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Oh, those poor Ingalls girls...
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Nemo14
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So I was looking through the photos that our newspaper posted from the parade yesterday (see above zombie picture), and I spotted at leasst 4 relatives in the crowd.
Gotta love that gene pool! No diving!
That's why I married an outsider. And why my daughter left this town - everyone is related to everyone else.
Nemo14
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We could be twins I swear!
Nemo14
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True story - I was taking an Environmental Ed class which required us to do field work at some brooks in the town next to mine. So , as the 6 or 8 of us were wading through muck, collecting samples and what-not, one of the locals approached us, pointing a loaded shotgun. Our professor tried to explain who we were and what-not, and the old man didn't want to hear it. I spoke up and stated my last name (fairly legendary among the locals), and he immediately engaged in conversation with me about various relatives of mine, and how he remembered some of my ancestors,etc. He lowered the gun, and wished us well. My professor was speechless, but I did get an "A" in the class.
I thought things might be different in FL. Maybe for other areas, but not NE Florida. At one point, my son had 4 first cousins in his class, from a family with 4 daughters who put all of their children into the same private school. The same thing was true with my daughter - she had one classmate who is a Kevin Bacon - 6 degrees of separation from everyone. We were making connections in Atlanta, and he and his family were waiting for the same flight. We started talking with his parents, and it turns out his mother was in the same class (in PA) as my SIL, and remembered her from HS. Just had never made the connection with our last name because we all live in FL.
BTW, was that the Bristol Parade?
Nemo14
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No, the Bristol one has class (even Miss America this year). This was the Chepachet Ancients and Horribles Parade. It's ,well,....different.
I know exactly where that is! My Uncle & Aunt lived in Pascoag, on Wallum Lake.
BTW, that's Pass Koe, for you non-Rhodyelandas.
Nemo14
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I know that area well. I grew up in Scituate, but moved to Foster-Glocester (we were actually right on the line) when I was 12.
F/G - the snow epicenter of RI. At least if you listened to Salty Brine announcing the school closings.
Nemo14
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My old high school now sells stuff that says "No school....Foster/Glocester!"
I miss Salty Brine - "brush your teeth and say your prayers"
Nemo14
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And watch out for the zombies. Especially in the rural RI areas, if there is any correlation between vampires and zombies.
rsoxguy
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I used to speak just like that when I was a kid. It brings back memories.
By the way, the conversation took a bit of a strange twist earlier (is it possible?), so I have taken the liberty to provide a warning sign for the sake of our lurking members...
Chepachet = Ja (or cha - more of a blend of the two, but not too much of a ch sound) patch-it, for non-Rhodyelandas
Of course, since Betty was raised in a different part of RI, her accent would be slightly different than mine - I was raised in the East Bay area. My accent would also be different (as would hers) from someone raised in Cranston, on Federal Hill, or Woonsocket, for example.
At least back in our childhood.
At least back in our childhood.
Nemo14
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I used to speak just like that when I was a kid. It brings back memories.
By the way, the conversation took a bit of a strange twist earlier (is it possible?), so I have taken the liberty to provide a warning sign for the sake of our lurking members...
So you've been to those family "reunions" ?