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Saturday, January 21, 2006

United Irelander: Irish warlord boasts 3 million descendants

Up to three million men around the world could be descended from a prolific medieval Irish king, according to a new genetic study.

It suggests that the 5th-century warlord known as "Niall of the Nine Hostages" may be the ancestor of about one in 12 Irishmen, say researchers at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Niall established a dynasty of powerful chieftains that dominated the island for six centuries.

In a study of the Y chromosome - which is only passed down through the male line - scientists found a hotspot in northwest Ireland where 21.5% carry Niall’s genetic fingerprint, says Brian McEvoy, one of the team at Trinity. This was the main powerbase of the Ui Neills, which literally translated means "descendants of Niall".

The Dictionary of Unfortunate Ideas: Niall of the Nine Hostages - The Musical!!!

The Dictionary of Unfortunate Ideas: Niall of the Nine Hostages - The Musical!!!

The
Ballad of Niall of the Nine Hostages

Translated from the Celtic by Earl Fando
(public disclaimer - Mr. Fando knows approximately two
words of
Celtic...possibly)

Oh sit ye down, let me speak of him, a lad who you never could rile

A young man with real stamina, a bloke who's name was Niall

Oh Niall was a mighty rabbit man, a harer brave and pure,

But at the end of the day, put the rabbits away, it's shaggin' time for sure,

three hours sure.

The lasses liked him getting rough, their bonnets Niall would lob,

If not for the forming of the morning dew he'd still be on the job,

still be on the job.

Niall left his mark with the women folk, throughout the Emerald Isle

With Muireann, and Siobhán too, Dearbhaile (who was his wife)

Caitríona, and the rest have all been known by Niall!

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Strangely enough, this ancient Celtic ballad can be easily sung to the theme from href="http://www.cfhf.net/lyrics/gilligan.htm">Gilligan's Isand.

Thursday, January 19, 2006

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Wednesday, January 18, 2006

CNN.com - Mouthy�parrot 'reveals�sex secret' - Jan 17, 2006

CNN.com - Mouthy�parrot 'reveals�sex secret' - Jan 17, 2006:

"LONDON, England -- A computer programmer found out his girlfriend was having an affair when his pet parrot kept repeating her lover's name, British media reported Tuesday.

The African grey parrot kept squawking 'I love you, Gary' as his owner, Chris Taylor, sat with girlfriend Suzy Collins on the sofa of their shared flat in Leeds, northern England.

But when Taylor saw Collins's embarrassed reaction, he realized she had been having an affair -- meeting her lover in the flat whilst Ziggy looked on, the UK's Press Association reported.

Ziggy even mimicked Collins's voice each time she answered her telephone, calling out 'Hiya Gary,' according to newspaper reports.

Call-center worker Collins, 25, admitted the four-month affair with a colleague called Gary to her boyfriend and left the flat she had shared with Taylor, 30, for a y