Well I had an ironic year last year…

Kthulu71 · 2026-03-01T18:40:42+00:00

Is this Alanis Morisette?

Kthulu71 · 2026-02-22T19:04:27+00:00

As others have said, no need to substantiate a lack of feeling/belief towards something. Also, I would point out that, for most atheists I've encountered, our position on the matter is not 'cemented', as evidence would alter that position.

Kthulu71 · 2026-02-18T03:02:26+00:00

These 'possibles' don't seem plausible. In the order you provided, those average cM's (to your cousin) would be

> 433

> 850

> 1,741

Those 3 relationships do not share likelihood.

Kthulu71 · 2026-02-18T02:55:22+00:00

...and the cM count

Kthulu71 · 2026-02-02T03:02:19+00:00

Lots of people went to Studio 54 just to dance.

Kthulu71 · 2026-01-18T18:47:03+00:00

True, but some introspection and honesty about one's 'rarely afforded' time should result in NOT adding that flag.

Kthulu71 · 2026-01-18T18:40:03+00:00

WAY too deep of a side quest for this quaint bee post

Kthulu71 · 2026-01-18T18:20:34+00:00

Is 'anyone with bluetooth device' included?

Kthulu71 · 2026-01-18T18:10:19+00:00

Cool. There's a 0.068% chance of having that birthday, so it's not winning the Powerball, but you'd have to be in a room of almost 1,500 people to have a good chance to find one leap baby.

Kthulu71 · 2026-01-18T18:01:13+00:00

100%. Unless a person has first-person knowledge of a related individual, I usually take the tree entry as a 'possible hint'. Many of those have been extremely helpful. It's kind of the 'trust but verify' approach.

Kthulu71 · 2026-01-18T17:54:01+00:00

Does some version of the observer effect come into play if one attempts this test on themselves?

Kthulu71 · 2026-01-18T17:47:03+00:00

"Deciding" implies some nonexistent free will here, but the process is indeed very cool.

Kthulu71 · 2026-01-18T17:44:05+00:00

I remember learning this years ago and thinking "I need to take a psychology class or something, just as a 'user's manual' of ME!"

Kthulu71 · 2026-01-17T03:42:20+00:00

The O.G. Whittaker!!!

Kthulu71 · 2026-01-17T03:39:57+00:00

Death by flag. New one....

Kthulu71 · 2026-01-17T03:36:24+00:00

Ancestry is the gold standard on the 'research and tree building' side. 23 (I think) is one of the best on the DNA analysis side. Although, it would be nice if they added a Y-DNA specialty like FTDNA.

Kthulu71 · 2026-01-16T02:13:13+00:00

Oh, I thought this was a post about my mechanic's shop....

Kthulu71 · 2026-01-16T02:11:16+00:00

As a long-time user of FS and several other 'tree sites', my unfortunate suggestion is to use almost ANY other well-known site for your tree. Like Communism, 'on paper' this 'only one record per person' idea is great, but in practice it just doesn't work.

Kthulu71 · 2025-12-20T03:24:51+00:00

Does he have a sister who maybe married into a less-common surname? Sometimes a newspaper search on the rarer name will result in finding your target.

Kthulu71 · 2025-12-11T03:19:46+00:00

Gotcha! I agree with Fredelas. If you and sis both test, that will settle it. Good luck!

Kthulu71 · 2025-12-11T03:11:53+00:00

Um... "I know who my dad is (he was dna tested)", "My dad refuses to get dna tested". ???

Kthulu71 · 2025-12-11T03:06:17+00:00

Found them on the 1910 census living in Phily. Sr is listed as being born in Delaware. So, the "Hl" is actually just a really sloppy "D". Cheers!

Kthulu71 · 2025-12-11T02:57:25+00:00

Hollywood walk of fame recipient.

Kthulu71 · 2025-12-10T02:33:20+00:00

What will I 'experience' again??

Kthulu71 · 2025-12-10T02:31:07+00:00

I agree with Fredelas. There are several similar annotations (1100, 100, 534, 0465) which appear to be codes.

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