no recent ethnic herbivores
in my family. apart from me getting a burglary caution in my somewhat tempestuous teenage years.

to find the one blight, we have to go back some years to find a nice relative of mine called Judge Jefferies - or 'the hanging judge' as he came to be fondly nicknamed.

after sentancing 282 men to death for crimes that would now see you detained for thirty minutes by a community support officer in what came to be known as 'the bloody assizes', and transporting many more to barbados to help in the growing sugar trade, he eventually had issues with the 'regime change' at the end of James IIs reign and died in the Tower after attempting to flee the country

'JJ' was a brilliant lawyer, but drank too much - probably to dull the pain from the chronic kindey stones he had.

However, he did have a somewhat glowing career...

he was called to the Bar at the age of 20, and got himself elected Common Sergeant of the City of London three years later. He was knighted in 1677.

he also had a tremendous singing voice.

not so much a black sheep - more like a scarlet robed pale faced sheep of death.
(magictorch, Thu 20 Jan 2005, 8:28, Reply)