Hi All Before this thread gets banned, I,d like to add to the crooked finger bit, Donkeys years ago I severed the tendons (guides) in my left hand in an accident, to the little finger and the wedding shackle finger. I had a operation to repair them , of 7 hours length, however it became apparent that the little finger was a bit on the slack side ,and still could not be bought back up into a straight hand position, leaving me with a bent little finger. When I eventually married (after a long time!, I was a flower power hippy), and had a son and daughter. My son on birth had his left little finger bent down like mine,as was my daughters, and when my grandchildren were born , they too had that same bent little finger, which means that as I had not inherited my bent little finger, it seems that my children and grandchildren have done so,strange. gary hodge ----- Original Message ----- From: "PJK :o))" <pat@kendell.freeserve.co.uk> To: <Isle-of-Thanet-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 8:42 AM Subject: Re: [IoT] Isle of early civilizations and hostile invaders - DNA projects > Hmmm. This is true. We all have some who must have beamed in from outer > space or been abducted by aliens cos we can't find them !! > > Pat.xxx :o)) > A Maid of Kent > > > What about those of us decentant from aliens as no earthly decendants can > be > found? > Debbie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "PJK :o))" <pat@kendell.freeserve.co.uk> > To: <Isle-of-Thanet-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 5:07 PM > Subject: Re: [IoT] Isle of early civilizations and hostile invaders - DNA > projects > > > > We girls are clever, but we're not THAT clever !!! :o) > > > > Pat.xxx :o)) > > A Maid of Kent > > > > I found it amusing that recently, one scientist claimed that we are > all > > descended from one woman, who he called Eve with surprising > originality - > > and that Adam came along 40,000 years later. Er, I thought mankind > > required > > a male and a female to reproduce, or was Eve over 40,000 years old > when > > she > > started having children?! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "E. E. Clark" <eec06031@comcast.net> > > To: <Isle-of-Thanet-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 1:30 PM > > Subject: Re: [IoT] Isle of early civilizations and hostile invaders - > DNA > > projects > > > > > > > This will give my husband a laugh. He's having major surgery > tomorrow > > and > > > we all need a good laugh. > > > > > > My husband's grandmother maintained that the crooked little finger > > > indicated that you were definitely descended from her father (who > had > > many > > > concubines!) I couldn't figure out how that meant my husband as his > > > "grandmother" was technically a step-grandmother and there was no > blood > > > connection. But now I know it's his Viking blood. How he got that I > > don't > > > know as he's Chinese :-)) > > > > > > Best wishes > > > > > > Elizabeth > > > > > > Bingmbing@aol.com wrote: > > > > > >>I read the paperback book The Seven Daughters of Eve and found it > > >>fascinating. Most research seems to be based on the Y chromosome of > > men > > >>which is constant, so the connection to ancient females is fairly > new I > > >>imagine. > > >>Toyed with sending my DNA to the National Geographic Society's > project, > > >>but never did. Thought it would be just my luck to be descended > from > > >>someone they have no base for yet, a so-far undiscovered ancient > > >>"mother". Read their website however and follow the trails of DNA > as > > >>they progress. Looks as if we all have common genes going back to > > Africa. > > >>My husband has a crooked little finger, Depuytrens Contracture, > which > > >>shows Viking blood apparently. His mother had it too, but didn't > know > > >>why. She came from mariners in Broadstairs; and I wonder if any > > other > > >>local families have it. > > >> Regards, Madie > > >> > > >> > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.5/334 - Release Date: > 08/05/2006 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.5/334 - Release Date: 08/05/2006 > >