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Re: Friday Funnies...a bit early
Variations of No. 6, from constant problems here:
6A) Thou shalt not lay ungloved fingers upon photographic images.
6B) Thou shalt hold lightly any document in thy hand, bending it not with
forceful thumb and breaking not the binding.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dostie, Arthur" <Arthur.Dostie@STATE.ME.US>
To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 7:34 AM
Subject: 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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