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Re: [LUG] US Freedom

 


> tom brough wrote:
> > Chris Tipney wrote:
> >
> >>> I think the world should run on UTC myself and scrap the timezones
> >>> however...
> >>>
> >> Actually it should be GMT. (Same time as UTC, but not invented by the
> >> French which is always a plus point).
> >>
> >> Quick dive into bunker for flame-proof jacket.
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>
> >>
> > As someone who is descended from William the Conquer (well his half
> > brother) I object to ..... ;-)
> >
> >
> > Tom.
> >
> >
> >
> I think its been shown that once you go back far enough everyone is
> related to everyone else:
> you have 2 parents
> 4 grandparents
> 16 ggparents
> 32 gggparents
> ...
> so for a conservative 30 y per generation
> 300 years gives you 1024 ancestors
> 600 1million
> 1000 ( the age of WtC half brother) a good 1,000,000,000 - slightly
> more than the population of the UK at the time
> So, unless your from Norfolk, your probably a direct descendent of them
> both.



Or the states. :D

> Tom te tom te tom
>
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