All about yourself!

[Gabu]

It would be interesting to post some sort of demographics from the forum.

Sadly, I'm too lazy to do so at the present time.

[frenger]

I noticed a lot of Lutheranism is probabily the biggest denomination here.

I a lot more papists, including myself, by my count.

Sorry, my bad. But in fact, the biggest religion here is "none".

[J-Mann]

Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race/ethnic compostion: Irish, German, and some would say a touch of Mexican

Religion: Roman Catholic
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 145 lbs
Location: Manhattan, KS
Where you were born: Salina, KS
Occupation: Student; double major in political science, history; applying to graduate schools for a PhD

Person you most admire: this was a tough one...probably John Paul II
Favorite Band: Sons of the Pioneers
Favorite President: Washington
Favorite Sports team: the Kansas State Wildcats, of course
Your other interests: cartooning, writing, reading, reading, and reading

And by the way, I'm a bit taken aback that there are so many under 18-year-olds on this forum.  They're less knowledgeable, no doubt (simply by default, I mean no insult, guys), but it's great to have so many young people interested in politics.

[freedomburns]

Sure, I'm game.

Age: 36 or 37, I'm not sure.
Gender: Yes
Race/ethnic compostion: Half Italian/Half English  Ancestors from Genoa regioin in Italy and Cornwall region in England.
Religion:Bhuddist Rastafarian (lapsed Catholic)
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 175
Location: Berkeley, CA
Where you were born: Columbus, OH
Occupation: Medical Paralegal
Person you most admire: John Lennon/Ghandi
Favorite Band: Sean Paul
Favorite President: Abraham Lincoln
Favorite Sports team: Golden State Warriors
Your other interests: Biking, yoga, my reggae radio show on KZSC 88.1 FM for the past 18 years, epicurean adventures, telling John Ford how wrong he is.

[freedomburns]

Age: 19
Gender: Male
Race/ethnic compostion: 3/4 Irish, 1/4 French Canadian
Religion: Non-Denominational Christian (attend a methodist church)
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 145
Location: Buffalo, NY
Where you were born: Silver Spring, MD
Occupation: Student @ Buffalo State College
Person you most admire: 20th cent: CS Lewis / all-time: JC
Favorite Band: Morrissey / The Smiths
Favorite President: Eisenhower
Favorite Sports team: Baltimore Orioles / Washington Senators?
Your other interests: Golf, DJing (at WBNY 91.3 FM! Fridays 6-9 AM), card games, drums.

Ever read The Screwtape Letters, Nation?  Quite a piece of work there.

[??????????]

Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race/ethnic compostion: Irish, German, and some would say a touch of Mexican

Are you sure you're not "black Irish"? Those were Irish that mixed with Spaniards when the Spanish Armada wrecked on the Irish coast.

[Beaver]

Age: 19
Gender: Male
Race/ethnic compostion: 75% French, 25% British
Religion: Catholic
Height: 5'11
Weight: 150
Location: Quebec City, QC
Where you were born: Ottawa, ON
Occupation: Student
Person you most admire: Brian Mulroney
Favorite Band: dunno
Favorite President: Ronald Reagan
Favorite Sports team: Maple Leafs(used to live in Toronto)
Your other interests: sports, tons of other stuff

[Nation]

Age: 19
Gender: Male
Race/ethnic compostion: 3/4 Irish, 1/4 French Canadian
Religion: Non-Denominational Christian (attend a methodist church)
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 145
Location: Buffalo, NY
Where you were born: Silver Spring, MD
Occupation: Student @ Buffalo State College
Person you most admire: 20th cent: CS Lewis / all-time: JC
Favorite Band: Morrissey / The Smiths
Favorite President: Eisenhower
Favorite Sports team: Baltimore Orioles / Washington Senators?
Your other interests: Golf, DJing (at WBNY 91.3 FM! Fridays 6-9 AM), card games, drums.

Ever read The Screwtape Letters, Nation?  Quite a piece of work there.

Ahh, I've read parts of it. An amazing piece of work indeed -- Mere Christianity is one of the best books I've ever read, and his pieces on love, grief, etc always make me happy.

[raymondluxuryyacht]

Age: 23
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Deist
Height: 5'-9"
Weight: 140 lbs
Location: Clemson, SC
Birthplace: Florence, SC
Occupation: Student, Clemson University
Person Admired: George Washington
Favorite Band: None
Fave President: See above
Favorite Sports team: Clemson Tigers
Other Interests: whatever has my attention at the time

[J. J.]

Age: 23
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Deist
Height: 5'-9"
Weight: 140 lbs
Location: Clemson, SC
Birthplace: Florence, SC
Occupation: Student, Clemson University
Person Admired: George Washington
Favorite Band: None
Fave President: See above
Favorite Sports team: Clemson Tigers
Other Interests: whatever has my attention at the time

And possibly a Monty Python fan.

[raymondluxuryyacht]

Of course

[J. J.]

Of course

Throatwarbler Mangrove.

[Ronald Reagan]

Age: 13
Gender: 21
Race/ethnic compostion: White
Religion: Christian
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 144
Location: Central PA
Where you were born: PA
Occupation: Student
Person you most admire: right now - George W.
Favorite Band: ummm...
Favorite President: Ronald Reagan
Favorite Sports team: Jaguars
Your other interests:

[J. J.]

