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Timfirkio
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Post subject: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 12:44 am |
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| In Bathtub of Wine with a G36 |
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Just go ahead and post the known etnicities of your forefathers, as well as any languages you know/are interested in.
My entire ancestry from the same 300 mile block ofearth, as I'm half English, a quarter Irish, an eighth Scottish and an eighth Welsh. One could say I'm United Kingdom-ish, or the whitest person to walk the face of the earth.
My English vocaubulary is extensive (far more so than the average English speaking person) and I am fluent in Spanish. By fluent in Spanish, I don't mean can maintain halting conversation with the clerks at my local fast food restaurant, I mean I have a very good knowledge of the language (although my conjugation skills could use improvement, but there's just so many fucking verb tenses...) and an impecable Mexican accent. My first six years of schooling were at a public Spanish immersion school (I'm not the snobbish rich kid you all seem to think I am, really) where all classes are taught in Spanish by Mexican/Spanish/Argentine teachers whose first language was Spanish. I talk too fast for my current Spanish teacher, (who is totally imcompetant, I might add) who is originally from Argentina, to understand me because all of my conversation at school was in a fast, Mexican accent.
I also have a working knowledge of French, but not much more than the average tourist, just with a better accent.
"Con Prudentia Et Audacia | With Prudence And Daring"
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Captain Scrambles
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 12:28 pm |
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Well, my ancestry consists of about 40% Irish, 10% Dutch, 15% Native American, 10% Scottish, & 5% English, give or take. Some black in there, somewhere, too. (My family really got around)
I am fluent in English, & am currently learning German, with the express intention of learning Spanish, as well.
I like puppies.
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Møk3
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 5:30 pm |
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| When bored I throw children into the sun |
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25% Italian 25% Irish 16.66% German 16.66% English 5.56% Cherokee 5.56% French 5.56% Russian
Also, haw haw. Trevor's black.
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Kroen
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:54 pm |
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| The Token Canuck, eh? |
Joined: Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:17 am Posts: 4311 Location: Sault ste. Marie |
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Irish, German, Italian.
And Bear.
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Timfirkio
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 7:39 pm |
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| In Bathtub of Wine with a G36 |
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Whatabout moose? Isn't that a pretty common bloodline in your country considering all the lumberjack on moose action going on?
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G3A3
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:03 pm |
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| The Greek |
Joined: Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:29 pm Posts: 3392 Location: ON THE MOOOOOOOOOOOON |
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GO AHEAD. GUESS.
I'm 1/8th Montenegran btw.
whitewash
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Timfirkio
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:22 am |
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| In Bathtub of Wine with a G36 |
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Uh, Greek?
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Kroen
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:52 am |
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| The Token Canuck, eh? |
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Timfirkio wrote: Whatabout moose? Isn't that a pretty common bloodline in your country considering all the lumberjack on moose action going on? You'd think that but my dad was a frreaaaakkk in highschool
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G3A3
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:25 pm |
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| The Greek |
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Timfirkio wrote: Uh, Greek? FUCK HOWD YOU KNOW
whitewash
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Timfirkio
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:34 pm |
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| In Bathtub of Wine with a G36 |
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See, the bright green text that characterizes your name on the far right of my screen drew my attention closer to two choice words that inicated your heritage. And "HELLO DEUCE" "FUCK YOU".
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JPJPJP
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:26 pm |
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100% Polish, motherfuckers. And maybe 0.001% Mongolian.
I speak Polish, English, and half German.
I can understand spoken Russian, maybe Czech.
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Timfirkio
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:31 pm |
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Show off...
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Kroen
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:23 am |
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| The Token Canuck, eh? |
Joined: Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:17 am Posts: 4311 Location: Sault ste. Marie |
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Oh yeah? I can speak bear.
WHAT'CHU GOT!?
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Captain Scrambles
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:52 pm |
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I can speak 12 dead languages lost in the sweeping sands of time. I have seen the faces of kings long dead throughout the aeons. I have watched empires rise from the earth & I have sifted through their ashes. I have done things children see in their darkest nightmares.
I also like bacon. It's delicious.
I like puppies.
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Kroen
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:15 pm |
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| The Token Canuck, eh? |
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Captain Scrambles wrote: I can speak 12 dead languages lost in the sweeping sands of time. I have seen the faces of kings long dead throughout the aeons. I have watched empires rise from the earth & I have sifted through their ashes. I have done things children see in their darkest nightmares.
I also like bacon. It's delicious. Still not as cool as the guy that jumped off the cliff at Wolverine.
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Captain Scrambles
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:18 pm |
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Joined: Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:56 am Posts: 3108 Location: I really...don't know...fuck. |
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Is anyone?
I like puppies.
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JPJPJP
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 7:19 pm |
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| Fresh Meat |
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I can speak bear too. You think we don't have bears in Poland? We have penguins too. They are the basis of our economy.
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Møk3
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:11 pm |
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| When bored I throw children into the sun |
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I speak 
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JPJPJP
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:05 pm |
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I always wanted to learn how to speak that.
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Zancoth
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:10 am |
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Since I'm scandinavian and Scandinavian languages are very similar, I guess you could say I know Norwegian, Swedish and Danish. I took 1 year of German classes in school, but I didn't care for it, so I quit. Some German words are a bit similar to Norwegian and English, and not that hard to learn. Also I think my English is decent, but there are some more complex words I don't know yet.
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G3A3
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:22 am |
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| The Greek |
Joined: Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:29 pm Posts: 3392 Location: ON THE MOOOOOOOOOOOON |
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As you told me, you can type it good, but speak it bad lol.
whitewash
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JPJPJP
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:20 pm |
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Scandinavian languages are the easiest. I mean, how hard can it be to communicate by bashing a sword against a shield and roaring?
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Zancoth
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Post subject: Re: Ancestry/Lingual History Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:58 am |
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| Fresh Meat |
Joined: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:53 am Posts: 372 Location: Somewhere in the mountain hills of Norway |
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G3A3 wrote: As you told me, you can type it good, but speak it bad lol. That is true, BUT: Through the magic of communicating through microphones through the interwebbernets while playing TF2, I'm learning a bit more every day.
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