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From: Betty Lou Riley <>
Subject: [OHADAMS-L] Fwd: You Know You're Taking Genealogy Too Seriously If.....
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 18:05:57 -0400


Found this on another list and thought you might like alittle Break!!

> .....You Know You're Taking Genealogy Too Seriously If.....
>*********************************************************************
>
>You are the only person to show up at the cemetery research party with a
>shovel.
>
>In order to put the "final touches" on your genealogical research,
>you've asked all of your closest relatives to provide DNA samples.
>
>You were instrumental in having "non-genealogical use of the genealogy
>room copy machine" classified as a federal hate crime.
>
>Your house leans slightly toward the side where your genealogical
>records are stored.
>
>You decided to take a two-week break from genealogy, and the U.S. Postal
>Office immediately laid off 1,500 employees.
>
>Out of respect for your best friend's unquestioned reputation for
>honesty and integrity, you are willing to turn off that noisy
>surveillance camera while she reviews your 57 genealogical research
>notebooks in your home. The armed security guard, however, will remain.
>
>You plod merrily along "refining" your recently published family
>history, blissfully unaware that the number of errata pages now far
>exceeds the number of pages in your original publication.
>
>During an ice storm and power outage, you ignore the pleas of your
>shivering spouse and place your last quilt around that 1886 photograph
>of dear Uncle George.
>
>The most recent document in your "Missing Ancestors" file is a 36-page
>contract between you and Johnson Billboard Advertising Company.
>
>Ed McMahon, several t.v. cameras and an envelope from Publishers
>Clearing House arrive at your front door on Super Bowl Sunday, and the
>first thing you say is, "Are you related to the McMahons of Ohio?"
>
>"A Loving Family" and "Financial Security" have moved up to second and
>third, respectively, on your list of life's goals, but still lag far
>behind "Owning My Own Microfilm Reader."
>
>A magical genie appears and agrees to grant your any one wish, and you
>ask that the 1890 census be restored.
>
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