Age: 13
Gender: 21
Race/ethnic compostion: White
Religion: Christian
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 144
Location: Central PA
Where you were born: PA
Occupation: Student
Person you most admire: right now - George W.
Favorite Band: ummm...
Favorite President: Ronald Reagan
Favorite Sports team: Jaguars
Your other interests:

Welcome fellow Pennsylvanian.

[Blerpiez]

Age:14
Gender:male
Race/ethnic compostion:White/mostly British
Religion:Unitarian Universalist
Height:about 5'3''
Weight:about 105
Location: Eastern MA
Where you were born:Boston
Occupation:Student
Person you most admire:
Favorite Band:
Favorite President:TR
Favorite Sports team:Red Sox, patriots
Your other interests:reading

That's an interesting gender, Spl

[patrick1]

Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race/ethnic compostion: Irish, German, and some would say a touch of Mexican

Are you sure you're not "black Irish"? Those were Irish that mixed with Spaniards when the Spanish Armada wrecked on the Irish coast.

Myth.  Inhabitants of Western Ireland have always had a prevalence for dark hair /light eyes and geneticists believe these are the original pre-celtic inhabitants of Ireland.  The Welsh have these traits even more than Western Irish- look at Catherine Zeta Jones and Tom Jones.  There might have been a few Spanish that made it to Irish shores but they did not significantly change genes.  Interestingly, the Irish share a lot of genetic markers with the Basques.

[J-Mann]

Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race/ethnic compostion: Irish, German, and some would say a touch of Mexican

Are you sure you're not "black Irish"? Those were Irish that mixed with Spaniards when the Spanish Armada wrecked on the Irish coast.

Yeah...I'm sure I'm not "black Irish".  Mexican.

[Bogart]

Age:
Gender:
Race/ethnic compostion:
Religion:
Height:
Weight:
Location:
Where you were born:
Occupation:
Person you most admire:
Favorite Band:
Favorite President:
Favorite Sports team:
Your other interests:

Age: 33
Gender: Male
Race: Eastern European decent
Religion: raised Lutheran
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 200
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Born: Lake Geneva, WI
Occupation: Collection Manager
Person most admire:Perhaps, my dad
Favorite Band: The Dead (before, not so much now)
Favorite President: Ronald Reagan
Favorite Sports Team: Green Bay Packers (always)
Other interests: Playing my bass

[12th Doctor]

Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race/ethnic compostion: Irish, German, and some would say a touch of Mexican

Are you sure you're not "black Irish"? Those were Irish that mixed with Spaniards when the Spanish Armada wrecked on the Irish coast.

Acctaully, I heard that that was just a myth.

[12th Doctor]

Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race/ethnic compostion: Irish, German, and some would say a touch of Mexican

Are you sure you're not "black Irish"? Those were Irish that mixed with Spaniards when the Spanish Armada wrecked on the Irish coast.

Myth.  Inhabitants of Western Ireland have always had a prevalence for dark hair /light eyes and geneticists believe these are the original pre-celtic inhabitants of Ireland.  The Welsh have these traits even more than Western Irish- look at Catherine Zeta Jones and Tom Jones.  There might have been a few Spanish that made it to Irish shores but they did not significantly change genes.  Interestingly, the Irish share a lot of genetic markers with the Basques.

Yeah, that was what I heard.  And the French and the Irish carry remarkable genetic similarities that neither group shares with the English.

[Bogart]

Favorite Sports team: Green Bay Packers

There we go!

[12th Doctor]

Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race/ethnic compostion: Irish, German, and some would say a touch of Mexican

Are you sure you're not "black Irish"? Those were Irish that mixed with Spaniards when the Spanish Armada wrecked on the Irish coast.

Myth.  Inhabitants of Western Ireland have always had a prevalence for dark hair /light eyes and geneticists believe these are the original pre-celtic inhabitants of Ireland.  The Welsh have these traits even more than Western Irish- look at Catherine Zeta Jones and Tom Jones.  There might have been a few Spanish that made it to Irish shores but they did not significantly change genes.  Interestingly, the Irish share a lot of genetic markers with the Basques.

Yeah, that was what I heard.  And the French and the Irish carry remarkable genetic similarities that neither group shares with the English.

In addition:

I come from a family that is Black Irish.  My mother, grandmother and all of my great-aunts  have/had very dark hair, light eyes and light skin.

[??????????]

It's not a myth at all.

[patrick1]

It's not a myth at all.

States trust me it is a myth.  It is the probably the product of an overactive Irish imagination and love for the tall tale.  Inhabitants of Western Ireland do tend to have darker hair than E. Ireland but the complexion is usually pale and eyes light.  There are exceptions of course. 

http://www.darkfiber.com/blackirish

Many Irish had dark hair etc long before the Spanish Armada in 1588.  Genetic information points to this trait being from the original inhabitants of Ireland around 8000-9000 years ago long before the Celtic invasions.

[??????????]

It's not a myth at all.

States trust me it is a myth.  It is the probably the product of an overactive Irish imagination and love for the tall tale.  Inhabitants of Western Ireland do tend to have darker hair than E. Ireland but the complexion is usually pale and eyes light.  There are exceptions of course. 

http://www.darkfiber.com/blackirish

Many Irish had dark hair etc long before the Spanish Armada in 1588.  Genetic information points to this trait being from the original inhabitants of Ireland around 8000-9000 years ago long before the Celtic invasions.

My wife is Black Irish and can trace her roots back to Spanish Ancestors who ended up in Ireland. Her family tree is researched back to around 660 AD.