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Expertly copied and pasted, if I may say so.
Col
You may not.
It is an edited version of an article I wrote some years ago.
Expertly copied and pasted, if I may say so.
Col
It is an edited version of an article I wrote some years ago.
I wouldn't mind reading the unedited version of the article.
My husband is a huge Wings fan (don't hate) and I sent him your post for his entertainment. I found it quite interesting. If there was more, I'd love to hear it.
My husband is a huge Wings fan
Useless fact:-
In the film "A Hard Day's Night" featuring The Beatles. The fab four arrive at the London station on the train. They have to get to the Austin Princess car avoiding the screaming girls. They run through a line of taxi's and then get to the car. The lads are all wearing suits and ties at this point.
The next shot is in the car with the four Beatles in the back of the car, John Lennon is now wearing a roll-neck sweater under his jacket and not a collar and tie.
Fascinating or what?
Col
This is more requiring an answer, then it will become a useless fact.
Centuries ago, people used to have their surname matching their job (Cooper, Baker, Tiler, Butcher etc etc)
What did they have as surnames before they adopted the 'work' surname?
Col
Probably Robertson, Peterson etc.
O'Reilly, O'Toole etc.
Macpherson, Macdonald etc.
Wolski, Partski etc.
depending on your ethnic group.
I have no idea if the "son" suffix came before or after the Cooper Baker custom. I'm just guessing.
I know in Iceland the custom still remains that your surname is your father's first name.
Example: an Icelander named Olaf has a son and a daughter.
The son's surname is Olafsson, the daughter's is Olafdottir.
Lithuania was the last pagan country in Europe, until it accepted Christianity from Poland in 1385
Conversly, in the UK, people are leaving christianity in droves and more are taking up paganism.
Col
They all converted at once?
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And I thought they worshipped celebs and moneyConversly, in the UK, people are leaving christianity in droves and more are taking up paganism.
Col
Conversly, in the UK, people are leaving christianity in droves and more are taking up paganism.
Col