Hi everyone, I think that from time to time we all need a little distraction and humour in lives. Especially when we are researching our brick walls and we feel like all we are doing is running into the wall rather then climbing over it. I hope that everyone enjoys this genealogy joke. Carol Gabriel List Admin "The Thorsen's were proud of their family tradition. Their ancestors had come to America on the Restauration (the first ship bringing Norwegians to America). Their line had included Senators and Wall Street Wizards. Now they decided to compile a family history, a legacy for their children. They hired a fine author. Only one problem arose - how to handle that great-uncle who was executed in the electric chair. The author said that he could handle that chapter of history tactfully. The book appeared. It said that Great-Uncle Johannes occupied a chair of applied electronics at an important government institution. He was attached to his position by the strongest of ties. His death came as a real shock."