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Born in the U.S. of A. ?

None - All were immigrants

4 votes

One -

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Two -

5 votes

Three -

5 votes

Four - All born on American soil

13 votes

Not Sure in some or all cases

4 votes

Frayed Knot Feb 22 2016 02:40 PM

No, not a Springsteen 'Desert Island' poll. More just a curiosity question here for a February Monday (not that we'll get enough of a sample size to draw any kind of conclusion): How many of your biological grandparents were born in this country?

dgwphotography Feb 22 2016 02:47 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

2 - My maternal grandparents were born in Italy.

MFS62 Feb 22 2016 02:51 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

My mother died when I was young, and I never learned much about her parents. Both of my dad's patents were born in Europe. Later

Benjamin Grimm Feb 22 2016 02:53 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

All four of my grandparents were born in New York City. All eight of my great-grandparents were born in Sicily.

Edgy MD Feb 22 2016 02:53 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Maternal grandparents were immigrants, including a grandfather who was a PoW in a war that was an uprising against an American ally. From a nation that was not above using terrorism to obtain their independence. Both my paternal grandparents were American born. But my paternal-maternal great grandparents just strolled right on in from Quebec. And had 13 anchor babies. My paternal-paternal great grandfather appears to have been an immigrant that changed his name so as to improve his job prospects. So I inherit his fraud along with his name. Looking forward to my deportation.

cooby classic Feb 22 2016 02:55 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

I think all my grandparents were born in USA. I think my mom's grandparents were born in USA, and my dad's grandparents in Germany*, but I could be wrong. I am actually going to find all this out soon. Still haven't gotten my Ancestry DNA thingy back yet but excited to get it *my maiden name was Welsh, which makes you wonder. I mean it was literally "Welsh"

Ceetar Feb 22 2016 03:04 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

all 4. I think all 4 of my mother's grandparents were immigrants, but honestly not sure. Not sure on my father's side. Odds are they were immigrants as well, as that was the right time period/nationality. (my grandparents were Italians born in the 20s) Ceetarette gets a little closer actually, her maternal grandfather came over from Germany, thought her maternal grandmother was born here. I've met some of her still-foreign granduncle/aunts/cousins once removed which is a kind of neat experience from an immigration/history standpoint that I didn't get growing up. The idea of even a second cousin in a foreign place.

themetfairy Feb 22 2016 03:08 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

All four of mine were born in the USA. All four of D-Dad's as well. I always hated it when the kids had these well-meaning heritage projects that had nothing to do with our family. Assignments like, "bring in a food dish to share that is part of your cultural heritage." I would buy an apple pie and tell them to tell their teachers that they were the Great American Melting Pot.

cooby classic Feb 22 2016 03:09 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

A little off topic, but my son in law's dad traveled to Italy to find his roots. Found a bunch of relatives there. Interestingly, they begin their last name with a Di instead of a De. Just can't get my son in law interested in his ancestry but I'm working on it. (maybe an AncestryDNA test for a birthday present...hmmmm)

TransMonk Feb 22 2016 03:21 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

All four.

batmagadanleadoff Feb 22 2016 03:37 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Interesting poll. You should re-phrase the first choice: "None - All were immigrants" to None. A foreign born grandparent didn't necessarily immigrate to the USA, or to anywhere.

Lefty Specialist Feb 22 2016 03:56 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

All of my grandparents were born in Ireland. And my dad came to the US at the age of 3. It's why I sunburn so easily.

d'Kong76 Feb 22 2016 04:04 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

I never knew any of my grandparents. My Mom's parents both died young and she was raised by her grandmother (who was born in Lithuania) and I did know her until I was 7 or so. Kinda weird, huh? My biological father (who left us when I was an infant) was adopted so I know nothing about his parents nor that half of my heritage. I only know I'm 1/4 German and 1/4 Lithuanian. Vintage American Mutt. So, not sure...

Chad Ochoseis Feb 22 2016 04:15 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

My father's parents were both born in a small town in Tarnapol, in what was then the Austro-Hungarian empire, but is now Ukraine. The fact that I know the name of the town has made it possible to track down a couple of distant cousins, even though I have a very common Jewish last name. My mother's parents were both born here, though they both had older siblings born in eastern Europe.

