23 and me

[_Jersey Girl]

I had mine done at Ancestry. Thought I was Scottish, Dutch and German. I have all of those, but my biggest component was Scandinavian, a bit of a surprise. Maybe the result a happy assignation in one of the Coastal Village Raids to which Quasi was referring... ;-)

We are all bastards in one way or another.

And, some more than others!

[_MeDotOrg]

I had mine done at Ancestry. Thought I was Scottish, Dutch and German. I have all of those, but my biggest component was Scandinavian, a bit of a surprise. Maybe the result a happy assignation in one of the Coastal Village Raids to which Quasi was referring... ;-)

We are all bastards in one way or another.

You are Quasi Modo
Your are Semi Modo

But I guess that makes me fat bastard

[_Always Changing]

Or results of rape. Conquerors do that frequently.

[_Quasimodo]

Or results of rape. Conquerors do that frequently.

That's what I was thinking.

[_MsJack]

My Ancestry results are in:

- 28% Western Europe -- Primarily located in Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein; Also found in England, Denmark, Italy, Slovenia, Czech Republic
-----Since this region includes Northern Italy, wouldn't it be fabulous if I had some Etruscan or Venetian blood in me? A girl can dream.

- 22% Great Britain -- Primarily located in England, Scotland, Wales; Also found in Ireland, France, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Italy
----- The only thing on the list that I already knew for certain.

- 22% Scandinavia -- Primarily located in Sweden, Norway, Denmark; Also found in Great Britain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, the Baltic States, Finland
-----I was excited to see this. I am a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church which originated with Swedish Lutheran immigrants. This makes me feel a little more at home there. Also, my brother-in-law (the guy who married my kid sister) has an MA in Scandinavian history which he earned in Sweden and is (I think) of Scandinavian ancestry himself, so I'm sure he'll think it's cool that his wife has this heritage. Also, with my pale skin and my high tolerance of the cold, I just knew I had to hail from somewhere Northern and freezing.



- 15% Ireland -- Primarily located in Ireland, Wales, Scotland; Also found in France, England
-----This is excellent. Since my name is "Bridget" and I dye my hair red now, I have people asking me if I'm Irish all the time. Now I can tell them I'm part-Irish. And just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

- 8% Iberian Peninsula -- Primarily located in Spain, Portugal; Also found in France, Morocco, Algeria, Italy
------It would be really awesome to be of Spanish or Portuguese descent. I wish I knew more.

Under "Trace Regions" (with the caution that the amount is so small this information may not be accurate)
- 2% Finland / Northwest Russia -- Primarily located in Finland, Russia (northwest); Also found in Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Lithuania
- 1% Italy / Greece -- Primarily located in Italy, Greece; Also found in France, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Serbia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Austria, Croatia, Bosnia, Romania, Turkey, Slovenia, Algeria, Tunisia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo
- <1% Europe East -- Primarily located in Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Russia, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia; Also found in Germany, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Estonia, Bulgaria
- <1% Native American -- North America, Central America, South America
-----YOU GUYS, I HAVE NEPHITE DNA!

This was really fun and I'm glad I did it. I think that I will do the 23 & Me test sometime next year so I can contrast results.

[_moksha]

Although taller, the Penguins of the Book do not consider themselves to be more pure and delightsome from neighboring Adélies, nor do they look down on lesser penguins, except from a height perspective. Legend has it that they are all from the Lost Tribe of Scooter. Those living at Tierra del Fuego can always send samples to Ancestry.Com via the LDS missionary pouches and see if they have any blood of the Emperors in their wings, or perhaps a trace of Wall Street Raider ancestry would explain the compulsion to feather their nests.