Just a little fun, with a nod to Jeff Foxworthy.
You may be a genealogist if...
... you keep copies of strangers obituaries because they were written with so much detail.
... the first thing you did when you heard you were going to be a grandparent was to see if any ancestors were born on the 'due date'.
... the day the new baby was born you rushed to the family bible to enter that name. Then you added it to the computer.
... you ask your real estate agent to find a house near a nice little cemetery.
. . . you know exactly what you want for your birthday, and it's your great-great-grandmother's death certificate."
... know more about deceased individuals in your family than you know about living ones.
... if the idea of walking through old cemeteries excites you more than lying on beaches or playing at theme parks.
…you think the phrase “related to genealogy” is funny. Same goes for "it's all relative".
…you can’t wait to get to Heaven so you can meet all your dead ancestors and ask if you got their information right.
You may be a taphophile if
... you have ever had the thought: My child's name will look GREAT on a tombstone someday!
ALTERNATE:
... how could my daughter marry HIM ? That last name on a headstone? I don't think so.
... you keep copies of strangers obituaries because they were written with so much detail.
... the first thing you did when you heard you were going to be a grandparent was to see if any ancestors were born on the 'due date'.
... the day the new baby was born you rushed to the family bible to enter that name. Then you added it to the computer.
... you ask your real estate agent to find a house near a nice little cemetery.
. . . you know exactly what you want for your birthday, and it's your great-great-grandmother's death certificate."
... know more about deceased individuals in your family than you know about living ones.
... if the idea of walking through old cemeteries excites you more than lying on beaches or playing at theme parks.
…you think the phrase “related to genealogy” is funny. Same goes for "it's all relative".
…you can’t wait to get to Heaven so you can meet all your dead ancestors and ask if you got their information right.
You may be a taphophile if
... you have ever had the thought: My child's name will look GREAT on a tombstone someday!
ALTERNATE:
... how could my daughter marry HIM ? That last name on a headstone? I don't think so.