"I Am A Prince Of My Country!"

[Jay 2K Winger]

My fantasy response to these self-professed "Prince/ss of [Their] Country" types:

"Yeah? Well, I'm the King of Don't-Give-a-Fuck-istan."

[computeraide]

I think Charlemagne had like 5 wives and some concubines, so it is safe to assume that a lot of people can trace their lineage back to him. Kind of like a huge chunk of the population can trace their lineage back to Ghengis Khan because he was a breeding machine.

[Chromatix]

I might be vaguely related to someone who *murdered* a king. Does that count for anything?

[Jay 2K Winger]

I might be vaguely related to someone who *murdered* a king. Does that count for anything?

Good news! You may, in fact, be related to Sam Vimes!

[Draco]

I think Charlemagne had like 5 wives and some concubines, so it is safe to assume that a lot of people can trace their lineage back to him. Kind of like a huge chunk of the population can trace their lineage back to Ghengis Khan because he was a breeding machine.

Charlemagne had eighteen children over the course of his life with eight of his ten known wives or concubines.

He was a VERY busy man. Mind you, this was before even the Church had proscriptions on number of wives and edicts on infidelity.

[SongsOfDragons]

I'm related to one Lawrence Bathurst, a rich git who helped fund Henry during the Wars of the Roses. The Yorkists caught him after the war and cut off his head.

Bathurst is a one-name study - if you have this name in your family tree, you are related to everyone else who does too.

We've been able to trace a few branches of our tree back to 1611. Though aside from Lawrence and one Baxter Hunt, my first cousin six times removed who was a witness inspector on the Jack the Ripper case, I don't really have anyone particularly famous. ^^

[Sheldonrs]

I'm related to one Lawrence Bathurst, a rich git who helped fund Henry during the Wars of the Roses. The Yorkists caught him after the war and cut off his head.

Bathurst is a one-name study - if you have this name in your family tree, you are related to everyone else who does too.

We've been able to trace a few branches of our tree back to 1611. Though aside from Lawrence and one Baxter Hunt, my first cousin six times removed who was a witness inspector on the Jack the Ripper case, I don't really have anyone particularly famous. ^^

I'm related to Adam, Noah and Jesus.

[Sapphire Silk]

Oh, yeah. You're a prince all right.

You can't swing a dead cat in Africa without hitting a "prince."

I'm descended from Robert the Bruce, but I still have to pay my bills.

We have a Prince in our neighborhood. He walks on four legs, and has had his balls cut off. He doesn't pay for anything either.

[Moosenogger]

Did they call the police and report him? If he pulls that "I'M A PRINCE" scam once he'll most likely do it again. He should be arrested and banned - who knows, he might be mentally unfit.

[tropicsgoddess]

My fantasy response to these self-professed "Prince/ss of [Their] Country" types:

"Yeah? Well, I'm the King of Don't-Give-a-Fuck-istan."

That's awesome!

[Pixilated]

I might be vaguely related to someone who *murdered* a king. Does that count for anything?

Depends. What's the statute of limitations on regicide in that particular country?

Good news! You may, in fact, be related to Sam Vimes!

Did they call the police and report him? If he pulls that "I'M A PRINCE" scam once he'll most likely do it again. He should be arrested and banned - who knows, he might be mentally unfit.

I was thinking 'mental issues' as well ...

[Racket_Man]

I'm descended from Robert the Bruce, but I still have to pay my bills.

I was told at one time I actually WAS Robert the Bruce in a past life. .... Does that count as well????

[Dadeo]

According to an MIT study, we are all connected by a single common ancestor who lived around 300BC. Not necessarily descended from, but related to. Which makes us all 50th cousins.

Can't wait for the family reunion.

[NateTheChops]

I'll bring the chips.

My mother does all the lineage stuff and most of our ancestry on her side in the US goes back to New York in the 1800's. My biological father's line actually goes back to pre-colonial Virginia.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

According to an MIT study, we are all connected by a single common ancestor who lived around 300BC. Not necessarily descended from, but related to. Which makes us all 50th cousins.

Can't wait for the family reunion.

If we're all 50th cousins, then anytime any of us are online together here IS a family reunion.

I'll bring the chips.

My mother does all the lineage stuff and most of our ancestry on her side in the US goes back to New York in the 1800's. My biological father's line actually goes back to pre-colonial Virginia.

One of my cousin's wives on my Dad's side traced back our grandmother's (Dad's mother) ancestors . . . trail went back 12 generations to Peregrine White.

Anyone want to crash the next Mayflower Ball with me?