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Genealogy
One-Liners |
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You know you're addicted to genealogy when
you start answering all of the queries on Genforum. |
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My family tree must have been used for
firewood. |
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After months of researching your husband's
ancestors, you proudly present your hard work to your father-in-law who
says... "Yep, it's all right here in the family bible." |
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I've searched my family tree and apparently
I don't exist. |
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A real job would be nice, but it would
interfere with my genealogy. |
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You know you're addicted to genealogy if you
get locked in a library overnight and you never even notice. |
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You know you're addicted to genealogy if you
store your clothes under the bed and your closet is carefully stacked with
notebooks and journals. |
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You know you're addicted to genealogy if
you've traced every one of your ancestral lines back to Adam and Eve, have
it fully documented, and still don't want to quit. |
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Murphey's Law - Your grandmother's maiden
name, for which you've searched for years, was on an old letter in a box
in the attic all the time. |
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Murphey's Law - The only surname not found
among the three billion in the Mormon Archives is yours. |
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Murphey's Law - The 6 volume, 9,800 page
history of the county where your great-grandfather lived is not indexed.
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Old genealogists never die, they just lose
their census. |
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A new cousin a day keeps the boredom away. |
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Can a first cousin, once removed, return? |
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If your family tree doesn't fork, you might
be a redneck. |
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My family coat of arms ties at the
back.....is that normal? |
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Searching for lost relatives? Win the
Lottery. |
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My hobby is genealogy, and I raise dust
bunnies as pets. |
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I heir my genealogy in public. |
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Genealogy - life in the past lane. |
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Genealogy is heireditary. |
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Everyone believes in heredity until their
children behave like fools. |
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Genealogy - chasing your own tale. |