I remember one day when I was maybe third grade suddenly realizing there was such a thing as ethnicity though I did not really know what it all meant. I went home and asked my Dad what we were. He said..."Scotch, Irish, German, Dutch and a little bit of Indian.".....and then smiled.
Actually we are nearly all Germanic blood.
I always thought Dad's answer was a classic. The point being that it mattered not where your ancestors came from but the content of your character, though Dad wouldn't have said it so elegantly.
Tom W
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual. [SIGPIC]
..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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