A bit of genealogical levity from another list ... I resemble these remarks. %^) > You Know You're Taking Genealogy Too Seriously If... > > > > You are the only person to show up at the cemetery research party > > with a shovel. > > > > To put the "final touches" on your genealogical research, you've > > asked all of your closest relatives to provide DNA samples. > > > > You were instrumental in having "non-genealogical use of the > > genealogy room copy machine" classified as a federal hate crime. > > > > Your house leans slightly toward the side where your genealogical > > records are stored. > > > > You decided to take a two-week break from genealogy, and the U.S. > > Postal Office immediately laid off 1,500 employees. > > > > Out of respect for your best friend's unquestioned reputation for > > honesty and integrity, you are willing to turn off that noisy > > surveillance camera while she reviews your 57 genealogical research > > notebooks in your home. The armed security guard, however, will > > remain. > > > > You plod merrily along "refining" your recently published family > > history, blissfully unaware that the number of errata pages now far > > exceeds the number of pages in your original publication. > > > > During an ice storm and power outage, you ignore the pleas of your > > shivering spouse and place your last quilt around that 1886 > > photograph of dear Uncle George. > > > > The most recent document in your "Missing Ancestors" file is a > > 36-page contract between you and Johnson Billboard Advertising > > Company. > > > > Ed McMahon, several t.v. cameras and an envelope from Publishers > > Clearing House arrive at your front door on Super Bowl Sunday, and > > the first thing you say is, "Are you related to the McMahons of > > Ohio?" > > > > "A Loving Family" and "Financial Security" have moved up to second > > and third, respectively, on your list of life's goals, but still lag > > far behind "Owning My Own Microfilm Reader." > > > > A magical genie appears and agrees to grant your any one wish, and > > you ask that the 1890 census be restored.