Captain Smith?As portrayed by Yosser out of Boys From The Blackstuff?
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Bela Lugosi's Dad,
Mon 22 Aug 2011, 19:57,
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indeedhe was my great uncle or somesuch on my mother's side
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Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet,
Mon 22 Aug 2011, 19:58,
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and speaking of boys from the black stuffthe bloke who played the doctor lived close by when i was growing up and painted a picture of my little sister as a birthday present
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Mon 22 Aug 2011, 20:00,
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I remember seeing a woman who was his great-granddaughter on a TV debategiving a well-informed and very persuasive argument that the sinking wasn't Smith's fault, and he was let down by poor communications and the design of the ship, or somesuch. Presumably a cousin of yours then?
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Photoshop Bitch 2014 edition,
Mon 22 Aug 2011, 20:04,
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probablybut we've got a massive family and my aunt is havinhg a lot of trouble sorting out the family tree
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Mon 22 Aug 2011, 20:07,
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Then I suppose what you've found out so faris just the tip of the iceberg...
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Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇,
Mon 22 Aug 2011, 20:38,
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*headdesks* Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet,
Mon 22 Aug 2011, 20:40,
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