-----Original Message----- From: Doug Bird <birddoug@svol.org> To: MIOAKLAN-L@rootsweb.com <MIOAKLAN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, January 16, 2000 7:02 PM Subject: [MIOAKLAN] Genealogy haha >Ever tried to trace your family tree? Even if you aren't into >> > genealogy, these are fun. >> > >> > >> > Can a first cousin, once removed, return? >> > >> > Cemetery: (n) A marble orchard not to be taken for granite. >> > >> > Crazy.... is a relative term in MY family. >> > >> > Genealogy: It's all relative in the end anyway. >> > >> > Genealogy: Tracing yourself back to better people. >> > >> > I trace my family history so I will know who to blame. >> > >> > It's hard to be humble with ancestors like mine! >> > >> > Life takes it's toll. Have exact change ready! >> > >> > Searching for lost relatives? Win the Lottery! >> > >> > That's strange; half my ancestors are WOMEN! >> > >> > Do I even WANT ancestors? >> > >> > Some I found I wish I could lose. >> > >> > Every family tree has some sap in it. >> > >> > FLOOR: (n) The place for storing your priceless genealogy records. >> > >> > Friends come and go, but relatives tend to accumulate. >> > >> > Genealogists never die, they just lose their roots. >> > >> > Genealogy: A hay stack full of needles. It's the threads I need. >> > >> > Genealogy: Collecting dead relatives and sometimes a live cousin! >> > >> > Genealogy: Where you confuse the dead and irritate the living. >> > >> > Heredity: Everyone believes in it until their children act like fools! >> > >> > I think my family tree is a few branches short of full bloom. >> > >> > Life is lived forwards, but understood backwards. >> > >> > My ancestors are hiding in a witness protection program. >> > >> > My family tree is a few branches short! >> > >> > Research: What I'm doing, when I don't know what I'm doing. >> > >> > Take nothing but ancestors, leave nothing but records. >> > >> > Theory of relativity: If you go back far enough, we're all related. >