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The Common Room / Re: what exactely is an idiot?!
« on: Friday 18 February 11 22:31 GMT (UK) »
Sorry no offence intended, certainly not from me, just recalling the tales told if you read the thread.......i've never looked down on anyone
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The Common Room / Re: what exactely is an idiot?!
« on: Friday 18 February 11 20:35 GMT (UK) »
The same as my brothers,,,,don't think there were many red pieces.....
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The Common Room / Re: what exactely is an idiot?!
« on: Friday 18 February 11 19:29 GMT (UK) »
I wonder if the early toys also contained lead ..ie spinning tops or even early versions of meccano?
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The Common Room / Re: what exactely is an idiot?!
« on: Friday 18 February 11 15:11 GMT (UK) »
Very true Geoff E,
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The Common Room / Re: Armada survivor
« on: Friday 18 February 11 15:07 GMT (UK) »
[If they are in the direct line of descent as they appear to be either would be OK
I think they are, but not sure what direct line means
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I think they are, but not sure what direct line means
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The Common Room / Re: what exactely is an idiot?!
« on: Friday 18 February 11 15:02 GMT (UK) »It was supposedly policed by the local clergy, and the asking for impediments during the marriage service. I know of several cases in rural Cambridgeshire during the 19th century where the clergyman must have been aware the couple were related, and attended a family history meeting in Doncaster where I asked the lecturer whether the laws on permitted relationships were enforced or not? The tree concerned was one in rural Lincolnshire.So did he turn a blind eye? interesting....I know a family that adopted a child who was the result of incest, she was of normal intelligence but had very strange looks and did marry but was unable to have a child....a physical problem possibly due to her genes.
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The Common Room / Re: what exactely is an idiot?!
« on: Friday 18 February 11 14:55 GMT (UK) »
You know now that I think about it there were alot of Downs children/people around when I was younger, never gave it much thought, but now realise it was due to the older mothers and of course in these times we have medical checks to detect the condition 
so not so common
so not so common
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The Common Room / Re: what exactely is an idiot?!
« on: Friday 18 February 11 14:47 GMT (UK) »
mmm never seen Mongol on a census ...maybe not a term used in those times or as you say was an insult . so why use idiot 
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The Common Room / Re: what exactely is an idiot?!
« on: Friday 18 February 11 14:44 GMT (UK) »
I was under the impression that interbreeding was stemmed by a law or ban on marrying even 2nd cousins which apparently was lifted in the 20th century.
I remember as a child in Liverpool being told that Birkenhead people were idiots due to interbreeding as they were surrounded by water and never moved around.
Sometimes the tales we are told have a element of truth in them
Who was to police this anyway in small villages and islands in those days
I remember as a child in Liverpool being told that Birkenhead people were idiots due to interbreeding as they were surrounded by water and never moved around.
Sometimes the tales we are told have a element of truth in them
Who was to police this anyway in small villages and islands in those days