Turkey threatens to expel 100,000 Armenians

[Duque de Bragança]

Hey, maybe the Euros will be more inclined to let the Turks in the EU if the Turks go through with the ethnic cleansing.

This post doesn't make any sense, but then it's your post so it's expected.

They let in Germany and Poland, so why not Turkey?

German Cheques and not even Poland is muslim.

[grumbler]

sabre-rattling horseshit

This seriously calls for more fiber.

[grumbler]

I thought Spellus said he was 1/4 Armenian awhile back.

He was.  He got better.

[Queequeg]

Paternal grandmother's ancestry is unsure.  Adopted by somewhat crazy-ass hill folk in Idaho in the Depression.  We've thought Armenian previously (my dad looks part or wholly Jewish or Armenian, so does a lot of that side), now we are thinking Basque, or some particularly dark Welsh or Irish. 

That said,  always claimed the majority of my stock was Anglo. 

[Zanza]

If someone looks Jewish/Armenian/Welsh/Irish/Basque I think that it is safe to say that he could just as well be any other European heritage.

[Tamas]

This reminds me that earlier (like, my great grandpa) my family's last name had the part in it which translates to "Czech Priest" now, the story my grandpa told my father was that this was actually attached because of an actual czech priest who came and settled here.
My grandma's version, however, and it does sound more probable, is that simply one of my (not that distant) ancestors had parents named "Czech" and "Priest" hence the name

In other words, you don't need to be American to have family legends of exotic ancestry

[Queequeg]

If someone looks Jewish/Armenian/Welsh/Irish/Basque I think that it is safe to say that he could just as well be any other European heritage.

Clearly you don't know enough about Mormon obsession with ancestry.  Family and roots are invented and hypothesized if they do not exist.  I liked the Armenian theory for obvious reasons. 

[Caliga]

  The Mormons are indeed obsessed with ancestry (ancestral baptism ^ ), but I didn't think they were known for making shit up if they hit dead ends as part of their meticulous research...

[Admiral Yi]

Paternal grandmother's ancestry is unsure.  Adopted by somewhat crazy-ass hill folk in Idaho in the Depression.  We've thought Armenian previously (my dad looks part or wholly Jewish or Armenian, so does a lot of that side), now we are thinking Basque, or some particularly dark Welsh or Irish. 

That said,  always claimed the majority of my stock was Anglo.

Squeelus is Melungian!!

[Eddie Teach]

Mormons ... I didn't think they were known for making shit up

[Caliga]

 

[Queequeg]

The Mormons are indeed obsessed with ancestry (ancestral baptism ^ ), but I didn't think they were known for making shit up if they hit dead ends as part of their meticulous research...

In retrospect, the fact that my grandmother is a disturbed individual likely has more to do with it than her creed.  Always kind of thought it was the Mormon thing, though. 

[Tamas]

In my current Armenia game in EU: Rome, a scythian dude grabbed the throne in civil war

His grandson has armenian culture however, so things should be back to normal in two generations.

[citizen k]

Paternal grandmother's ancestry is unsure.  Adopted by somewhat crazy-ass hill folk in Idaho in the Depression.  We've thought Armenian previously (my dad looks part or wholly Jewish or Armenian, so does a lot of that side), now we are thinking Basque,

I'm familiar with Idaho history and the Basque ancestry is entirely plausible.

[citizen k]

http://www.basquemuseum.com/museum.asp