Fman99 Feb 22 2016 04:54 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

All four of my grandparents were born in the USA. They were the first in my family to have been born here. All eight of their parents were born in various European countries, Romania, Austria, and Russia, to my knowledge.

Frayed Knot Feb 22 2016 05:22 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

You should re-phrase the first choice: "None - All were immigrants" to None. A foreign born grandparent didn't necessarily immigrate to the USA, or to anywhere. True. I think I originally had it as simply 'None' but for some reason felt it needed embellishing. The G-parents could have stayed in the "old country" all their lives and it was the parents who immigrated, or maybe you yourself are an immigrant. It's too late to edit so just treat that choice as if it says 'None'.

Vic Sage Feb 22 2016 05:26 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

My dad's parents were from Poland. my dad was born in Germany, which they all fled a year later, when Swastikas started becoming fashionable in the neighborhood. My mom's parents were from Russia (a part that is now called Belarus) which they left at the end of the 19th century to avoid further pogroms; my mom was born in Brooklyn. This is why wandering Jews were wandering, and the re-establishment of a Jewish state became a historical necessity. I'm talking about Brooklyn, of course.

themetfairy Feb 22 2016 06:07 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Vic Sage wrote: This is why wandering Jews were wandering, and the re-establishment of a Jewish state became a historical necessity. I'm talking about Brooklyn, of course. Or Grand Island Yes, my paternal great-grandfather came to America as part of a movement to create a Jewish homeland in Grand Island. My primary thought was that this must have seemed like a really good idea in the summertime....

Frayed Knot Feb 22 2016 06:29 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ? Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 22 2016 09:15 PM

I'm a 'Four' myself - although just barely as the maternal grandmother's older brother was born elsewhere (Belfast) before the great-grands wound up immigrating during the approx six year gap between his birth and hers. On the paternal side things go back considerably further; at least five generations via some lines (IOW, it was the great-great-great-grands who were the immigrants) and around twice that long via others.

Frayed Knot Feb 22 2016 06:33 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

cooby wrote: I think all my grandparents were born in USA. I think my mom's grandparents were born in USA, and my dad's grandparents in Germany*, but I could be wrong. I am actually going to find all this out soon. Still haven't gotten my Ancestry DNA thingy back yet but excited to get it *my maiden name was Welsh, which makes you wonder. I mean it was literally "Welsh" Welsh/Walsh is (not too surprisingly) generally Welsh in origin - although that doesn't mean it didn't come through a different country entirely. Similarly, those Ancestry.com DNA tests (or similar stuff) will tell you broad mixes of ethnicity but that doesn't always correspond directly to a country(s) of origin. On the other hand you just might find out what percentage of Neanderthal you are.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 22 2016 06:55 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

All visiting team--maternals from the Philippines, paternals from Deutschland.

metsmarathon Feb 22 2016 07:21 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

put me down for two, with a slight chance of a three... my mom's parents were both born in the good ol' usa, both in jersey city. they represent the more visually-obvious irish-english side of me. my dad's parents are both from spain. at least I know his dad was, and I'm like 99.999% sure about his mom. side note: I just got back from a quick trip to ohio, and on the day I flew out there, I had three separate people remark on the visual disconnect between my last name and my face. my pale-skinned, red-headed children will learn to get used to that sort of thing...

Ceetar Feb 22 2016 07:39 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

metsmarathon wrote: side note: I just got back from a quick trip to ohio, and on the day I flew out there, I had three separate people remark on the visual disconnect between my last name and my face. my pale-skinned, red-headed children will learn to get used to that sort of thing... I wonder how true that is. I mean, I'm sure I'm coming at it from a very NYC-centric diversity exposure thingy. I occasionally am surprised but not that often, and I feel like another generation down is going to be even less so. Just thinking about my group of friends I'd almost say most of the kids aren't obvious matches for the ethnicity suggested by their last name.

cooby classic Feb 22 2016 08:07 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

On the other hand you just might find out what percentage of Neanderthal you are. Wow, I am getting beat up this week! First Edgy now LF...

RealityChuck Feb 22 2016 08:43 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

My maternal grandmother was born in Romania. My maternal grandfather was born in Russia.

