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[michael22]

Originally Posted by Keira lover

well, the English and Irish, genetically share the same origins, yet the two groups have had a longer lasting violent dispute than those between the Israelis and Palestineans.

English are mostly of Saxon/Germanic decent with some norman thrown in. Irish are almost all Goidelic Celtic. Your point would have been made better if you used Scotland because the Islanders at least have Norse ancestry.

[Keira lover]

Originally Posted by michael22

English are mostly of Saxon/Germanic decent with some norman thrown in. Irish are almost all Goidelic Celtic. Your point would have been made better if you used Scotland because the Islanders at least have Norse ancestry.

http://projects.pomona.edu/grmt134/?p=207

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/06/science/06brits.html

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/...ull.php?page=2

My post was not about genetic similarities between the English and others, I was comparing Leonie's comments about the Palestine-Israeli conflict with the English-Irish conflict. Second, I do not make post based on things that i have not researched, and I have researched this.

Third, I wanted to use a high-profile conflict that was recent enough to be remembered by people born within the last 50 years, such as the Troubles.

Fourthly, my point is that genetics appear to not mean much, as the history of the Irish and English, despite their genetic similarities, are different yet undeniable tied together. Their is no Irish History if not for English History. I would not be here, ironically, if not for the potato famine.

[michael22]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7747169.stm
Who would not want to name there baby after that bastard now.....doesn't mean they have to vote for him, if anything the increased education will steer them away from the party in my opinion.

[flammablepiss]

I just logged onto Yahoo and on the front page was this massive gaping bumcrack, I couldn't resist sharing :L

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/200120...ction-ace.html

Turns out our british bobsliegh girls bought some dodgy suits that rip open.... Great now us Brits really are the butt of all jokes :L

Ps: Check out the video.

[angelababy]

It doesn't seem like she is... =P