General Chat

Hi Dawn now what is the 'yuk' for? Eating a dead dog? or Not having eaten for several days? My brother in law who had recently been released from a Jap prisoner of war camp - calmly took the eye from the kipper on his plate with the remark 'that's the best part' Like you, I also thought 'yuk' But I guess if you are hungry enough???? Norah in Hampshire

Singers and soldiers in my family (but I don't know if they were able to do both at the same time!) My granny, Eva Hart, sang for Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Patsy

One of mine gorr-'ung wi' Dick Turpin for "t.w.o.c.ing" gallasses (horses) - still in the blood as 'am a "reet proper cleppie" meesel' an aav gorra birra alien in uz hence the patta. Eeh use te sell 'em on as prime beef te them aliens oo reggly 'ad loadsa visitaz from doon hee-ah - burr only gorra couple o' bob for 'em (my ancestors were from Yorkshire after all!).

Discovered last night that one of hubbys relatives was one of the last elected city Marshals of Tombstone, he was also the only Republican to hold office since the Earp brothers and the famous "Shoot out at the OK Corral".

I will be drawing my pension by 2011!!!!! what a thought

Found out that my grandfather was a stone mason and worked on St Patricks cathedral in New York City. My G, grandfather was a theological student and missionery and also played the organ in a church, no one got his musical talent.

Hi, When I found out that my lot were ag. labourers from Northants I had this romantic vision of gg grandmama nipping out in the evening to meet the Lord of the Manor for a lover's tryst in a quiet rural dell deep in the forest, with deer and bunnies hopping all around, and birds singing in the trees. Then I found out she had 6 children, had her husband's uncle to look after too, and she had consumption and died at 39. All notions of romance flew straight out the window. Oh well, we can dream can't we?? Di.

Bob, 2011 is a long wait but it leaves plenty of time for practice. Bob

bob LOL!!you'll definately be rat a...ed by then!! all ive found in hubbys tree are scrappies.praps his name should have been steptoe!! in my tree ive got rellies that were transported to tasmania!!all because they were bullbaiting!! susie

Bob Count me in. Mind we'll have to wait till 2011 Bob

And I thought all the Green Man pubs refered to Robin Hood. maybe they were (are!?) the pickup and drop off points. Maybe I wil have to spend a whole evening in one and maybe I will see the spaceship. Anyone willing to join me in the exercise? Bob

I wonder if the little green men will come and pick me up for a really good night out. Pleeeease!!! Rachel

And Liverpool is a favourite pick up point!

If anybody can get a space ship passenger list please can you put it on a website and let me know thank you. the name I suggest for the site is little greenmenoncensusnight.org

Well next time the space ship visits, can someone ask for a passenger list please of previous trips as I am looking for ..................................... etc. etc. And I am sure they left some of their own people in place of my rellies!

Linda it visits every ten years did you not realise where they all where? they were off having the time of their lifes shelli xx

H everybody You have all just cracked me up, tears of laughter are running down my face. I do like the space ship on census night theory, it must be fairly large to hold nearly all my family as well 1881 seems to have been a very busy year for spaceships.

brian must've been the same space ship that my lot took every census night!!! Shelli xx

One of my grandmothers landed from a space ship the day she got married.

Linda Mine too..... Kate