why is it???

i honestly doubt I am related to him. but I guess I could at least dream it huh? haha😎

NYY2183 said:

what is norse? i've done little research but, not enough to tell me if my namesake is irish or scottish

NY...You have to have really thick skin to hang in the Soap Box...Everyone takes a beating, you just dish it right back (with tact ofcourse) and roll with it.

As for the Norse...Did you pay attention in World History? The great Norsemen are your ancestors (atleast they are mine) if your ancestors hail from Northern Europe!!!

jaguar75 said:

NY...You have to have really thick skin to hang in the Soap Box...Everyone takes a beating, you just dish it right back (with tact ofcourse) and roll with it.

As for the Norse...Did you pay attention in World History? The great Norsemen are your ancestors (atleast they are mine) if your ancestors hail from Northern Europe!!!

thats the thing. I know the people in my family on that side, but I have not talked to them in probably 11 years. my birth father left me and my mom and my older brother when i was 2. the rest of his family just slowly pulled themselves away from me and my mom and brother. and yes i payed attention in school. but i don't ever remember talking or hearing about the norsemen. but the school system here in odessa is a crying shame. (LITERALLY)

NYY2183 said:

thats the thing. I know the people in my family on that side, but I have not talked to them in probably 11 years. my birth father left me and my mom and my older brother when i was 2. the rest of his family just slowly pulled themselves away from me and my mom and brother. and yes i payed attention in school. but i don't ever remember talking or hearing about the norsemen. but the school system here in odessa is a crying shame. (LITERALLY)

The other name that the Norsemen are commonly refered to as are Vikings...Does that name ring a bell?

oh, forgive me for not remembering something i probably studied 3-4 yrs. ago. and yes, the vikings do ring a bell.

NYY2183 said:

oh, forgive me for not remembering something i probably studied 3-4 yrs. ago. and yes, the vikings do ring a bell.

3 or 4 years ago...how old are you? This is Highschool stuff...more like 10 to 15 years ago for me!!! (Yes...I am getting to be an old [censored])!

MountainPro said:

call it what you want, i'll call it a spoke breaker...

btw, i am not in any club, not with you not with anyone...i would happily cut all of you on this forum with my schythes if you try and over take me in a traffic jam...😄 ....i really have those things you know...

You don't look so tough in your pic (avatar) 🙄 "Spoke breaker", thats a good one 😄

my age is of no concern here. and i could care less about how old you are.

NYY2183 said:

my age is of no concern here. and i could care less about how old you are.

There's alot of old "codger's" here. Technically, I'm one of them. Don't sweat it but, we do have some strong words in this soapbox. That is what it is for 🙂

NYY2183 said:

my age is of no concern here. and i could care less about how old you are.

lemme guess, your 21 and you'll be 22 on October 21st. ?

davidmc said:

You don't look so tough in your pic (avatar) 🙄

my avatar is (was) one of the toughest in the business...

A lot of names in Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales are of Norse or Norwegian origin because of the Norse occupation of the British costal fringes between 700ad and 1200ad. Most settled as farmers and rasied a family and thier names are still prevalent today.

Hoy does sound Norse rather that Gaelic but the spelling would have changed over the years so it is hard to say.

this site may give you some insight....its a complicated affair however...good luck

freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.comhowe.htmlOpen ↗

MountainPro said:

lemme guess, your 21 and you'll be 22 on October 21st. ?

WOW! THANKS FOR REMINDING ME! I ALMOST FORGOT!:eek:

MountainPro said:

A lot of names in Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales are of Norse or Norwegian origin because of the Norse occupation of the British costal fringes between 700ad and 1200ad. Most settled as farmers and rasied a family and thier names are still prevalent today.

Hoy does sound Norse rather that Gaelic but the spelling would have changed over the years so it is hard to say.

this site may give you some insight....its a complicated affair however...good luck

freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.comhowe.htmlOpen ↗

Thanks for the site mountainpro. and for all the info in general. your avatar is Marco Pantani right? El Pirata?

I talked with my brother and he said that our last name is Scottish. little did i know that he did some research of his own a long time ago.

NYY2183 said:

your avatar is Marco Pantani right? El Pirata?

correct...the Giro doesnt seem the same these days without him...

Yea, I thought it was. I read about him in my Bicycling magazine. really tragic. why is it that all the extrodinary people in this world always seem to have a very very dark side to them?

NYY2183 said:

I talked with my brother and he said that our last name is Scottish. little did i know that he did some research of his own a long time ago.

Great...just what we need...another skirt around here.. 🙄

zapper said:

Great...just what we need...another skirt around here.. 🙄

wow, so original....tell me. is it hard to be an a-hole..hahaha😄

NYY2183 said:

wow, so original....tell me. is it hard to be an a-hole..hahaha😄

No...for some it comes quite naturally.... :p