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Charleston man who dons pharaoh garb gets DNA results linking him to Ramesses III |
2019-03-25 |
[Charleston Post & Courier] Robert Ross retired as a management analyst with the U.S. General Accounting Office in Chicago, moved back to Charleston and currently works as a sexton at Morris Street Baptist Church. Sez right here.... But most people probably recognize him for the distinctive black-and-gold Pharaoh headdress he often wears around town to express his passion for ancient Egypt. In other words, he’s been wearing it long before a 23andMe letter arrived in January analyzing his DNA ‐ a letter that would move him to tears and confirm his many years of work. "You share an ancient paternal lineage with Pharaoh Ramesses III," it read. "You and Ramesses III share an ancient paternal-line ancestor who probably lived in north Africa or western Asia." Ross was ecstatic. "When I first read it, I was so happy, and I was just so glad," he said. "Then I thought, ’No wonder I’m re-enacting and doing certain things that’s sort of unexplainable. It’s all part of the gene!’" |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#10 Taken to court for reparations by descendants of pyramid slaves? |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-03-25 18:41 |
#9 No picture of Steve Martin? I mean, it's not the same Pharaoh, but still... |
Posted by: charger 2019-03-25 18:33 |
#8 Pharaoh? ppfft...there's KKKKAAAAHHHHNNNNNN. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-03-25 18:25 |
#7 May be as weak as Fauxchahontas' claim but it's hundreds of generations further back. |
Posted by: Glenmore 2019-03-25 16:23 |
#6 Okay Mr. Fool....reparations right after you finish building his pyramid. 8^) |
Posted by: AlanC 2019-03-25 13:14 |
#5 I think I am a descendant of one of his slaves. I demand reparations from Mr. Ross! |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2019-03-25 11:08 |
#4 Ramesses III probably fathered a whole lot of children, doesn't mean that Mr. Ross has any claim on Egypt's throne. |
Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-03-25 10:52 |
#3 this is about as weak as the Elizabeth Warren linkage to some south American who lived in the 1600s almost everyone who reads Rantburg has some ancestor who lived in north Africa or western Asia and whose descendants include both Ramses III and millions of his servants, slaves and functionaries |
Posted by: lord garth 2019-03-25 08:43 |
#2 Meh. Think I'd rather be related to Chief Greenberg. |
Posted by: Bugs Hupump1825 2019-03-25 07:33 |
#1 "...Forget it, Jake. It's Charleston." Mike |
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2019-03-25 06:15 |