Sympathy please - I just found out I'm Dubya's 6th cousin.

[qb]

The relationship goes back to Benjamin Franklin Pierce (Ma Bush was a Pierce).

[Richardo]

1. Hawkeye?!?!

:D

So, seriously - being a 6th cousin puts you where in line-of-succession to the throne?

[qb]

7. Oops! I meant Franklin Pierce

[bif]

2. I'd keep it sort of quiet

If I was related to the closed head injury case in the White House.

[liberalhistorian]

3. Back, BACK, THOU

EVIL ONE (making sign of cross), get thee away from us pure, undefiled Americans NOW!!!

Whoa, you have my utmost sympathies, my friend! Even though it's the morning, if I were you, I'd go find a bottle of Jack Daniels and drink it all down in one gulp. THAT would certainly take your mind off this most distressing news, lol!

[Drifter]

4. Look into a ...

DNA-ectomy. Perhaps they can isolate and scrape out all the crappy Bush genes, and replace them with human genes.

don't worry, since you are finding this out now (and not at the family reunion you go to each year), you are far enough removed.

Either that or you can just wear a disguise from now on so no one will tease you.

Cheers
Drifter

[Zuni]

5. No big deal

You should meet some of my relatives! I try to forget some of my kin. It helps with self esteem.

[Cappurr]

6. Don't worry....

There is a long-time, very active DUer who is even closer related. I will not reveal his/her name for protection of the innocent.

Think of it this way....doesn't that make you related to the Queen of England? (Not that that would necessarily cheer the hell out of me) But we don't pick our families. Unless you believe Sylvia the psychic who says we do. :shrug:

[XNASA]

8. Not to worry. w* can't count past 3, maybe 4.

So 6 is out of the question.

[emad]

9. Thank your lucky stars it's not the Sharp family or that halfwit

William Stamps Farish III that you're related to. Even as a ninth counsin thrice removed I'd say there was absolutely NO HOPE for you or your descendants.....

[wryter2000]

10. You've taken the first step

Admitting the problem. I forsee a complete recovery.

[izzie]

11. Are you sure? Did you do the study?

The names can drive you nuts and when you have a family of say 5 boys all haveing 6 or so children, names really become fun. Also they would have a child that died and then name next the same name. Drives one nuts. Your gene pool my be safe. Keep checking

[qb]

12. Done by a relative who' s a total geneology fanatic.

t's & i's crossed & dotted, respectively.

[boxster]

13. That's it. I can't vote for you!

Sorry, I just had to. }(

[Padraig18]

14. You have my deepest sympathies.

Have you considered an excorcism? :P

[THUNDER HANDS]

15. don't worry

There were (2) Bush's on the Mayflower, I'm sure at this point at least 15-20% of the nation is somehow related to Bush.

[CBHagman]

16. Oh, you poor thing!

How horrible for you!

However, remember that none of this is your fault. Pesky mating practices! :-)

[pansypoo53219]

17. don't think of it as being related to the Twit

think of being related to Franklin Pierce. and aren't there MORE divisions between you than 6?i mean it is 6 from pierce, but has to be way more lines between you and the twit.

gee, if i am how many times removed from Lincoln, who could i be related to?