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Re: Lost my Shirt in Vegas ... also my underwear.... [long!]
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 9:29 pm
by Zazu
Whazzup wrote:Our family has a book written about its founding members and the history and genealogy runs all the way from before the Mayflower up through my grandfather, and includes a picture of our family crest (something with doves on it - evidently we were a peace-loving family).
Look at those "doves" carefully. If they have no feet, the are actually "martlets", and the lack of feet could suggest a branch of the family too junior to inherit any land, or a traveling soldier without a home.
Re: Lost my Shirt in Vegas ... also my underwear.... [long!]
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 9:53 pm
by TdcOgre
Zazu wrote:Look at those "doves" carefully. If they have no feet, the are actually "martlets", and the lack of feet could suggest a branch of the family too junior to inherit any land, or a traveling soldier without a home.
Also one wouldn't want to see a narrow strip that runs from the upper right to the lower left. Something like this one
http://seagirt.antir.sca.org/images/her ... .Gendy.gif
Google Baton Sinister. ;)
Re: Lost my Shirt in Vegas ... also my underwear.... [long!]
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:22 pm
by darph nader
Nope,no martlets in 'coaster'. :(
Re: Lost my Shirt in Vegas ... also my underwear.... [long!]
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:06 am
by Main Streeter
darph nader wrote:Nope,no martlets in 'coaster'. :(
Told you that 99 cent coaster needs to be round filed! Martlet is in Wiki & on many other sites. Martlet is sometimes called a Swift. Not gonna go further, but I see a zing within. :D:
Re: Lost my Shirt in Vegas ... also my underwear.... [long!]
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:36 pm
by Whazzup
Zazu wrote:Look at those "doves" carefully. If they have no feet, the are actually "martlets", and the lack of feet could suggest a branch of the family too junior to inherit any land, or a traveling soldier without a home.
I will send that to my sister and tell her to check it out. She hopes to chat with SWMBO about geneaology (did I spell that right?).
Re: Lost my Shirt in Vegas ... also my underwear.... [long!]
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:43 pm
by darph nader
Main Streeter wrote:Told you that 99 cent coaster needs to be round filed! Martlet is in Wiki & on many other sites. Martlet is sometimes called a Swift. Not gonna go further, but I see a zing within. :D:
First it's Google. Then it's 'copy' and paste. Now you want me to Wiki?

You 'do' know the saying about teaching an old dog new tricks? :(
Re: Lost my Shirt in Vegas ... also my underwear.... [long!]
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:49 pm
by Whazzup
darph nader wrote:First it's Google. Then it's 'copy' and paste. Now you want me to Wiki?

You 'do' know the saying about teaching an old dog new tricks? :(
:dog3: :dog9:
Re: Lost my Shirt in Vegas ... also my underwear.... [long!]
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:06 am
by techie-13
darph nader wrote:First it's Google. Then it's 'copy' and paste. Now you want me to Wiki?

You 'do' know the saying about teaching an old dog new tricks? :(
Hey, Mythbusters proved it was possible to teach an old dog new tricks.
So you should have it easy because you have opposable thumbs and can hold your favorite beverage for inspiration. ;) :D: :D: :D: ;)
Re: Lost my Shirt in Vegas ... also my underwear.... [long!]
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:37 am
by Main Streeter
darph nader wrote:You 'do' know the saying about teaching an old dog new tricks? :(
Sure do! Buy a large bag of Nutro Max & anything is possible. :D: :dog1: :dog3: :dog9: