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> 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 > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign up now. |
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