> 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > Ed McMahon, several t.v. cameras and an envelope from Publishers Clearing > House arrive at your front door on Super Bowl Sunday, amd 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. >