Frayed Knot Feb 22 2016 09:18 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

cooby wrote: On the other hand you just might find out what percentage of Neanderthal you are. Wow, I am getting beat up this week! First Edgy now LF... Hey, nothing wrong with it. Many people have small amounts of Neanderthal DNA in them and those of European origins are the most likely ones of all to show such connections.

metsmarathon Feb 22 2016 09:40 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Ceetar wrote: side note: I just got back from a quick trip to ohio, and on the day I flew out there, I had three separate people remark on the visual disconnect between my last name and my face. my pale-skinned, red-headed children will learn to get used to that sort of thing... I wonder how true that is. I mean, I'm sure I'm coming at it from a very NYC-centric diversity exposure thingy. I occasionally am surprised but not that often, and I feel like another generation down is going to be even less so. Just thinking about my group of friends I'd almost say most of the kids aren't obvious matches for the ethnicity suggested by their last name. one of the comments was from an airline attendant in atlanta, another from a passenger, also in atlanta, and one from a rental car clerk in ohio. I've also gotten a few comments in Arizona in the past. I'm sure I've encountered such sentiments elsewhere as well. my sister used to be frequently frustrated by such comments, and she's gotten them mostly from New Yorkers. me, I don't know that I have ever found myself in a situation where I would, as part of conversational banter, challenge another person's parentage, cultural identity, or physical appearance. but that's just me...

sharpie Feb 22 2016 09:40 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Both of my maternal grandparents were born in Poland. My father was adopted. His birth mother was an Irish immigrant but I got no idea about his father.

cooby classic Feb 22 2016 10:02 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Frayed Knot wrote: cooby wrote: On the other hand you just might find out what percentage of Neanderthal you are. Wow, I am getting beat up this week! First Edgy now LF... Hey, nothing wrong with it. Many people have small amounts of Neanderthal DNA in them and those of European origins are the most likely ones of all to show such connections. I could be a cave girl!

Frayed Knot Feb 22 2016 10:39 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Go back far enough and you're going to be a cave girl whether you have Neanderthal roots or not since Homo Sapiens were competing for many of those same caves from the moment they showed up in modern-day Europe (the Neanderthals were there first). And, as we now know from the discovery of Neanderthal DNA in modern humans, sometimes they were even sharing those caves.

Zvon Feb 22 2016 10:55 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Grandmother on my father's side was from Dublin Ireland. I thought at least two immigrated here but it looks like it was only my grama. I'll have to confirm this because my mom's dad was an Italian guy who owned a bar and I always thought he came over as a child.

Rockin' Doc Feb 23 2016 02:43 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Maternal grandparents were born in Suffolk county, NY. Paternal grandparents were from the hills of southern WV.

Centerfield Feb 23 2016 03:45 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

0 for 4. All were born in Korea.

d'Kong76 Feb 23 2016 05:03 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

cooby wrote: I could be a cave girl! Were you the one who sent in the DNA thing somewhere? How did that work out? I'm very intrigued by the whole getting one's DNA analyzed since my heritage is so sketchy in part.

cooby classic Feb 23 2016 05:57 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Yep it was me! Didn't get the results yet! I thought I had your email address...I have something to send you for 10% off. Message it to me (anybody else too if you want the 10% thingy)

d'Kong76 Feb 23 2016 06:06 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Lettuce know how that all goes and if you have any neanderthal lol!

cooby classic Feb 23 2016 06:41 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

:D

Benjamin Grimm Feb 23 2016 07:23 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

I read recently that we all have some Neanderthal in us, it's just a question of how much. I think the average is 3 per cent.

Centerfield Feb 23 2016 07:27 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I read recently that we all have some Neanderthal in us, it's just a question of how much. I think the average is 3 per cent. I would guess you have more. You're always ordering the roast duck with the mango salsa.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 23 2016 08:12 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Good point. Neanderthals loved salsa.

Ashie62 Feb 23 2016 10:43 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I read recently that we all have some Neanderthal in us, it's just a question of how much. I think the average is 3 per cent. In males you can go by the amount of back hair. Me caveman.

seawolf17 Feb 24 2016 01:19 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Between this and the Italian Name Search thing I saw today (http://www.italianames.com/italian-last-names-maps), I've been down the ancestry rabbit hole. Found my grandfather's ship manifest from when he came here in 1932.

