froggg Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Anyone curious enough about their ancestry to have done a test? If so did it reveal any surprises? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Just me then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Not me personally but have thought about getting it done on my mother-in-laws dog. They have no idea what breed he is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddy Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 18 hours ago, froggg said: Anyone curious enough about their ancestry to have done a test? If so did it reveal any surprises? Is this the test that tells you what % of you is Anglo Saxon or whatever etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 From what I understand the results are so broad as to be rendered almost meaningless. Most genetics experts agree that you'd be better served rooting around in your attic and quizzing relatives than taking DNA tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 1 minute ago, Anon said: Most genetics experts agree that you'd be better served rooting around in your attic and quizzing relatives than taking DNA tests. Or in Prince Hary's case, looking in a mirror and then looking at a picture of James Hewitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 We're all related to Charlemagne anyway, if you go back to the 8th century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 4 minutes ago, StivePesley said: Or in Prince Hary's case, looking in a mirror and then looking at a picture of James Hewitt The history of the European monarchy is pretty interesting. It's a reasonably accurate rule of thumb to assume that anyone who wasn't a mad lecherous syphilitic haemophiliac was probably the result of an affair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 36 minutes ago, toddy said: Is this the test that tells you what % of you is Anglo Saxon or whatever etc? Yes 36 minutes ago, Anon said: From what I understand the results are so broad as to be rendered almost meaningless. Most genetics experts agree that you'd be better served rooting around in your attic and quizzing relatives than taking DNA tests. The older tests yes, they are more accurate now I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 My ancestors were apes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossieram Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 1 minute ago, David said: My ancestors were apes How many generations back? 1,2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Just now, ossieram said: How many generations back? 1,2? Just the 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 30 minutes ago, David said: My ancestors were apes Stop monkeying around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 It's the swinger in me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 What made you think of doing this? And why? i don't mean to pri mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 7 hours ago, StivePesley said: Or in Prince Hary's case, looking in a mirror and then looking at a picture of James Hewitt Shush ... No one has noticed, people might start talking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I'd love to have it done. Apparently there only 5 or 6 main genetic threads linked to your geographic roots. Being a total romantic (but pretty basic looking short arsed Anglo Saxon) I want to find some Viking, Roman Celt or something in there. Love ancient history. there was a brilliant TV prog a few years back. They had a woman from Hull who was basically a Yorkshire First 100% Brit who claimed to trace her ancestry back to 1700 and something and swore she was hewn out of pure Yorkshire grit stone. Turned out she was 35% eastern asiatic European ( Turkish to you and me ) She was almost speechless and then rather embarrassed when she admitted on holiday Turks always stared talking to her in Turkish because she looked "native" Then Norman Tebbit ... And they broke the news to him and said Norman .. You have the most boring north european DNA ever .. You family has never got on its bike in 2000 years ... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewetube Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 17 hours ago, David said: My ancestors were apes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanish Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 5 hours ago, Ewetube said: those Riverdance girls have gone downhill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Where's the laughing chimp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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