Perhaps you should watch the entire scene before thanking me.
I did watch it. You are using a Spaniard to represent a Greek to compliment a person of Huguenot descent. Not sure why you chose a Spaniard. Do you feel they are superior to Greeks?
Perhaps you should watch the entire scene before thanking me.
I did watch it. You are using a Spaniard to represent a Greek to compliment a person of Huguenot descent. Not sure why you chose a Spaniard. Do you feel they are superior to Greeks?
Wow.
the world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it- Albert Einstein
- Your grandfather rescued persecuted peoples. Another of your grandfathers was Greek. - I complimented the Greek grandfather to be funny (and because I'm Greek). - You responded why didn't I compliment the grandfather rescuer. - I responded, again jokingly, that he wasn't Greek. - You responded utilizing your dizzying intellect. - I responded with a clip from The Princess Bride about your dizzying intellect. The clip I posted is from a scene from a movie. In the scene the character in black is the protagonist (the good guy). The character he is speaking to is one of the antagonists (one of the bad guys). The bad guy thinks he's extremely smart but (spoiler alert) the man in black tricks the antagonist into drinking poison after a hilariously witty repartee (with quotes like this "The most important lesson is never get involved in a land war in Asia.") The man in black is also not Spanish. His name is Wesley (a/k/a The Dread Pirate Roberts) and is played by erstwhile British actor Cary Elwes (who also played Robin Hood in "Robin Hood: Men in Tights"). The Princess Bride was his best role (in my opinion) and is my favorite movie of all time (tied with others). The movie has a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (an internet movie review site, in case you don't know what that is). I urge you to watch it. It includes Mandy Patinkin, Christopher Guest, Robin Wright, and Andre the Giant (among many others). Billy Crystal has a small role.
I'm hoping when I go through my dad's papers that I find a family history which he told me ages ago he'd been given by a cousin, but then was unable to find ever since. It was apparently very thorough.
jonesthecurl wrote:I'm hoping when I go through my dad's papers that I find a family history which he told me ages ago he'd been given by a cousin, but then was unable to find ever since. It was apparently very thorough.
Some of the family tree sites will hook you up with other people researching their family trees. Don't expect much prior to the 1800's though.
the world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it- Albert Einstein
jonesthecurl wrote:I'm hoping when I go through my dad's papers that I find a family history which he told me ages ago he'd been given by a cousin, but then was unable to find ever since. It was apparently very thorough.
Some of the family tree sites will hook you up with other people researching their family trees. Don't expect much prior to the 1800's though.
That's been my family's problem. Once we get past great grandparents going back to the 19th century, paperwork just doesn't exist.
jonesthecurl wrote:I'm hoping when I go through my dad's papers that I find a family history which he told me ages ago he'd been given by a cousin, but then was unable to find ever since. It was apparently very thorough.
Some of the family tree sites will hook you up with other people researching their family trees. Don't expect much prior to the 1800's though.
That's been my family's problem. Once we get past great grandparents going back to the 19th century, paperwork just doesn't exist.
Yeah- the paperwork might exist, but it won't be digitised. It'll be at best preserved in handwritten parish records. Then you have to read the records, which isn't easy even if you find them. You'd need a professional historian, most likely.
