The list has been pretty quiet, so thought you might enjoy a little German humor. This is a poem I found in front of a history book at the Guthrie County, Iowa genealogical library: The Puzzled Census Taker "Got any boys?" the marshal said To a lady from over the Rhine; And the lady shook her flaxen head, And civilly answered, "Nein!" "Got any girls?" the marshal said To a lady from over the Rhine; And again the lady shook her head, And civilly answered, "Nein!" "But some are dead?" the marshal said To a lady from over the Rhine; And the lady shook her head, And civilly answered, "Nein!" "Husband of course?" the marshal said To a lady from over the Rhine; And the lady shook her flaxen head, And civilly answered, "Nein!" "The devil you have!?" the marshal said To a lady from over the Rhine; And the lady shook her flaxen head, And civilly answered, "Nein!" "Now what do you mean by shaking your head, And always answering 'Nine'?" "Ich kann nicht Englisch!" civilly said The lady from over the Rhine. by John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887)