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Dermot

Dermot Report 28 Aug 2021 06:33

Autohagiographer.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 27 Aug 2021 18:49

Yup! :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 27 Aug 2021 18:40

Lol isn't that what is also known as oneupmanship.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 27 Aug 2021 15:44

Exactly! :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 27 Aug 2021 15:27

What my Oh used to say was "my black dog is bigger than your black dog syndrome.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

SuffolkVera

SuffolkVera Report 27 Aug 2021 15:16

:-D :-D :-D

One of my late in-laws to a T. OH used to say he was going to tell her that he'd had to have a leg cut off as he wondered if she would come back with "Well, I've had to have both mine off!"

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 27 Aug 2021 14:41

'Elevenerife'

An 'Elevenerife' is someone, who, if you say you went to Tenerife, would say
'That's nothing, I went to Elevenerife'! :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842