You have to go back 6 or 7 generations for my whole nation to be interrelated. I don't know haw far you have to go for the whole of earth's population though.
Thrainn On Sunday 19 October 2003 20:44, Jostein wrote: > Hi, Thrainn. > > I completely forgot my manners here. Heartily welcome to the list. As you > haev already noticed, off-topic issues are plentiful and benign on this > list. :-) > > Your notes about genealogy brings a smile on my face. Norway's population > is about 20 times yours, and it's still pretty common to get those "do you > know...", based on who you are, where your family is from etc. > > Iceland probably has the most complete population genealogy of all > nations... > -Just one little q, out of curiosity; how many generations do you need to > go back before the whole of today's population is interrelated? :-) > > Jostein > > ----------------------------- > Pictures at: http://oksne.net > ----------------------------- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thrainn Vigfusson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:11 PM > Subject: OT Re: New to the list > > > I thought you might be joking, but it's not often I get the chance to > > tell people I saw Bjork shopping, since everybody here has also seen her. > > > > We get a lot of "...then you must know..." questions here, mainly because > > the > > > whole nation is interested in genealogy. When you tell people who you are > > or > > > where you live, you can expect answers like "My wife's cousin's husband's > > great aunt used to live there in the fifties. Maybe you've heard about > > her." > > > BTW, I wasn't joking about the interest in genealogy. The family trees > > of > > the > > > entire nation (since about 1650) are available on the web. In a few > > seconds, > > > you can find out how you are related to anybody. > > > > On Sunday 19 October 2003 02:11, frank theriault wrote: > > > Hi, again, > > > > > > Gee, Thrainn. I was only joking. Not about Bjork being smokin', which > > she > > > > is, but about whether you knew her. I knew Iceland was a small place, > > > I didn't know it's that small. > > > > > > And, I know how to spell "Icelandic", BTW (that was a type in the > > earlier > > > > post). > > > > > > It's funny, but you saying that you've seen Bjork shopping, and > > mentioning > > > > how small your country's population is, reminds me of an ongoing > > Canadian > > > > joke about Americans. It seems that almost every Canadian I know tells > > a > > > > story of visiting the US, and when the Americans find out we're from > > > Canada, they'll say "Oh, I have a cousin in Vancouver, maybe you've met > > > them." Of course the answer is: "Well, there are 35 million > > > Canadians, and Vancouver is 4,000 miles from Toronto, so no I haven't > > > met your cousins." > > > > > > Enough rambling. I've got to cut down on my off-topic ramblings > > anyway... > > > > <vbg> > > > > > > cheers, > > > frank
