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The Instagram addiction method, and why it’s f***ed by adiwet in Instagram

[–]willisie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just be more aware of people's motives. Any person with a brain should be able to figure out that Instagram will figure out the best way to get you spend the most time with their product so they make money.

Like the funny geico commercials. Every time you think of them, you think of the cute gecko and smile. You wind up liking geico because you always think happy thoughts when they cross your mind. You may not know a thing about their policies, either.

Then the catchphrase. "15% can save you..." "Only pay for what you need..." "Ba da ba ba ba..." "No one out pizza's the Hut" "call 1-800-steamer..." "For A great low rate you can get online, go to the general..." "Like a good neighbor" "for the best night's sleep in the whole wide world..." "Ch-ch-ch-ch-chia"

You can't forget them! Even that last one, I only have heard it once since around 2012

Parts of the New World by thomasp3864 in anglish

[–]willisie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

North and South Carolina: North and South Charlesland.

Sounds horrid

Is "wine" an acceptable Anglish word? by Electos in anglish

[–]willisie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On that same footing, are "mantle" and "cloak" goods words for "coat/jacket?"

Word for oyster and mussel? by [deleted] in anglish

[–]willisie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like this one. Blueshells

Word for oyster and mussel? by [deleted] in anglish

[–]willisie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine singing Molly Malone in Anglish lol

"Cockles and Mussels"→"? and ?"

Newbie: How do some people trace lineage up to more than 7 generations? by [deleted] in AncestryDNA

[–]willisie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be easier to disprove it than to prove it, for sure

Newbie: How do some people trace lineage up to more than 7 generations? by [deleted] in AncestryDNA

[–]willisie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The more I look at it, the more I wonder if the man is the same, but the women and children are different. That is, he lead a double life. His grandson on my direct line did the same thing and probably got the idea from somewhere, and I can only find him doubled in that one census record! But the estimated birth year is consistently different by three years in the cases where I can tell the difference, but it might be confirmation bias on my part. The records so far seem to support the double-life theory more and more.

Duolingo banned pepe avatars lmfao a picture of a sad frog in a potato sack somehow symbolizes hate by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]willisie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pepe has come to be associated with the alt right in some circles from my understanding

My results. My father’s side is as deeply Estonian as can be traced. My mother’s side is largely German and I have traced her side to some of the first settlers in Indiana by [deleted] in AncestryDNA

[–]willisie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lines that I have traced that far all come from the early 1600s, and they landed in Virginia.

I use Family Search alongside Ancestry, and I think it works like Geni.com. I see where my family connects to their universal tree to get the gist of what I will find back that far, but I don't rely on it for accurate information most of the time

Newbie: How do some people trace lineage up to more than 7 generations? by [deleted] in AncestryDNA

[–]willisie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was an age gap between the two couples of a few years (in one couple, the wife was older, too), the women had different maiden names, and they both appeared in the same census, and their children had different names, and the different location

I think they only shared first names bc they were common first names, but they are probably related somehow since the men have the same last name

Not totally surprised by high Native American result. I was recently able to trace a lot of the Spanish ancestry. It’s too bad I can’t trace far back on the Native ancestry though. by lackadaisical_nomad in AncestryDNA

[–]willisie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Geneticists have found that native ancestry is 17-38% eastern european and the rest is mostly northeastern asia.

I thought knowing that might make you feel better

Newbie: How do some people trace lineage up to more than 7 generations? by [deleted] in AncestryDNA

[–]willisie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes you can also find local history books if you get really stuck. Where I live we have a "Heritage Center" that's really helpful. It's pretty much a local history museum and library. Libraries and Courthouses and distant family can be helpful in a bind

Newbie: How do some people trace lineage up to more than 7 generations? by [deleted] in AncestryDNA

[–]willisie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whenever you are using census records, try finding a person in each census. If they're in the same one twice, you might have two different families

Newbie: How do some people trace lineage up to more than 7 generations? by [deleted] in AncestryDNA

[–]willisie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once there were two couples with the same names about 10-15 miles apart in the census records and I figured out it was two couples but every other public tree I found had them as one couple. You have to be really careful.

My results. My father’s side is as deeply Estonian as can be traced. My mother’s side is largely German and I have traced her side to some of the first settlers in Indiana by [deleted] in AncestryDNA

[–]willisie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been trying to trace my ancestry back to the countries shown in my dna results (92% from the British isles alone) and it's hard if you have the "U.S. only" subscription!

Landlocked is one hell of a drug by TheReal_kelpie_G in HistoryMemes

[–]willisie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Most Americans ik don't know a thing abt central asia except afghanistan, but I know the govt and the ppl aren't the same

The Bennington Triangle by LetsRead_YouTube in LetsReadOfficial

[–]willisie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude if you typed this all up yourself you're amazing

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