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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-28-10 10:39 PM
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Happy St. David's Day!!!!


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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-28-10 10:41 PM
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1. "I'll knock his leek about his pate upon St. Davids day."
Henry V, Act IV, Scene 1, Line 54.

I am Welsh, you know... B-)
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-28-10 10:52 PM
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2. Now, I know.
My family are 'Johns'.
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-28-10 10:57 PM
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3. My family were Guins when they lived in Wales. They emigrated to Ireland and became O'Gwynns.
Then they came to the States...
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-28-10 10:59 PM
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4. A well-trod path. Dig further and you'll probably find some Scots blended in too.
Edited on Sun Feb-28-10 11:00 PM by Captain Hilts
Cheers!!
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-28-10 11:08 PM
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5. Boy, it's scary how well you know me. I'm descended from a branch of the royal Stuarts.
Way, way back, though. You don't have to bow or anything. I'm probably 1,000,000th in line to the throne... B-)
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-28-10 11:09 PM
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6. My people on that side are from Annandale, so I think I'm 215,789th in front of you
in line for the throne. Our family crest is a message sent to Robert the Bruce.
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-28-10 11:20 PM
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10. Majesty!
:applause:

;-)
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-10 10:54 AM
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15. Kneel!
Edited on Mon Mar-01-10 10:55 AM by Captain Hilts
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MiddleFingerMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-28-10 11:10 PM
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7. I have a deep interest in specific cultural celebrations like this.
.
What color should my beer be?
.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-28-10 11:18 PM
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9. Well, St. David's cross is ... yellow....
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Urban Prairie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-28-10 11:14 PM
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8. The name of the grade/HS I attended for 9 years
Edited on Sun Feb-28-10 11:14 PM by Urban Prairie
St. David of Wales, but the church, convent, rectory, and grade school buildings have been closed and abandoned for about 20 years now.
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-28-10 11:32 PM
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11. name of the little hamlet SE of me
Settled by Mormons around 100 years ago.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-10 09:49 AM
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12. And they named it for St. David? I'm confused...nt
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-10 11:28 AM
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18. maybe he was a latter day saint?
:P

I have no idea and now I'm curious. The other little Mormon town about 10 miles north is Pomerene.
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geardaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-10 09:53 AM
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13. Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus!
Edited on Mon Mar-01-10 09:55 AM by geardaddy
Happy St. David's Day!

My grandma's family were Evans from Port Talbot and settled in Hyde Park, Scranton, PA. Very Welsh-speaking in those days.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-10 10:53 AM
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14. My Welsh kin settled in Starford/Indiana PA. nt
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geardaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-10 10:59 AM
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16. Cool!
We're all over!
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-10 11:04 AM
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17. Well, all over Penn.! "What must the coal mines be like in THIS country!" nt
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geardaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-10 12:11 PM
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19. My great-grandfather
was a miner both in Wales and in Penn.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-10 04:37 PM
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22. Same here. nt
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REP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-10 02:59 PM
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20. Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb garon


Representin' from (at some points in the past) Arvonia, Kansas; Bala and Merthyr Tydfyl.
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geardaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-10 03:13 PM
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21. Cynrychioli, hogyn bach!
Edited on Mon Mar-01-10 03:29 PM by geardaddy
Ond ddylai fo fod yn "Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon" ond tydy?
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geardaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-02-10 11:50 AM
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23. Cygnau cynrychioli
Respect knuckles. :7
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-02-10 05:43 PM
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24. And to you, says this 1/4 Welsh-American! Another PA coal-cracker!
Edited on Tue Mar-02-10 05:44 PM by WinkyDink
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