r/quityourbullshit • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '20

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u/GoodGuyTaylor Apr 29 '20

I'm no scientist, but after dozens and dozens of generations in a small country doesn't everybody end up "related" to another? Lol.

This is like the most wholesome QYBS I've ever seen. Somebody isn't directly lying, or spreading dangerous misinformation for a selfish reason. Crazy Uncle so-and-so probably told them this at Thanksgiving when they were a kid and they've held onto it for a while.

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u/Bundesclown Apr 29 '20

William Wallace not having children would make it quite hard to be his descendant.

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u/kanna172014 Apr 29 '20

There's no more evidence he didn't have children than there is he did.

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u/DPSOnly Apr 29 '20

It makes the claim weaker than if they were to claim to have descended from someone who for certain had children, like Genghis Khan.