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Friday Funnies...a bit early



We were evaluating a few agency rules the other day, and the thought struck
me that a "Ten Commandments" for amateur genealogists might be helpful.
These are what I came up with off the top of my head...perhaps you can think
of others.

This is, of course, meant in fun, and reflects my own twisted sense of
humor, not the opinions of my agency.

Art Dostie

Ten Commandments for Amateur "Genies":

1)  Thou shalt be brief.

2)  Thou shalt not complain about using microfilm.  Thou cannot have the
original documents.

3)  Thou art perfectly capable of finding the bathroom on thine own.

4)  Eateth not thy peanut butter cups in the Search Room, nor thy potato
chips.

5)  Honor the Archivist, and bring him/her chocolate chip cookies.

6)  Thou shalt not put a death grip on the microfilm reader at closing time.

7)  Thy spoiled unruly child shall never enter unto the Search Room,nay, not
to the fifth generation, that My staff's sanity may be preserved.

8)  Honor the Sabbath Day.  Sitteth not down next to me at Burger King on
Sunday morning as I peruseth the paper and telleth me all about thy family
(this actuallyeth happened to me, folks!).

9)  Thou shalt not bear false witness (thy grandmother, Bridgett
McGillicuddy, was Not a full-blooded Indian princess.

10)  Thou shalt faithfully obey Commandment Number 5, lest the chances of
thy locating that "critical" birth record be diminished.

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