Genealogy Humour ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Boston Globe ombudsman Jack Thomas wrote a column about obituaries and noted that he had quoted his late father-in-law in a recent obituary this way: "I once paid $200 to have my family history looked up, and then $500 to have it hushed up." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pepsi abruptly halted an advertising campaign in China, Business Wire said, when it was realized that the slogan Come Alive with the Pepsi Generation "when translated into Chinese became 'Pepsi Brings Your Ancestors Back From the Grave'." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Glenda R. Wilson wrwgrw@earthlink.net Cumberland, Indiana USA