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Paul Hilton  Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 07:12 on 17th June 2008 Ray---A good guess, but it isn't the Pitcairn Islands whose ancestors mainly come from the mutineers of the infamous Mutiny On The Bounty ship. It is in fact, Palmerston Atoll in the Cook Islands when, in 1863, a William Marsters from Gloucestershire arrived there with 3 Polynesian wives; had several children who picked up his accent, who had more children picking up their parents accent, and today, they still speak with a Gloucestershire accent. Actually Ray, I didn't think anyone would believe me and think it was a wind up--which is actually in my first paragraph, and expected a load of abuse when I logged on this AM. Perhaps Ron is still working it out, getting ready to pounce? Thanks for clarifying the 3 Eve's thing, and I'll agree with Peter on that score. |
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 07:15 on 17th June 2008 I agree with everything you said Andy, 'King Andrew', it's got a certain ring to it lol LOL @ Ray |
Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 07:31 on 17th June 2008 It's not just me that thinks like that then? Ray, I bet your mums chuffed! |
Ray Stear Posts: 1930 Joined: 25th Apr 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 07:32 on 17th June 2008 Hi Paul, Thank you for that information. I seem to remember that vaguely now, about the Polynesian wives etc. that is very interesting. Yes the Pitcairn Island story is fascinating too. I recall a story about some sort of 'child abuse' ring occuring there recently? Regards, Ray. |
| Ray Stear Posts: 1930 Joined: 25th Apr 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 07:34 on 17th June 2008 Andy, My mum is chuffed when I call her....period. lol Ray |
| Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 07:36 on 17th June 2008 Mine too, come to think of it. I don't mean when you call my mum, you probably don't know her, I mean when I call her, if you see what I mean. That's cleared that up. |
MariaGrazia Posts: 711 Joined: 25th Mar 2008 Location: Italy | quotePosted at 09:12 on 17th June 2008 On 17th June 2008 06:56, Andy Edwards wrote:
Long life to Andy the First!! ..but please, please, just make sure you will have a good mathematician in your Court ;-) |
| Ray Stear Posts: 1930 Joined: 25th Apr 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 09:14 on 17th June 2008 what, a good mathematician like me? lolol |
Denzil Tregallion Posts: 1764 Joined: 26th May 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 09:22 on 17th June 2008 We always did Maria, I realise 10's and 100's are easy to use, but then so was 20 shillings to the pound, 12 pennies in a shilling, 14 pounds (weight) in a stone, 1760 yards in a mile etc. Decimalisation inflated prices by double, overnight.....a bag of sugar was (and still is to most English peoples minds) 2.2 pounds, not a kilo, and if kilometres are so great, why do we still have miles per hour on every speed limit sign in the country? As for mathematicians Maria, when I went to school we worked every solution out longhand. Nowadays, ''maths'' at school has the pupils using calculators...even in exams. So there we are, we managed........good luck to the next generation...and the EU. |
| Denzil Tregallion Posts: 1764 Joined: 26th May 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 09:22 on 17th June 2008 That should have been Andy saying that, Maria, not your brother lol!! |
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