One evening, while traveling hither and yon, when, going down an old street behind Ontario Int. Airport, which passes what remains of a 120+ year old ranch and it's still flourishing vineyard, I noticed something...
A series of five faded red iron poles, with 11x17 faded red iron tops, next to the fence by the Vineyard.
In white block letters was the following:
I use it too
The bald man said
It keeps my face
Just like my head
Burma Shave
The next day, while riding the bus around, for some reason I got to thinking about that Jingle and about my hobby of Genealogy and all of a sudden this popped into my head:
On April 1st, 1960, Aunt Susie
Married Uncle Fred
She's still alive
But he's long dead
Genealogy
12 more followed:
Hello, My name is McLemire
There isconfusion of which I tire
I'm your Uncle and your Cousin
And I've got offspring by the dozen
Genealogy
Billy-Bob and Bessie-Sue
Went to one from being two
Her Father, he did bring the gun
By half past noon the deed was done
Genealogy
At Gettysburg Great Granddad fought
Shot and shell he did duck
One day his foot got caught
Last words? Oh, ****!
Genealogy
Eenie, meenie, Miny, mo
From Germany my ancestors did go
Did they to England or, to France?
Figuring it out, I've no chance
Genealogy
My sister Polly went to her grave
At the tender age of five
Her cat, in a tree, she tried to save
And that, Granddaughter, ain't no jive
Genealogy
Colonel Billy freed his slaves
The neighbors thought he was nuts
His old property, however, gave him raves
Of that there are no ifs, ands, or buts
Genealogy
Roses are red
Stalin was too
Granddad was a Commie
Boo hoo hoo!
Genealogy
Roses are white
Sidewalks are too
Gr-Grandma Edna died in a gunfight
Explain that, Mother, please do
Genealogy
My ancestor Micah was a Tory
George Washington was not
End of story
Genealogy
Books for Genealogists
Are for researchers great, of course
They have many answers for Rootsologists
So does the Internet, another source
Genealogy
Aunt Bessie lies under the ocean
Aunt Bessie lies under the sea
Aunt Bessie slipped on a bottle of lotion
While sailing with Uncle Lee
Genealogy
Good golly gee
Look who I spy
Hanging on my Family Tree
A Macedonian Guy
Genealogy
That last one has endless possibilities when you factor in race, religion, culture, politics, nationality, disability, profession (respectable, or disreputable), etcetera... ;-D
Copyright 6/2002
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