A Rochdale resident has announced he’s suing Ancestory.com after a DNA test showed he shares 60% of his DNA with a banana.
He’s citing inaccuracies in the data namely, that he’s not a banana as his grounds for suing.
James Dixon of Rochdale took the test to prove how British he is. He told The Rochdale Herald, “I’m a true English patriot. My family have lived at the same council house in Rochdale for the past 500 years.
I took the test ‘cos my mate told me he was more English than me. Then it came back and showed that I’m 60% banana. That’s just rubbish. I’ve never been to banana land and neither have my family. Ancestory.com are making out I’m a fruit.”
Dixon admits the finding has left him with mixed emotions having always believed his family were pure born English men. He also admits feelings of resentment towards his mum,”Can’t believe she did it with a banana. My dad’s devastated at the news.
The worst part is knowing I’m not really English but came off a banana boat. I’m going on the Jeremy Kyle show to get a proper opinion.”
Dr Frederick Seddon of Rochdale College said, “I tried explaining how genetics works but gave up. His DNA test showed he’s 98% chimp but I’d advise him that that’s wrong as based on his understanding of science he’s about 102% chimp.”
