-----Original Message----- From: Storm See <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, December 11, 1999 1:56 AM Subject: Black sheep > Black Sheep > >The Smith's were proud of their family tradition. Their ancestors had >come to America on the Mayflower. They had included Senators and Wall Street >wizards. >They decided to compile a family history, a legacy for their children >and grandchildren. They hired a fine author. Only one problem arose -- >how to handle that great-uncle George, who was executed in the electric >chair. >The author said he could handle the story tactfully. >The book appeared. It said "Great-uncle George occupied a chair of >applied electronics at an important government institution, was attached >to his position by the strongest of ties, and his death came as a great >shock." > > >