Fishermen, tailors and craftsmen on my mum's side, miners and criminals on my dad's.
Which is probably one of the reasons I like sailing, have steady, skilful hands, can see very well in the dark and have an irresistable compulsion to steal people's wallets. Your Honour.

The highest achiever in my family was my great-grandfather; he was a captain in the navy during World War I. And apparently a distant ancestor of my mother's helped found one of the Netherlands' first trade unions, but that's not confirmed.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 15 Jul 2009, 21:34, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Interesting *and* funny
2 bonus points to you sir! :)
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 15 Jul 2009, 21:37, Reply)