on the pattern of settlement, that some of those Volga German branches intermarried with Tartars and/or Kazakhs.

Doesn't hurt that my parents have 40 aunts and uncles between the two of them. I have an absolute metric buttload of cousins. 120+ 1st cousins and 1st cousins, once removed at last count. If I extend it out to 2nd cousins, it's well over 250. We are a fertile people.

My branch of the family all have Skovgaard as a middlename though.

Obviously, your family is a secret order dedicated to guarding the Skov. 

[Itnetlolor]

I can go back a bare minimum of 3 generations in every direction (to North Carolina, Iowa and Volga German colonies in Russia) and as far back as 17 generations to a German margrave. 7 generations back to Scotland, numerous branches back to pre-colonial England, and I'm fairly certain based on the pattern of settlement, that some of those Volga German branches intermarried with Tartars and/or Kazakhs.

Doesn't hurt that my parents have 40 aunts and uncles between the two of them. I have an absolute metric buttload of cousins. 120+ 1st cousins and 1st cousins, once removed at last count. If I extend it out to 2nd cousins, it's well over 250. We are a fertile people.

Wow, and I thought my family was big. I mean, every family reunion, we have to rent out pretty much an entire park just to cram our numbers in for the day.

I would imagine family reunions get rather chaotic with your family.

[RedKing]

I can go back a bare minimum of 3 generations in every direction (to North Carolina, Iowa and Volga German colonies in Russia) and as far back as 17 generations to a German margrave. 7 generations back to Scotland, numerous branches back to pre-colonial England, and I'm fairly certain based on the pattern of settlement, that some of those Volga German branches intermarried with Tartars and/or Kazakhs.

Doesn't hurt that my parents have 40 aunts and uncles between the two of them. I have an absolute metric buttload of cousins. 120+ 1st cousins and 1st cousins, once removed at last count. If I extend it out to 2nd cousins, it's well over 250. We are a fertile people.

Wow, and I thought my family was big. I mean, every family reunion, we have to rent out pretty much an entire park just to cram our numbers in for the day.

I would imagine family reunions get rather chaotic with your family.

Last reunion I went to (and that was just my maternal grandmother's quadrant of the tree), we literally *doubled* the population of the (admittedly small) town we were in.  We got there a day early and helped prepare the food. It's fun cooking 50 pounds of baked beans at one go. One of my cousins still owns a cattle ranch up there (in Montana), and he brought an entire cow as his contribution to the food. 

[Lysabild]

My branch of the family all have Skovgaard as a middlename though.

Obviously, your family is a secret order dedicated to guarding the Skov. 

Actually, gård means manor/farm and skov means forest.

And we don't even have any manors in any forests.

[The Merchant Of Menace]

My lineage starts with me, and probably ends there too

How...? Why?

Time travel.

But even if you were your own parent through time travel, you still have lineage from your other parent's side.

Unless you were BOTH your parents... oh god

Mostly by refusing to acknowledge the existence/legitimacy of my birth parents actually

[RedKing]

My branch of the family all have Skovgaard as a middlename though.

Obviously, your family is a secret order dedicated to guarding the Skov. 

Actually, gård means manor/farm and skov means forest.

And we don't even have any manors in any forests.

I like my story better, and I'm sticking to it. Deep within a Nordic glacier lies the mighty Skov, guarded by a secretive hereditary order of Danes. (Yes, I know Denmark doesn't have any glaciers either...)

[Lysabild]

My branch of the family all have Skovgaard as a middlename though.

Obviously, your family is a secret order dedicated to guarding the Skov. 

Actually, gård means manor/farm and skov means forest.

And we don't even have any manors in any forests.

I like my story better, and I'm sticking to it. Deep within a Nordic glacier lies the mighty Skov, guarded by a secretive hereditary order of Danes. (Yes, I know Denmark doesn't have any glaciers either...)

What do you mean we don't have Glaciers? Last I checked Greenland is still a part of the Kingdom of Denmark :b

[Darvi]

Hells yeah I'm so acrobatic I can leave footprints on the wall 2 metres above the floor.

On the other hand, if they get noticed I'll be the prime suspect :V

[kaijyuu]

Blame spiderman.

[Bauglir]

Well. My paycheck is $200 larger than it's ever been. That's... useful. Yes. Use...ful...

[RedKing]

My branch of the family all have Skovgaard as a middlename though.

Obviously, your family is a secret order dedicated to guarding the Skov. 

Actually, gård means manor/farm and skov means forest.

And we don't even have any manors in any forests.

I like my story better, and I'm sticking to it. Deep within a Nordic glacier lies the mighty Skov, guarded by a secretive hereditary order of Danes. (Yes, I know Denmark doesn't have any glaciers either...)

What do you mean we don't have Glaciers? Last I checked Greenland is still a part of the Kingdom of Denmark :b

You're not doing a very good job guarding the Skov if you go around telling people where to find it.     

[Shook]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIAql1AfSSU

Almost relevant to something, don't know what though. It has me giggling like a madman, and yet slightly terrified at the meticulous detail put into his screaming face (which by the way is something of an odd phobia of mine). I oughta watch Adventure Time just to see the context of that.

[Itnetlolor]

Went out for a walk on the beach just now, and on my way back, I saw what i think was a Spinner Shark flying a full body-length out of the water near the sandbar area (a good 6-8 footer from the looks of it). I know it wasn't a dolphin because it's tail was vertical. It was like watching a big fish jump out of the water. One of the more unusual sights I've seen lately. I remember hearing about them, but this was my first time witnessing one jump out of the water like that.