Thank you for sharing this with the group. Standswithfist1@aol.com wrote: > This is just for a chuckle for your day, not meant to offend anyone. Also > sent to multiple so I apologize if you get it more than once. > > Recovering the Family Skeleton > > You are working on your family genealogy and for sake of example, let's say > that your great-great uncle, Remus Starr, a fellow lacking in character, was > hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in 1889. > > A cousin has supplied you with the only known photograph of Remus, showing > him standing on the gallows. On the back of the picture are the words: > > "Remus Starr: Horse thief, sent to Montana Territorial Prison, 1885. > Escaped 1887, robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton > detectives, convicted and hanged, 1889." > > Pretty grim situation, right? But let's revise things a bit. We simply crop > the picture, scan in an enlarged image and edit it with image processing > software so that all that is seen is a head shot. > > Next we rewrite the text: > > "Remus Starr was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory. His business > empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate > dealings with the Montana Railroad. Beginning in 1885, he devoted several > years of his life to service at a government facility, finally taking leave > to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a > vital investigation run the by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In > 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic function held in his honor > when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed."