Russian Exploration of the South Pacific (April Fools) - General Tiki

RD Rum Dog Grand Member (7 years) Canyon Hills, CA Joined: Dec 07, 2010 Posts: 318	RD Rum Dog Posted posted on Tue, Apr 1, 2014 6:01 PM That's great news Mike that you have historical ancestral ties to tiki history. I just checked my roots on ancestry.com. and was disappointed that I don't have any historical ties to tiki like you do. I was however surprised to find out that my great great great grand uncle Bartholomew on my mother's side (twice removed) was at Lexington and Concord at the initiation of the Revolutionary war. He was blind in his right eye and completely deaf in both ears. He naturally did not hear the command "Don't Fire" from his commander, but with his good eye was able to lip read "Fire" and unleashed a round from his musket. How ironic that this shot which started the Revolutionary War and which was later labeled by historians as "The Shot Heard Around the World" was made by my deaf uncle. Your grandfather looks like quite the distinguished and handsome gentleman. Too bad you didn't inherit his good looks.:wink:

That's great news Mike that you have historical ancestral ties to tiki history.

I just checked my roots on ancestry.com. and was disappointed that I don't have any historical ties to tiki like you do. I was however surprised to find out that my great great great grand uncle Bartholomew on my mother's side (twice removed) was at Lexington and Concord at the initiation of the Revolutionary war. He was blind in his right eye and completely deaf in both ears. He naturally did not hear the command "Don't Fire" from his commander, but with his good eye was able to lip read "Fire" and unleashed a round from his musket. How ironic that this shot which started the Revolutionary War and which was later labeled by historians as "The Shot Heard Around the World" was made by my deaf uncle.

Your grandfather looks like quite the distinguished and handsome gentleman. Too bad you didn't inherit his good looks.:wink:

Post #712781 by Rum Dog on Tue, Apr 1, 2014 6:01 PM