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Well, actually about 50,000 convicts were sent to the American colonies until American independence versus about 165,000 convicts to Australia before the gold rush of the 1850's...far more convicts were sent to America than ever went to Australia...
If I am to believe family tradition my father's family were in the household of King Anna of East Anglia (Wuffingas rule!) in the 5th century while my mother's family were in Morocco in the 4th century.Well, my paternal grandfather came here in 1912, grandmother in 1920, Maternal grandfather in 1900, and grandmother's family in the 1880's, all from Germany.
So, ..ummm, ...
Dang this short memory!
1. French warships and gunpowder saved the American rebels.
What was wrong with that post. Sheesh. You people.
[Ooops that was probably offensive and derogatory.]
You have got to be kidding me. After all the cr@p we wade through in all those "dirt vs sand" threads, THATS the post that gets people riled up????
It has been brought to my attention that my above post might offend my fellow Americans and the French alike.
1. It was not meant to be an offensive post. I think the point of the post is pretty self explanatory. The French aided us, we aided them. That American's memory is short, then the French memory is even shorter. I have nothing against the French, and the post is not meant to be taken 100% literally.
2. If anyone found it offensive. Well you might need some thicker skin. Please contact me in a PM, and we can discuss this without derailing the thread.
I don't need any membership of the forum, forming secret alliances and trying to get people have me removed as a moderator because they did not understand the post.
.. pull up your britches and deal with it...