WHAT IS A GENEALOGIST? A full-time detective A thorough historian An inveterate snoop A confirmed diplomat A keen observer A hardened sceptic An apt biographer A qualified linguist A part-time lawyer A studious sociologist An accurate reporter An hieroglyphics expert, AND . . . A complete nut! Previously published in RootsWeb Review: Vol. 5, No. 4, 23 January 2002. Thanks to Andrew Billinghurst [email protected] who says he saw it on the [email protected] mailing list.