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20th March 2015, 02:13 AM
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Wait till "Captain Kong" reads this....
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20th March 2015, 04:23 AM
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Well if he knows you found that bit out you may just find you will be excommunicated or worse by his good self


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
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20th March 2015, 07:47 PM
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Maid Marian, you beat me to it. I'm not sure if Boltonstani is in Central England or not, if it is, he's gonna faint.
Central and Southern England, 40% 'froggy French,' 11% Danes, and 9% Belgian.
For the full text:
Genetic study reveals 30% of white British DNA has German ancestry | Science | The Guardian
Cheers, Rodney
Still, the Captain claims it's 99.7% Western Oriental Gentlemen today.
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20th March 2015, 08:08 PM
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Rodney, Bolton, NW England, Greater Manchester
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21st March 2015, 05:18 AM
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I believe Boltonstan is in the Caliphate of 'hey you' who according to Kong is a gov employee, well he gets his Giro via them so he must be.


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22nd March 2015, 04:42 AM
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Rather you than me in the Hot seat Marian when the Capt reads this!
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22nd March 2015, 05:14 AM
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Hi Marion.
That's an interesting fact, especially as I was recently told by my Dr that I have Viking ancestry, no wonder no one could understand what I was saying when I used to be drunk.
Cheers Des
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22nd March 2015, 10:22 AM
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I'm sure the good Captain can take it in his stride. He's surviving his present neighbours isn't he? Mind you, I suppose he gets away from them often enough.
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22nd March 2015, 12:30 PM
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Brian can still keep his "K" and change his name to "Captain Kraut".
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22nd March 2015, 02:41 PM
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#9...Now you're in trouble Frederick (The Great?)
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