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[โ€“] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Whenever someone tells me it's part of their heritage I challenge them to name the relative in question. When they try to make excuses about no one remembering that far back I drop that Jeb Stuart was my Great-Great-Great Grand Uncle and that I'm glad he's dead.

[โ€“] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I bring up my great-great-granduncle Simian, who was a major in the Minnesota 1st.