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AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 10 Jun 2014 19:50



Paddy had long heard the stories of an amazing family tradition.

It seems that his father, grandfather and great-grandfather had all been able to walk on water on their 18th birthday. On that special day, they'd each walked across the lake to the pub on the far side for their first legal drink.

So when Paddy's 18th birthday came around, he and his pal Mick took a boat out to the middle of the lake, Paddy, stepped out of the boat .... and nearly drowned!

Mick just barely managed to pull him to safety. Furious and confused, Paddy went to see his grandmother.

"Grandma he asked, "Tis me 18th birthday, so why can't I walk across the lake like me father, his father and his father before him?"

Granny looked deeply into Paddy's, troubled eyes and said, "Because ye father, ye grandfather and ye great-grandfather were all born in December when the lake is frozen, and ye were born in August, ya ******* idiot!"

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Mersey

Mersey Report 10 Jun 2014 19:51

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
#Be Kind

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 10 Jun 2014 19:53

:-D :-D :-D :-D

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 10 Jun 2014 19:57

I have heard that one before Ann...........but I still spluttered all over my screen!!

:-D :-D :-D

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 10 Jun 2014 20:03

Thanks a lot Prickles.........have to clean my screen now........

http://youtu.be/sMmjSE_d6J0


:-| :-|

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 10 Jun 2014 20:14

Mr Magoo

I spit.........you polish.

Simples!

:-D

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 10 Jun 2014 20:40

Another bad habit you've got............. :-| :-|

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 10 Jun 2014 20:47

:-D :-D :-D

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 10 Jun 2014 21:05

:-D :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 10 Jun 2014 22:54

:-D :-D :-D

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 10 Jun 2014 22:59

I like that one -D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 11 Jun 2014 02:01

:-D :-D

OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 11 Jun 2014 07:57

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

Dermot

Dermot Report 11 Jun 2014 08:52

Begorrah! T'was funny!

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 11 Jun 2014 09:36

thank you kindly - I could have changed the names to Taffy and Dai had anyone been offended :-D :-D

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Allan

Allan Report 11 Jun 2014 09:58

I am deeply offended :-|

You are posting about my father ;-) :-D :-D :-D

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 11 Jun 2014 10:24

thought so ;-)

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me