I hope this isn't a duplicate for too many people, but this was very
good in describing the nature of the genealogical pox that holds so many
of us :)
Meg
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As found in The Librarian's Genealogy Notebook by Dahrl Elizabeth Moore
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Warning -- Genealogy Pox
Very Contagious to Adults
Symptoms: Continual complaint as to need for names, dates, and places.
Patient has blank expression, sometimes deaf to spouse and children. Has
no taste for work of any kind, except feverishly looking through records
at libraries and courthouses. Has compulsion to write letters. Swears at
mail carrier when he or she doesn't leave mail. Frequents strange places
such as cemeteries, ruins, and remote, desolate country areas. Makes
secret night calls. Hides phone bills from spouse. Mumbles to self. Has
strange, faraway look in eyes.
THERE IS NO KNOWN CURE!
Treatment: Medication is useless. Disease is not fatal but gets
progressively worse. Patient should attend genealogy workshops,
subscribe to genealogical magazines, and be given a quiet corner in the
house when he or she can be alone.
Remarks: The unusual nature of this disease is that the sicker the
patient gets, the more he or she enjoys it.
By An Anonymous Author
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