Genealogical Humor

Since genealogy is so big on the Internet, let's look at the ways you can tell if you're taking it just a little too seriously...

To put the "final touches" on your genealogical research, you've asked your closest relatives to provide DNA samples. 

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. 

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. 

"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. 

And finally: 

Ed McMahon, several TV 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 McMahon’s of Ohio?"