Mets Willets Point Feb 24 2016 05:31 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Grandparents: 3 born in NYC, 1 born in Pennsylvania and later emigrated to NYC. Great-grandparents: 2 born in Pennsylvania, 5 born in Ireland (all emigrated to USA), and 1 is listed as born in Boston on all the records I can find but may have really been born in Ireland.

cooby classic Feb 24 2016 01:30 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I read recently that we all have some Neanderthal in us, it's just a question of how much. I think the average is 3 per cent. I'm glad this came up, otherwise if my test showed Neanderthal I would have really wondered...

Frayed Knot Feb 24 2016 02:15 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Great-Grands: 2 born in Belfast, Northern Ireland - emigrated (already married) in 1906 to Boston 2 born in England (Oxford & London) - emigrated separately to the Boston area in 1887 & 1891 4 born in Washington D of C

MFS62 Feb 24 2016 02:33 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Ashie62 wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: I read recently that we all have some Neanderthal in us, it's just a question of how much. I think the average is 3 per cent. In males you can go by the amount of back hair. Me caveman. Thanks. That helps. Now, let's try to get closer to the actual percentage. Do you walk upright? Paint in caves? Use stone implements? Later

Frayed Knot Feb 24 2016 02:55 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

MFS62 wrote: Now, let's try to get closer to the actual percentage. Do you walk upright? Paint in caves? Use stone implements? Well, both the Neanderthals and the traveling band of Homo Sapiens who bumped into each other in post ice age Europe did all of those things more or less simultaneously. It's not totally clear how, or even if, the HS-group was more advanced than the Neander-dudes back when the groups first met, it's just known that the one crew eventually won out and the Neanders were driven to extinction but not before leaving trace amounts of their DNA with the one line of humans (out of a dozen or more that we know once existed) that's still around. So the two groups didn't only fight over some of the same caves but they apparently shared them on occasion as well. Those of European and/or Middle Eastern descent are the ones most likely to have measurable percentages of Neanderthal DNA floating around in them. East Asians and sub-Saharan Africans are less likely. The role of salsa consumption as a key indicator is still under study.

Frayed Knot Nov 20 2016 11:33 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Edgy MD wrote: ... my paternal-maternal great grandparents just strolled right on in from Quebec. And had 13 anchor babies. Apparently not an uncommon thing back in the day -- not the 13 babies part* but the coming to the U.S. via Canada. Am currently in the midst of a book on New York immigration history - and it turns out that many of the British ship lines who handled much of the 19th century transit to the 'New World' from Ireland (and from England and Scotland and elsewhere) set their fares to Canada at a lower rate as compared to those ships heading for the U.S., a tactic which led many folks of limited means to book passage to Canada even if never intending to settle there. So that not-so-direct path, often starting in say Dublin or Cork, first over to Liverpool, then on a trans-Atlantic ship to Montreal or elsewhere in eastern Canada, before finally, via all kinds of routes I suppose, onto either NYC or Boston, was a well-worn one. Yours may have been among that lot. * although, among Irish families of a century or more ago, that part probably wasn't all that uncommon either. My Belfast-born great-grandmother (b. 1877) was the third of 13 children, the surprising part might be that apparently only one of them failed to survive childhood.

d'Kong76 Nov 20 2016 11:55 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Now if we had smart-thinking leadership back in the day they would have built a wall (and made Canada pay for it) and kept the likes of Edgy's family in Canada where they belonged! Funny, I was talking about the DNA testing thing again yesterday. I think I'm gonna ask for that for Xmas. I have like 70 ties, 5 dozen pairs of sox, and who needs underpants when you have three without any holes in 'em? I'm abandoning my desire for Neanderthal and hoping for a healthy dose of Native American. That would be cool.

Edgy MD Nov 21 2016 02:18 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Frayed Knot wrote: Edgy MD wrote: ... my paternal-maternal great grandparents just strolled right on in from Quebec. And had 13 anchor babies. Apparently not an uncommon thing back in the day -- not the 13 babies part* but the coming to the U.S. via Canada. Am currently in the midst of a book on New York immigration history - and it turns out that many of the British ship lines who handled much of the 19th century transit to the 'New World' from Ireland (and from England and Scotland and elsewhere) set their fares to Canada at a lower rate as compared to those ships heading for the U.S., a tactic which led many folks of limited means to book passage to Canada even if never intending to settle there. Makes sense, but my greats weren't Euro-immigrants who used Canada as a slipping-in point, my forebears were swarthy Québécois (and some Alsacian) Canadian citizens, who got a bug to head south. The story goes that my great grandfather and his brother were carpenters snuck across the border, headed for New York, but saw a construction site in Yonkers, snuck in early one day, and got to work. When folks asked who sent them, they feigned not knowing English (or knowing less than they let on), and amazingly, at the end of the week, there were pay envelopes for them. Build that wall, my ass.

d'Kong76 Nov 21 2016 02:31 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

So you're not of Irish decent? I'm confused.

