I am a 4th Cousin Once Removed of Barack Hussein Obama
April 1st 2009 17:45
Barack Hussein Obama is descended from a long line of bubblegum chewers. Thinking back to my own love of bubblegum, I should have known we were related.
If we trace back through the Dunham family tree, beginning with Ann Dunham, Barack's mother, we can see a common lineage with the ancestors of the Bell family.
I went all day without being sucked into any April Fools Day pranks. When YouTube videos were being displayed upside down I cottoned on straight away, thinking "oh that will be an April Fools gag". A particularly vain friend of mine announced they had shaved their head and it was obvious it was just a prank.
But when a Family Tree application on Facebook sent me a notification saying I was related to Obama, I thought "oh really, thats interesting, I wonder which branch links us?"
D'oh!
Well it didnt seem impossible . . .
I totally got punked!
Heres the graphic of the ficticious tree:
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Comment by Spike 2
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Comment by Janet Collins
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I had always wondered what the "first removed" actually meant before that.
Sounds like this prank got you going for a minute there?
Comment by Morgan Bell
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you couldnt say that on a cricket pitch
hi Janet,
yeah i remember your post actually
i think the family tree graphic was indicating Obama was cousins with my mum or something
this prank totally had me going!
Comment by Samantha Elley
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I was very suspicious straight away as I already know my family tree and the great-grandparents just didn't look familiar.
Comment by Morgan Bell
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maybe thats why i got so sucked in - i dont know anything about my family tree!
actually i noticed another one of my friends got a similar notification
i guess we are all just one big happy Obama family, cuz
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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How could you get sucked in like that.
Afterall, I'm his brother apparently - and I don't recall us ever meeting.
Comment by Morgan Bell
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im more gullible than i think i am! haha
good to see youre being level-headed about it all . . .
Comment by samaritan
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The only April Fools Day joke played on me was my two sons said "We don't love you anymore" as I dropped them off at school. Said, mind you, with huge grins on their faces. I don't think they actually even wanted to trick me, it was just the best April Fools joke they could think of at the time.
Samaritan
Comment by Jason King
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Comment by Postmodern Critic
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I looove Obama...
I got fooled by this blogger who I am following on twitter who pretended to abandon his project of traveling all around the world, since he had come to the conclusion that he really hated every part of the world which was not American. I guess it was a bit overdone, but I didn't know him well enough to realise it was a joke, hehehe. Then I read the comments and it all got put into context.
Comment by The wonderful Peter Yang
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Stay healthy and loose weight
Cool
Cheers
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Comment by Morgan Bell
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we dont love you anymore . . . cruel and unusual! haha
hi Jason, i always knew you were a princes . . .
hi PoMo,
i wouldnt expect a world traveller to choose america as their ultimate country . . . although stranger things have happened!
hi Peter Yang,
thanks for the comment buddy!
hi Ruby,
haha yeah ive noticed the capitalising of HUSSEIN has died off ever since he won the election, i guess its only fun to imply someone is a terrorist on the campaign trail?
hi alt_ed,
you pick up on every subtlety!
Comment by Postmodern Critic
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Comment by Morgan Bell
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i think you definately qualify as a world traveller!
i guess there are good and bad parts of any country!
Comment by Lady Henrietta Muddling
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I heard on the grapevine that you were an ugly bitch. That doesn't surprise me. You have an ugly soul.
Comment by alt_ed
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I heard on the grapevine that you were an ugly bitch. That doesn't surprise me. You have an ugly soul.
David is there any reason you've written about Morgan's looks in past tense? Are you suggesting that perhaps, unlike yourself, she's grown more attractive with age?
Comment by Morgan Bell
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wouldnt you require a group of friends to be able to hear things on a grapevine?
i thought you were leaving the orble network?
well hurry and and pack your bags and fuck off, youre sounding like a broken record or a poisoned fly in its last throws or death . . . you are an annoying juvenile jealous pest . . . buzz, buzz, crackle, crackle *groan*
ps: i dont believe in souls, so that was a fairly impotent insult
hi alt_ed,
you know, in contrast with David, you seem like a mature considerate well-spoken young man . . . and thats saying something!
and they say it is the younger generation that is disrespectful . . . i guess those people havent seen the behaviour of some of orbles oldies, well one in particular . . .
Comment by RubySoho
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Comment by Morgan Bell
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it really is most appropriate in this instance . . .
Comment by Michaelie
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Morgan, I am terrifed every April 1st, to the point where I would prefer to stay home hermit like until noon.
But I can't believe you fell for this, even a bit - you duffer!
Comment by Morgan Bell
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oh i wish you were here more regularly, forget real life, come hang out on Orble man!
HERE is an April Fools about Atheists and Scientologists joining forces . . . im sure we will see an article about it on MyApologetics soon