What Alan didn't say is that he's only one generation removed from that time! :-)

>I don't doubt it :o)
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>>>My ancestors go back to the Vikings so I should feel right at home, right? :o)
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>>Big deal. Mine go back way beyond the Vikings. Probably right to the cradle of civilisation, in fact. ;)
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>>>>One of the world's oldest parliaments - the Tynwald. And the Isle was occupied by Vikings. The Manx cat is a breed without a tail, you probably know. The legend has it that it's cos the Vikings used cats' tails as decoration for their helmets.
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>>>>>Simply, it is one of the places I've always wanted to visit, but haven't. :o)
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>>>>>>Did you pick it for the weather, the cool flag or the implied abundance of testosterone? ( I considered moving to the Isle of Langerhans, but since my boss is brain damaged from youthful drug abuse I can easily deceive him and claim I'm not the guy in the picture )