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In response to "also: my dad found out that he and my stepmother were some very obscure relation. 4th cousins, once removed, I think." by mafic

i wonder how often that happens that people don't realize... -- nm

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Jan 5 '10, 09:46

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I'm sure it depends a lot where you live. Way more likely in, say, Sherbrooke than NYC. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 09:54 6
- and in Sherbrooke, probably unavoidable. -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 09:55 5
  - which is why French Canadians have genetic diseases like Tay Sachs. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 09:56 4
    - Hey! *twitch* -- nm - Guigue Jan 5, 10:01
    - The French town a few miles down the road from where I grew up had about 200 people and like 5 last names. -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 09:57 2
      - I bet I have people in my family with at least one of those last names. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 10:08
      - a friend of mine used to be one of the genetic cousellors for northern SK. said tracing family trees got awfully circular sometimes. -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 10:05
I was in the same classes with my second cousin and never knew until after - Max Jan 5, 09:50 6
- I have at least 40 second cousins and would not recognize a single one of them. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 09:52
- Strange sentence, there. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 5, 09:51 1
  - It's a perfectly under ham. -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 09:55
- There's a theory that people are genetically disposed to be attracted to their cousins - Roger More Jan 5, 09:50 2
  - I once had a housemate whose parents were second cousins. "They" say there is not genetic problem with that. However, the whole family was - loosilu Jan 5, 09:53
  - *writes play* -- nm - oscar wilde Jan 5, 09:53

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