Happy Holidays everyone! Here's a chuckle to ring in the New Year! Putting ancestors in the best possible light! > > The Smith's were proud of their family tradition. Their ancestors had come > to America on the Mayflower. They had included senators and Wall Street > wizards. > > They decided to compile a family history, a legacy for their children and > grandchildren. They hired a fine author. Only one problem arose -- how to > handle that great-uncle George, who was executed in the electric chair. > > The author said he could handle the story tactfully. > > The book appeared. It said "Great-uncle George occupied a chair of applied > electronics at an important government institution, was attached to his > position by the strongest of ties, and his death came as a great shock." >