> > You know you are taking genealogy too seriously if............. > > You are the only one 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 decide to take a two-week break from genealogy, and the U.S. Postal > office immediately laid off l,500 employees. > > You plod merrily along "refining" your recently published family history, > blissfully unaware > that the number of extra 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 > placed your last quilt around that l886 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 TV cameras, and an envelope from Publishers > Clearinghouse arrive at your front door on Superbowl 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 you any one wish, and you ask > that the 1901 census be restored. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 19/04/2002