Edgy MD Nov 21 2016 02:46 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

5/8 Irish-American 1/4 Québécois-Americain 1/8 Alsacian-Americain All American. My folks grew up in an Irish ghetto, though, and my Dad's background was odd enough to earn him the nickname "Frenchy."

d'Kong76 Nov 21 2016 02:53 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

I think I'm the only Lithuanian in the room, that's something.

d'Kong76 Nov 21 2016 03:38 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

KB is part French Canadian, don't have details like your details. Also related to Hendrick Hudson, the Dutch dude.

Lefty Specialist Nov 21 2016 12:38 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Frayed Knot wrote: Apparently not an uncommon thing back in the day -- not the 13 babies part* but the coming to the U.S. via Canada. Am currently in the midst of a book on New York immigration history - and it turns out that many of the British ship lines who handled much of the 19th century transit to the 'New World' from Ireland (and from England and Scotland and elsewhere) set their fares to Canada at a lower rate as compared to those ships heading for the U.S., a tactic which led many folks of limited means to book passage to Canada even if never intending to settle there. So that not-so-direct path, often starting in say Dublin or Cork, first over to Liverpool, then on a trans-Atlantic ship to Montreal or elsewhere in eastern Canada, before finally, via all kinds of routes I suppose, onto either NYC or Boston, was a well-worn one. Yours may have been among that lot. WOW. My paternal grandparents came over from Ireland but they briefly went to Canada first. I asked my father and he never knew why, but now it makes perfect sense. Grandpa was known to throw nickels around like manhole covers.

Edgy MD Nov 21 2016 01:37 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Frayed Knot wrote: * although, among Irish families of a century or more ago, that part probably wasn't all that uncommon either. My Belfast-born great-grandmother (b. 1877) was the third of 13 children, the surprising part might be that apparently only one of them failed to survive childhood. Not that uncommon among French Canadians either. And sometimes, they'd have five at a time. Of my grandmother's set, 11 of the 13 survived to adulthood. My grandmother was the oldest girl among them, so she was stuck in the backup mother role. She married late and was widowed early and was one bitter old lady. My Great Aunt Helen died last week, the last of the 13.

Frayed Knot Nov 21 2016 02:02 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Not sure if that cheaper through Canada thing was still the case into the 20th century, but it certainly was a reason why some opted for the route via the great white north during much of the mass Irish emigration of the mid & late 19th.

MFS62 Nov 21 2016 03:24 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

d'Kong76 wrote: I think I'm the only Lithuanian in the room, that's something. Nope, part of my mother's family was from Lithuania (as was part of my wife's). Not sure which specific generation of relatives, though. It could be part of why we're the two tallest CPF-ers when the gang gets together. Later

d'Kong76 Nov 21 2016 05:39 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

I've never met Namor in person, but I've heard he's quite large. Maybe he's of Lithuanian decent too. Between the three of us we have a our front court, we'll need some guards before the forum hoops season opens in January.

Rockin' Doc Nov 25 2016 02:55 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Apparently there is no Lithuanian blood in my ancestry. If we're forming a CPF basketball team, I would have to be the team trainer. If we ever form a CPF baseball team, then I think I could fill in at shortstop. Give me a week or two and I think I could still pick it. Too old and the reflexes are too shot to hit a fastball though.

