G'Day All,
Thanks Foxy your mum sounds like a wise woman & thank her from me for those words.
Further I thank all as this forum has helped me to try to get a case together for my son by giving me an outlet to get through & the strenght to at least try again.
All I can say is thanks.
Have a good life from Dave

According to someone I met once, my family name originates from a medieval mercenary knight from somewhere in Europe who travelled to UK and was slain at the battle of Shrewsbury 1403 (between Henry IV and the rebellious Percys).

Anyway before he fell in battle he did some spawning and now, 600 years later we are still around, doubtless mixed and blended with other English folk, of diverse genetic strains and ethnicities from Ancient Brits, Celts, Angles, Saxons, Vikings, Romans, Normans and goodness knows who else.

So my “tribe” were that body of folk commonly known as “English” and my daughters are at least ¼ Celt.

Like my knightly ancestor, my family has travelled and these days I consider myself “English” by birth but “Australian” by choice.

We move on, adopt to and adapt within this new geography, populate and integrate with other people. My future wife is half Spanish and half Philippino. We are too late for procreating but if we did we would be proud parents to an Australian, regardless of our mixed (and combative – remembering the Spanish Armada) ancestral ethnicity or “tribe”.

dwg.
Sorry if I offended (it was unintentional) it was meant as a light hearted giggle. The song amused me as a nonsense song.

The calibre of a person can depend on weight. e.g. If you were hiring a person to be fired from a cannon it would be important to get a person of the right calibre.

Dear Dave,

It's you we need to Thank - for giving us
such a great input, and always staying so
positive.

Dear Col,

I secretly suspected all along that you
knew what a noble deed looked like - and that
there is such a thing as duty and sacrifice.
Now you've confirmed your ancestry - a Medieval
Knight... That's hard to top! (Says she, who's
into faeries, pixies, dragons, Gods and Goddesses,
Princes, and Princesses - sigh!).

Your future wife sounds divine.
Congratulations once again, and Every Possible
Happiness to You Both!

Dear David f,

I think your last post was meant for my thread on
weight issues. However, Thank You!

Examinator,
I can't see where I showed offence or what you need to apologize for.
I actually said to have a laugh.
So I will repeat have a laugh it has got to be better than what you are doing now, Why? Because you are now reading my post.
Thanks have a good life from Dave