Movies 2026: Shame and Money

[Kepler]

TIL Vasquez, the "you ever been mistaken for a man?" Marine in Aliens, was John Connor's foster mom in T2 who runs her knife arm through his foster dad's head. God bless Jenette Goldstein.

 

[rufus]

TIL Vasquez, the "you ever been mistaken for a man?" Marine in Aliens, was John Connor's foster mom in T2 who runs her knife arm through his foster dad's head. God bless Jenette Goldstein.

She was also in Titanic as the Irish mother putting her children to bed as the ship was sinking.

 

[Kepler]

She was also in Titanic as the Irish mother putting her children to bed as the ship was sinking.

She is Irish. And Jewish. Via Morocco.

Huh.

 

[Slap Shot]

She is Irish. And Jewish. Via Morocco.

Huh.

I'm of Norwegian, Swedish, German and Danish grandparents. Uff da!

 

[Kepler]

I'm of Norwegian, Swedish, German and Danish grandparents. Uff da!

Any nieces?

 

[Slap Shot]

Any nieces?

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

I'm of Norwegian, Swedish, German and Danish grandparents. Uff da!

So, lots of blonde.

Alsace (Franco-German, mom), English (mom), Irish (mom), PA Dutch/Swiss Calvinist (with a multi-decade jaunt through Ontario, mom), Slovak (dad), Czech (dad), Hungarian (both dad).

And somehow I ended up dark blond (with a hint of red in my beard, which is clearly 100% Irish).

My mom's pot pie looks something like this. 100% Mennonite.

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

I'm of Norwegian, Swedish, German and Danish grandparents. Uff da!

So, lots of blonde.

Alsace (Franco-German, mom), English (mom), Irish (mom), PA Dutch/Swiss Calvinist (with a multi-decade jaunt through Ontario, mom), Slovak (dad), Czech (dad), Hungarian (both dad).

And somehow I ended up dark blond (with a hint of red in my beard, which is clearly 100% Irish).

My mom's "pot pie" looks something like this. 100% Mennonite.

 

[state of hockey]

She is Irish. And Jewish. Via Morocco.

Huh.

A lot of Moroccans have Sephardic Jew in their ancestry.

 

[Kepler]

A lot of Moroccans have Sephardic Jew in their ancestry.

Irish Sephardic Jew?

• It is reported that some London diamond merchants moved to Ireland in the mid 18th century due to war (possibly the War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-1748) which disrupted the East India trade. Possibly shipping to Ireland rather than England was safer from French attack.
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• Sephardic Jews also settle in Cork, drawn by commercial opportunities in the port city. Cork was the last stop for ships travelling from Britain to Americas to take on fresh food and water.

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

I'm of Norwegian, Swedish, German and Danish grandparents. Uff da!

I thought that was me too, turns out there's a heck of a lot of French there too.

can't complain, this is what qualifies me for canuck citizenship