Frayed Knot Dec 03 2016 01:35 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Lefty Specialist wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Apparently not an uncommon thing back in the day -- not the 13 babies part* but the coming to the U.S. via Canada. Am currently in the midst of a book on New York immigration history - and it turns out that many of the British ship lines who handled much of the 19th century transit to the 'New World' from Ireland (and from England and Scotland and elsewhere) set their fares to Canada at a lower rate as compared to those ships heading for the U.S., a tactic which led many folks of limited means to book passage to Canada even if never intending to settle there. So that not-so-direct path, often starting in say Dublin or Cork, first over to Liverpool, then on a trans-Atlantic ship to Montreal or elsewhere in eastern Canada, before finally, via all kinds of routes I suppose, onto either NYC or Boston, was a well-worn one. Yours may have been among that lot. WOW. My paternal grandparents came over from Ireland but they briefly went to Canada first. I asked my father and he never knew why, but now it makes perfect sense. Grandpa was known to throw nickels around like manhole covers. Actually, if your brood's crossing came after the early 1920's then there's a decent chance they went via Canada in order to skirt immigration laws. Congress started putting in overall caps in the early '20s with the dual goals of reducing the overall flood of immigrants that had been going on since the 1880s or so and also favoring (or not) certain nationalities with country-specific caps. So to get around those newly installed quotas a couple of alternative routes sprung up with various northern Euros tending to come through Canada first while Italians and other Mediterranean types figured they'd blend in better by smuggling themselves through Cuba or one of the other Caribbean islands. You illegal you!!

Frayed Knot Apr 25 2017 07:00 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

I'd like to send this long-distance dedication out to all you Lithuanians out there. First Lithuanian-born and raised Major Leaguer Related Article and another one

d'Kong76 Apr 25 2017 07:32 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Pretty cool, thanks.

MFS62 Apr 26 2017 12:31 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

thanks. Later

Edgy MD Apr 26 2017 03:10 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: All visiting team--maternals from the Philippines, paternals from Deutschland. You're Rob Schneider, aren't you?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 26 2017 06:58 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Edgy MD wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: All visiting team--maternals from the Philippines, paternals from Deutschland. You're Rob Schneider, aren't you? Gentile, East Coast, hate catchphrases. So... inverse Rob Schneider?

metirish Apr 26 2017 02:03 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

I never knew this thread existed, I somehow missed it, fascinating stuff.

Edgy MD Apr 26 2017 03:06 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: All visiting team--maternals from the Philippines, paternals from Deutschland. You're Rob Schneider, aren't you? Gentile, East Coast, hate catchphrases. So... inverse Rob Schneider? You guys must be a gas at all those bi-coastal Pinoydeutsch reunions.

Frayed Knot Apr 26 2017 03:18 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

metirish wrote: I never knew this thread existed, I somehow missed it ... This thread was most active during the time both you and Soupcan were away at whatever super-secret forum you found. I assume we can put you down for a 'Zero' in this one. And your kid too for that matter.

Edgy MD Apr 26 2017 03:37 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Hey, man, the kid is half Puerto Rican. That's USA, if not an S, per se.

Mets Willets Point Apr 26 2017 05:24 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

I can't believe that in a thread named for a Springsteen song that I never noted that I was born in the same town as Springsteen.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 26 2017 05:29 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

All four of my grandparents were born in the United States. All eight of my great-grandparents were born in Sicily.

d'Kong76 Apr 26 2017 05:52 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: All eight of my great-grandparents were born in Sicily. That's pretty cool and amazing!

metirish Apr 26 2017 10:17 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Frayed Knot wrote: metirish wrote: I never knew this thread existed, I somehow missed it ... This thread was most active during the time both you and Soupcan were away at whatever super-secret forum you found. I assume we can put you down for a 'Zero' in this one. And your kid too for that matter. Yes I guess, as noted by Edgy Lorcan's mom is from Puerto RIco so not sure how that is counted. Both his grandparents on that side are Puerto RIcan born.

Frayed Knot Apr 26 2017 10:55 PM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: All four of my grandparents were born in the United States. All eight of my great-grandparents were born in Sicily. Good to know that nothing has changed from how it was 14 months ago on the first page of this thread.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 27 2017 12:12 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

I'll post another reminder about eight months from now!

Frayed Knot Apr 27 2017 12:33 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Or, if things change, you can update us sooner.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 27 2017 12:40 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Count on it!

Batty31 Apr 27 2017 12:51 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Two of my grandparents were born in Calabria, Italy. Not sure if the other two were born here or in Calabria as well. All eight great grandparents were born in Calabria.

d'Kong76 Apr 27 2017 01:01 AM Re: Born in the U.S. of A. ?

Frayed Knot wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: All four of my grandparents were born in the United States. All eight of my great-grandparents were born in Sicily. Good to know that nothing has changed from how it was 14 months ago on the first page of this thread. Guess I thought it was cooler hearing it second time around.