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[MIMIC]

No, not an obsession with floppies.

If you guessed "lineage," then you are correct!

DERRY, N.H. (AP) Irish roots would be a political advantage in Massachusetts, but U.S. Sen. John Kerry says he's always corrected people who look at his last name and assume he has them. But a local historian thinks he might be wrong.

Derry town historian Richard Holmes said he's traced Kerry's lineage to an Irish immigrant believed to have introduced the potato to America.

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Holmes said he also found Kerry has a distant family connection with pop diva Britney Spears and President Franklin Pierce, a New Hampshire native.

Boston Globe/AP

Fortunately for Kerry (politically speaking), Britney is a Bush gal.

 

[OmniGamer]

Derry town historian Richard Holmes said he's traced Kerry's lineage to an Irish immigrant believed to have introduced the potato to America.

So he's from a potato family, and his wife is the ketchup lady?

 

[Hitokage]

But the real question is...

How many steps apart are John Kerry and Kevin Bacon?

 

[levious]

didn't the potato originate from South America? Peru I think.

 

[Tekky]

I like bacon bits on my baked potato.

 

[Desperado]

baked potato + sour cream + bacon bits + cheese = HEAVEN

 

[AlphaSnake]

baked potato + sour cream + bacon bits + cheese = HEAVEN

I think you meant "HEART ATTACK."

 

[StoOgE]

I think you meant "HEART ATTACK."

living people dont get into heaven.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

living people dont get into heaven.

Jesus did, and he didn't eat baked potatoes.

 

[sprsk]

omg franklin pierce???? so am i!!!


john kerry is distantly related to me!

 

[ConfusingJazz]

omg franklin pierce???? so am i!!!


john kerry is distantly related to me!

Go mooch off him then. See if he will let you stay on his couch or something while he is away. Its not like he is using it right now.