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Post by Kenny Powers on May 21, 2008 21:47:01 GMT -5
Are you related to anyone famous? The closest claim to fame that I have is a relation to the man who led the carving of Mt. Rushmore.
I know, not that impressive.
How about you? Any celebrities in the family tree?
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Post by JCF on May 21, 2008 21:49:48 GMT -5
Nope. Not that I know of.
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Post by carly1988 on May 21, 2008 21:51:20 GMT -5
When I was in 5th grade (1994) I use to tell people that Arn Anderson was my uncle haha...of course thats not true..... I do know Im related to General Patton and Rockies 1B Todd Helton
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Post by mck on May 21, 2008 21:51:27 GMT -5
Im somehow related to Jim Henson.
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Post by Flyrfn144 on May 21, 2008 21:55:57 GMT -5
Apparently my like mom's great aunt or something played Peter Pan on Broadway, but I don't remember. Not related, but my dad went to school with and used to hang out with Phil Margera and Don Vito, true story.
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Post by slappy on May 21, 2008 21:57:55 GMT -5
Adam and Eve.
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Post by pimpmaster5000 on May 21, 2008 21:59:38 GMT -5
my great uncle x6 is benjamin harrison the 23rd president of america. his^ grandfather is william henrey harrison the 9th president of america. his^ father was a signer of the declaration of independence here in america milton burro the comedian is my great x3 uncle john runyan a football player who played for the titans and eagles is my aunts ex boyfriends brother Abney is an ancient Norman name that arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Abney family lived in or near the settlement of Abney in Derbyshire. Spelling variations include: Abney, Daubney, Daubeney, Daubny, Daubeny, Dabny and others. First found in the counties of Derbyshire and Norfolk, where they had been granted lands after the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Thomas Dabney who settled in the Barbados in 1660; Thomas Abney settled in Maryland 1774; John Dabney landed in New York state in 1820.
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Post by Codesters on May 21, 2008 22:02:25 GMT -5
Im related to Dolly Parton
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Post by BulletV1 on May 21, 2008 22:20:51 GMT -5
My Great Grandfather built Colonel Sanders pressure cookers that he used in the first KFC he opened.
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Post by pimpmaster5000 on May 21, 2008 22:22:32 GMT -5
my grandma dated the guy who invented the mechanical horses he had a shop here in sikeston called haas's i think it really wasnt long ago maybe 50 yrs ago or so
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Post by King Shocker the Monumentous on May 21, 2008 22:22:59 GMT -5
milton burro the comedian is my great x3 uncle I call bullshit...IT'S SPELLED "BERLE," DAMMIT!
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Post by pimpmaster5000 on May 21, 2008 22:24:37 GMT -5
milton burro the comedian is my great x3 uncle I call bull ****...IT'S SPELLED "BERLE," DAMMIT! i dont know how its spelled burrow i think all i know is that its my dads great uncle or great great uncle ive seen his comedie once or twice on tv.
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Post by bulldog77 on May 21, 2008 22:25:34 GMT -5
Dom Deluise, Hes my 3rd of 4th cousin.
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Post by cosmo on May 21, 2008 22:58:21 GMT -5
Some how Ric Flair is a distant uncle of mine. No bull shit, I'm serious.
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Post by E-Noon on May 21, 2008 23:17:07 GMT -5
My great great grandfather was one of the inventors of radar, I believe.
My buddy's 3rd cousin is CM Punk, not quite me but pretty neat.
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Post by hurricane on May 22, 2008 0:01:20 GMT -5
I'm famous.
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Post by Mole on May 22, 2008 0:02:57 GMT -5
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Post by The Sam Kinnison Corps on May 22, 2008 0:19:55 GMT -5
milton burro the comedian is my great x3 uncle I call bull ****...IT'S SPELLED "BERLE," DAMMIT! Maybe he was referring to Berle's ethnic counterpart.
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Post by Returnal on May 22, 2008 0:32:14 GMT -5
No but my next door neighbour is the father of a former Australian Representative football player...
And my Uncles girlfriends brother is a football player for the Melbourne Storm...
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Post by layzie on May 22, 2008 1:22:20 GMT -5
no one i can think of
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