Making A Living

[thegreekdog]

My grandfather's grandfather on my dad's side was an olive picker in Greece before he emigrated to America.

I didn't get applause for my great grandfather saving thousands from religious extermination.

Was he Greek?

Google Huegenot

Yeah, I know what a Huguenot is (also how to spell it).

[notyou2]

My grandfather's grandfather on my dad's side was an olive picker in Greece before he emigrated to America.

I didn't get applause for my great grandfather saving thousands from religious extermination.

Was he Greek?

Google Huegenot

Yeah, I know what a Huguenot is (also how to spell it).

Well then you would know he wasn't Greek.

[thegreekdog]

[notyou2]

Thank you my swarthy Greek friend.

[thegreekdog]

Thank you my swarthy Greek friend.

Perhaps you should watch the entire scene before thanking me.

[notyou2]

Thank you my swarthy Greek friend.

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?

[Symmetry]

Thank you my swarthy Greek friend.

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.

[thegreekdog]

I'll refer back to the Youtube clip I posted.

To sum up (to paraphrase The Princess Bride):

- 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.

[2dimes]

Princess bride?


Never heard of it.

[HitRed]

thegreekdog I got it and found it funny

My name is....prepare to die!

[notyou2]

I don’t have a Greek grandfather. I guess I just destroyed your entire summary. Try again Sherlock.

[jonesthecurl]

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.

[notyou2]

I got one from a distant cousin a few years ago. Very informative.

[Symmetry]

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.

[thegreekdog]

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.

[Symmetry]

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.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/

[KoolBak]

G-Dawg.....isn't all yer history, like, chipped into stone tablets, or whatever?

Heard they just discovered a stone with part of the Odyssey on it....was that your fam?

[thegreekdog]

G-Dawg.....isn't all yer history, like, chipped into stone tablets, or whatever?

Heard they just discovered a stone with part of the Odyssey on it....was that your fam?

Yes, it's very difficult to scan stone tablets to PDF.

[notyou2]

G-Dawg.....isn't all yer history, like, chipped into stone tablets, or whatever?

Heard they just discovered a stone with part of the Odyssey on it....was that your fam?

Yes, it's very difficult to scan stone tablets to PDF.

Try using paper and a pencil and make a shading.

[Symmetry]

G-Dawg.....isn't all yer history, like, chipped into stone tablets, or whatever?

Heard they just discovered a stone with part of the Odyssey on it....was that your fam?

Yes, it's very difficult to scan stone tablets to PDF.

Try using paper and a pencil and make a shading.

Nice try, NY2.

[HitRed]

Try using paper and a pencil and make a shading.

What's paper?

[Frito Bandito]

On my mothers side - wheat farmer in Ukraine.

On dad's - farmer in Maine.

[KoolBak]

Freeeeto.....when you gonna buy me lunch again????

[Frito Bandito]

Was just in OC last week working. Should have touched base!

Freeeeto.....when you gonna buy me lunch again????

[KoolBak]

Next time!