> Just my experience with geneology:
>
> My father tried to put together the family tree a few years ago. However, his father refuses to cooperate.
>
> Dad: Can you tell me some of the history of the Burkett family?
>
> Grampa: They were all coalminers.
>
> Dad: Ok...but what were their names? Where did they come from?
>
> Grampa: Nothing but coalminers! Don't bother looking, you'll just find coalminers! [walks away]
>
> Heh. I guess Grampa thinks geneology is an uppity activity. My dad's not hoping for royalty, he's just curious, but no luck. Maybe I'll trace my own tree through the maternal line someday.
>
> ---Jez"coalminer's daughter"zika

My Grandfather DeBoe -- a real character -- used to joke that he once paid a man to research the DeBoe family tree.

After reading the initial report, he offered to pay the man double to *stop*.

Iss "at least, I *think* it was a joke" achar