Hi Annie, You better tell the people that run the Dublin's Viking Adventure the the Vikings were never there. http://www.group-trotter.net/ireland/places/viking/viking.html Also see: http://www.usna.edu/EnglishDept/ilv/viking.htm Jim Ryan, CA \ ----- Original Message ----- From: <Cardi2@aol.com> To: <cook-co-il@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 10:23 PM Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] YES, PEOPLE DO SPEND TIME BEING OFFENDED > I mention that, yes, people do spend time being offended. You may not > be, > but I am. Your comment about the "English-Irish-Welsh were all raped and > pillaged by the Moors..." really angered me. For your information, the > Moors > were never in Britain. Get your history straight - you are way off. I > am first > generation Welsh in this country and I do resent your comment. You > should > be ashamed of yourself. As for your comment about the Vikings and the > Irish - > for your information the Vikings never made the west coast of Britain - > they > plundered the east coast. I think you have said enough. > > Annie > > \labecaly@msn.com> > Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] off topic - there's also the FSU Seminoles > To: <cook-co-il@rootsweb.com> > \ > I just think a lot of people spend too much time looking for things to be > offended by. If we all spent more time trying to accomplish things, and > stop the serious problems, no one would have the time to be offended. > Boy > could I have fun. I'm German, Irish, Welsh, English, Cherokee, possibly > Jewish, and if I look at where my ancestors came from, wow. Germany (as > mixed as America), Ireland (the Vikings raped and pillaged there, thus > the > name (variations) Doyle-black Irish, because of the terrible things they > did > (my maiden name), England-Ireland-Wales were all raped and pillaged by > the > Moor's (not sure on spelling)(a very dark race). > > I say "down with political correctness", lets all like who we are. It > is > really sad things like has been mentioned has to be stopped, because some > persons don't have enough to keep themselves busy. Lets not let them do > these things to us. End of subject for me.