Subject: Genealogy One Liners This was sent to me by a newfound and very dear cousin! I thought the list would enjoy them! > > 1. My family coat of arms ties at the back....is that normal? > > 2. My family tree is a few branches short! All help appreciated. > > 3. My ancestors must be in a witness protection program! > > 4. Shake your family tree and watch the nuts fall! > > 5. My hobby is genealogy, I raise dust bunnies as pets. > > 6. How can one ancestor cause so much TROUBLE?? > > 7. I looked into my family tree and found out I was a sap. > > 8. I'm not stuck, I'm ancestrally challenged. > > 9. I'm searching for myself; Have you seen me? > > 10. If only people came with pull-down menus and on-line help. > > 11. Isn't genealogy fun? The answer to one problem leads to two more! > > 12. It's 2000... Do you know where your-Gr-Gr-Grandparents are? > > 13. A family reunion is an effective form of birth control. > > 14. A family tree can wither if nobody tends it's roots. > > 15. A new cousin a day keeps the boredom away. > > 16. After 30 days, unclaimed ancestors will be adopted. > > 17. Am I the only person up my tree... sure seems like it. > > 18. Any family tree produces some lemons, some nuts and a few bad > > apples. > > 19. Can a first cousin once removed..RETURN? > > 20. FLOOR: The place for storing your priceless genealogy records. > > 21. Gene-Allergy: It's a contagious disease, but I love it. > > 22. Genealogists are time unravelers. > > 23. Genealogy is like playing hide and seek: They hide... I seek! > > 24. Genealogy: Tracing yourself back to better people. > > 25. "Crazy" is a relative term in my family. > > 26. A pack rat is hard to live with, but makes a fine ancestor. > > 27. I want to find ALL of them! So far I only have a few thousand. > > 28. I Should have asked them BEFORE they died! > > 29. I think my ancestors had several "Bad heir" days. > > 30. I'm always late. My ancestors arrived on the JUNEflower. > > 31. Only a Genealogist regards a step backwards as progress. > > 32. Share your knowledge; it is a way to achieve immortality. > > 33. Heredity: Everyone believes in it until their children act like > > fools! > > 34. It's an unusual family that hath neither a lady of the evening or > > thief. > > 35. Many a family tree needs pruning. > > 36. Shh! Be very, very quiet.... I'm hunting forebears. > > 37. Snobs talk as if they had begotten their own ancestors! > > 38. That's strange: half my ancestors are WOMEN! > > 39. I'm not sick, I've just got fading genes. > > 40. Genealogists live in the past lane. > > 41. Cousins marrying cousins: Very tangled roots! > > 42. Cousins marrying cousins: A non-branching family tree. > > 43. All right! Everybody out of the gene pool! > > 44. Always willing to share my ignorance... > > 45. Documentation... The hard part.. > > 46. Genealogy: Chasing your own tale! > > 47. Genealogy... will I ever find time to mow the lawn again? > > 48. All the really important information is on that missing page > > 49. I researched my family tree... and apparently I don't exist! > > 50. SO MANY ANCESTORS...........................SO LITTLE TIME! Enjoy! Jan