What's In A Name?..Your Family's Claim To Fame..

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iamnobody

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schuylaar said:
nice! i'm sure weed was involved:wink:
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I think a lot more than weed was involved.

I have a coworker that retired from the NAVY, he used to work on Nuclear powered subs. Now he works for us to keep busy. Nicest guy in the world.

I also had a customer that was in D-Day. That was neat.
 
Growan

Growan

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In the Scottish Highlands there is a 'xxxxx Bridge', 'Glen xxxxx' and a 'Loch xxxxx'. My surname is xxxxx
My dad has traced his ancestry back a couple of generations, and his grandmother worked as a servant in a Laird's Estate, but left his service after becoming pregnant to an 'unknown' individual.

The way I see it, I am the product of a Scottish Laird on one side and a Highland clan with a traceable historical relevance on the other.

Which pretty much makes me The Highlander. There can be only one.
 
Milovan

Milovan

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Serbian born Nikola Tesla and my grandpa were very best friends.
Homing Pigeons were their thing and the same for my dad
since age 12. The pigeons was their true love to the very
end. Seriously.
Nikola also looks like my dads twin and me lol Friken weird.

When bed ridden Nikola was 6 months nearer to his end his most beloved white
pigeon had disappeared he went into deep depression then one day his
beloved white pigeon returned to him at his window seal and Nikola shed tears of joy
and then he passed away minutes later.
My uncle shared this wonderful story with me only a few months ago when his brother, my dad passed away. I
will never forget this knowing also how my dad cared daily for his birds for 74 years
and the love they all shared for these flying creatures.

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schuylaar

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Milovan said:
Serbian born Nikola Tesla and my grandpa were very best friends.
Homing Pigeons were their thing and the same for my dad
since age 12. The pigeons was their true love to the very
end. Seriously.
Nikola also looks like my dads twin and me lol Friken weird.

When bed ridden Nikola was 6 months nearer to his end his most beloved white
pigeon had disappeared he went into deep depression then one day his
white pigeon returned to him at his window seal and Nikola shed tears of joy
then he passed away minutes later.
My uncle shared this wonderful story with me awhile back that I
will never forget knowing how my dad cared daily for his birds for 74 years
and the love they all shared for these flying creatures.

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what a bittersweet story <tears> thank you for sharing.
 
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schuylaar

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i've been asking this all day and can't get and answer..anyone? just quickly?:

what signifies that bud swell is complete?..in your opinion..is there something you look for specifically that says "this is as fat as she's gonna get"..
 
Singlemalt

Singlemalt

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Growan said:
In the Scottish Highlands there is a 'xxxxx Bridge', 'Glen xxxxx' and a 'Loch xxxxx'. My surname is xxxxx
My dad has traced his ancestry back a couple of generations, and his grandmother worked as a servant in a Laird's Estate, but left his service after becoming pregnant to an 'unknown' individual.

The way I see it, I am the product of a Scottish Laird on one side and a Highland clan with a traceable historical relevance on the other.

Which pretty much makes me The Highlander. There can be only one.
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And now you're a Paddy....I'm thinkin you are the true bastard heir to the throne and you are merely surveilling your soon to be kingdom after you displace the Windsor pretenders.
 
UncleBuck

UncleBuck

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schuylaar said:
i've been asking this all day and can't get and answer..anyone? just quickly?:

what signifies that bud swell is complete?..in your opinion..is there something you look for specifically that says "this is as fat as she's gonna get"..
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yank off a fan leaf/water leaf.

if it snaps right off with no resistance, she's done. if it gives resistance, wait and observe a few days, try again.

works for any strains i grow.

my paternal family hails from a province in russia which bears my last name.
 
Milovan

Milovan

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My first name Milovan (me-lo-von) pronounced fluidly means "To caress".

My dads name Ljbormir is derived from the Slavic elements lyuby "love" and miru "peace, world".

My moms name Miroslava Derived from the Slavic elements miru "peace, world" and slava "glory".

My sis's name is Dragana Derived from the Slavic element dragu meaning "precious".

My other sis's name is Andjela means "Angel"

And my other sis's name is Ljiljana Љиљана f Serbian,
Derived from South Slavic ljiljan meaning "lily".

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Growan

Growan

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Singlemalt said:
And now you're a Paddy....I'm thinkin you are the true bastard heir to the throne and you are merely surveilling your soon to be kingdom after you displace the Windsor pretenders.
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Aaaaaaaaarrrrrgggghhh!!!!!!!

Dammit, Malty, you're my favorite tease ever!
Way to bait an anarchist! Y'old tit, ya!

...not Irish....not a royalist......just a fuckin goat, man...

But you're right. Them Scottish pastures are MY pastures for grazin'.
 
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