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Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne is a guy who's trying to remember his past and figure out who he is because he suffers from amnesia.
In his quest, he was informed that his real name is David Webb and he was born in Nixa Missouri but he seems to totally ignore that, or at least they don't depict him trying to glean anything from this.
So I'm here to help fill in the blanks, like it or not. No spoiler warning.
Webb is an occupational family name meaning (in O.E.) "weaver". OK, so Jason/David's family is from the British Isles. He looks pretty Irish.
Nixa Missouri is in the Ozark Mountains. In 1717, the Ulster-Scots aka Scots-Irish began to move to the area which was  mostly abandoned by the indigenous populatation during a famine in the 13th century.


the Ozarks, a mix of the Shire and Rivendell

Rich, slave-owning planters on the South Coast called the new inhabitants "hillbillies" because, as Protestants back in the British Isles, they had supported William III of Orange (Billy) and lived in the hills.

 
William III of Orange

Posted by Eric Brightwell on August 13, 2007 at 10:05pm | Post a Comment

The Glimmer Man

Two Good Cops. One Bad Situation
 



Warner Home Video 14479
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