"Family Tree" joke

One aristocratic clan's ancestors had come to America on the Mayflower, and their lineage included senators, captains of industry and Wall Street wizards.

So proud were they of their family tradition that they decided to compile a family history as a legacy for their children and grandchildren. They hired a fine author. Only one problem arose--how to handle that great-uncle who was executed in the electric chair.

Not to worry, said the author. He could write that chapter of their history tactfully, and indeed, he did.' Great-uncle Henry,' he wrote,' occupied a chair of applied electronics at an important government institution, was attached to his position by the strongest of ties, and his death came as a real shock.'"

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