Originally written by Nanna Mercer on April 3, 2009 5:16 PM Originally written by Ann-Christine Nassar-Pateffoz on April 3, 2009 4:38 PM Originally written by Nanna Mercer on April 3, 2009 4:31 PM ..a very annoying *we're related* proggy that just two days ago sent me an email since, " You're related to Barack Obama (Washington DC)..." Oh, me too! I was just about to post about it. There was even a link to show me the evidence! I'm his fourth generation cousin. ROFL!  Oh noooooo, not me! I am his fourth cousin once removed...nemlig! Nanna

You're right, Nanna. I checked my Inbox and I'm also a once removed thingy. Maybe you and me are cousins, then?

Hälsningar, kusin!

Ann-Christine

Originally written by Ann-Christine Nassar-Pateffoz on April 3, 2009 5:52 PM Originally written by Nanna Mercer on April 3, 2009 5:16 PM Originally written by Ann-Christine Nassar-Pateffoz on April 3, 2009 4:38 PM Originally written by Nanna Mercer on April 3, 2009 4:31 PM ..a very annoying *we're related* proggy that just two days ago sent me an email since, " You're related to Barack Obama (Washington DC)..." Oh, me too! I was just about to post about it. There was even a link to show me the evidence! I'm his fourth generation cousin. ROFL!  Oh noooooo, not me! I am his fourth cousin once removed...nemlig! Nanna You're right, Nanna. I checked my Inbox and I'm also a once removed thingy. Maybe you and me are cousins, then?

Lemme weigh in with some more scientific evidence from http://polandian.home.pl/index.php/2009/04/05/polandian-on-sunday-2/:

3. Barack Obama - a descendant of Polish monarchs?

Previous studies proved Barack Obama’s connection to the English house of Plantagenet and Edward I.  A Czech expert explores the connection between the Plantagenets, the Polish house of Piast and the Bohemian house of Przemyślid (cz. Přemyslid).

Descent Table of Barack Obama, King Edward I of England and Mieszko I, Duke of Poland.

Mieszko I, Duke of Poland  ? - 992
Bolesław Chrobry (Boleslas the Brave), King of Poland 967 - 1025
Mieszko II, King of Poland 990 - 1034
Kazimierz Odnowiciel (Casimir the Restorer), Duke of Poland 1016 - 1058
Władysław Herman (Ladislas Herman), Duke of Poland 1043 - 1102
Bolesław Krzywousty (Boleslas III Wrymouth Piast), Duke of Poland 1085-1138
Władysław II, (Ladislas II Piast), Duke of Krakow and Silesia 1105-1159
Rychilda (Richilde Piast), 1135-1198
Sancha of Castille 1154-1208
Alphonse II, Count of Provence ca 1180-1209
Raimond-Bérenger V, Count of Provence & Forcalquier ca 1205-1245
Eléonore of Provence 1223-1291
Edward I Longshanks Plantagenêt, King of England 1239-1307
Elizabeth Plantagenêt 1282-1316
William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton ca 1311-1360
Elisabeth de Bohun ca 1350-1385
Elizabeth Fitzalan 1366-1425
Joan Goushill
Catherine Stanley
Dulcia Savage
Maud Bold
Jennet Gerard
William Eltonhead
Richard Eltonhead
Martha Eltonhead
Eltonhead Conway
Martha Thacker
Edwin Hickman
James Hickman 1723-1816
Susannah Hickman
Annie Browning
George Washington Overall 1820-1871
Susan C Overall 1849
Gabriella Clark 1877
Ruth Lucille Armour 1900-1926
Stanley Armour Dunham 1918-1992
Ann Dunham 1942-1995
Barack Obama 1961-

Mieszko I Piast - probably Barack Obama's forefather.

Since I resemble Barack and Barack resembles Mieszko, it is obvious that we are related.

Q.E.D.

Jacek

I think we are all related. I mean it.

I don't think the world is ready for that discovery yet, Liliana. Although there is no danger of competitors stealing your idea, it's definitely worth patenting one day...

Thank you.

Originally written by Jacek K. on April 6, 2009 9:00 AM I don't think the world is ready for that discovery yet, Liliana. Although there is no danger of competitors stealing your idea, it's definitely worth patenting one day...

 

I thought everyone thought this.  Don't the scientifically minded believe we all ultimately stem from a single single-celled being, and creationists believe we are all descended from Adam and Eve?  Either way, we are all related.

The poll is unclear and poorly designed.  The statement contains multiple propositions and it is not clear what it means when you indicate that you feel it is either "true" or "false."  Is one responding to the claim that  facebook doesn't lead to substantive friendships, or that it is unhealthy?  The former may be true and the latter false, so what is one to do?

David,

The degree of hostility between various human tribes makes me doubt that they even suspect any possible relationship between themselves. While it is true that family members also get involved in feuds, they do not emphasize all the time their distinct ethnic roots, for example, which is what I hear about all the time and which supposedly makes the divide between tribes insuperable. Yes, I also know people who don't buy this idiocy but since I mentioned patents, they were not invented because people were all into a peaceful cooperation but probably because they are confrontational and aggressive (AND GREEDY) by nature.

Jacek

Originally written by David Kallans on April 6, 2009 9:52 AM The poll is unclear and poorly designed.  The statement contains multiple propositions and it is not clear what it means when you indicate that you feel it is either "true" or "false."  Is one responding to the claim that  facebook doesn't lead to substantive friendships, or that it is unhealthy?  The former may be true and the latter false, so what is one to do?

Karlson on the Roof  Situation.

Originally written by Jacek K. The degree of hostility between various human tribes makes me doubt that they even suspect any possible relationship between themselves.

Then again, the bible states that the first murder was an act of fratricide (Cain slaying Abel).  Moreover, it is of note that family violence occurred in the first generation following creation, suggesting that intra-family discord is central to the human condition.