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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHello Cousins -- Yes YOU!
We are all related. No doubt about it.
We all shared some genetics from a person in Taiwan around 300 B.C.
Oh and we have atoms from Mozart, Buddha and Jesus in us right now.
So when is the family reunion and who is hosting?
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Hello Cousins -- Yes YOU! (Original Post)
KurtNYC
Jul 2012
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monmouth
(21,078 posts)1. I think the Italian cousins should host, their food is wonderful..n/t
MattBaggins
(7,905 posts)2. I'm going to visit some Thai or Korean cousins
That food is to die for.
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)3. You missed it. It was last weekend
monmouth
(21,078 posts)4. Kidding aside, that was very interesting. The math was mind-boggling..n/t
KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)8. Yes but I heard that the food was great.
slampoet
(5,032 posts)5. "We all shared some genetics from a person in Taiwan around 300 B.C. "
and "Uncle Larry" as we call him, still owes my side of the family 50 bucks.
KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)9. Larry didn't have the $50 because he was bankrupted by paternity suits.
Retroactively.
slampoet
(5,032 posts)10. Larry was never the smart one. i get that from his side.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)6. Oh goody. Maybe Romney has a Trust Fund set up for me.
Come on Cousin Mitt - surely you can avoid some more taxes by including me in your will.
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)7. Great.
My dysfunctional family just grew by billions. Thanks for the heads up.
zappaman
(20,606 posts)11. Me?
How is this news?
Weren't we all descended from Adam and Eve?
Or was it Adam and Steve?...I get mixed up.
KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)12. the most recent common ancestor keeps getting more recent
due to advances in transportation. This one is only 2300 years back.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)13. We Are All Made Of Stars
KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)14. So it's now a scientific fact: "You can pick your friends but
you can't pick your relatives."