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Why do Genealogists always die with a smile on their faces?

Because they know that they're going to get another date on their pedigree.

 

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Why do ramblers take probate papers with them on their walks in the countryside?

Because everyone knows that where there's a Will, there's a way.

 

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Why do Eskimos never choose burial?

Because they believe that cremation is the only way that they will ever stop feeling cold.

 

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Why are there so many "Smiths" in the phone book?

Because they all have phones.

 

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Why did the Irish Registrar bet all of his money on a horse with the same name as one of his deceased relatives?

Because he thought that it was a dead cert.

 

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What do members of the Glen Miller Appreciation Society have in common with Genealogists?

They are both interested in old records.

 

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Where does an Irish genealogist go for a holiday?

A different bar.

 

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What did the Chinese couple name their retarded baby?

Sum Ting Wong.

 

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What would you call it when an Italian genealogist has one arm shorter than the other?

A speech impediment.

 

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What's the difference between a geologist and a genealogist?

One digs in the dirt and sometimes find artefacts, whilst the other digs in facts and sometimes finds dirt.

 

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