>To: ILJersey-L@rootsweb.com >From: Mary Ann Kaylor <makaylor@npwt.net> >Subject: You know you're taking genealogy too seriously if... > >Forwarding a little humor... > >> >>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. >> >>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. >> >