Orrin
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BEING CREATIVE WITH TROUBLESOME KIN
You are working on your family genealogy and for sake of example,
let's say that your great-great uncle, Remus Starr, a fellow
lacking in character, was hanged for horse stealing and train
robbery in Montana in 1889.
A cousin has supplied you with the only known photograph of
Remus, showing him standing on the gallows. On the back of the
picture are the words: "Remus Starr: Horse thief, sent to Montana
Territorial Prison, 1885. Escaped 1887, robbed the Montana Flyer
six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged,
1889."
Pretty grim situation, right? But let's revise things a bit. We
simply crop the picture, scan in an enlarged image and edit it
with image processing software so that all that is seen is a head
shot.
Next, we rewrite the text:
"Remus Starr was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory. His
business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
assets and intimate dealings with the Montana railroad.
Beginning in 1885, he devoted several years of his life to service
at a government facility, finally taking leave to resume his
dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a
vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective
Agency. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
function held in his honor when the platform upon which he was
standing collapsed."
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Many more at Orrin's Humor Archive
You are working on your family genealogy and for sake of example,
let's say that your great-great uncle, Remus Starr, a fellow
lacking in character, was hanged for horse stealing and train
robbery in Montana in 1889.
A cousin has supplied you with the only known photograph of
Remus, showing him standing on the gallows. On the back of the
picture are the words: "Remus Starr: Horse thief, sent to Montana
Territorial Prison, 1885. Escaped 1887, robbed the Montana Flyer
six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged,
1889."
Pretty grim situation, right? But let's revise things a bit. We
simply crop the picture, scan in an enlarged image and edit it
with image processing software so that all that is seen is a head
shot.
Next, we rewrite the text:
"Remus Starr was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory. His
business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
assets and intimate dealings with the Montana railroad.
Beginning in 1885, he devoted several years of his life to service
at a government facility, finally taking leave to resume his
dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a
vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective
Agency. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
function held in his honor when the platform upon which he was
standing collapsed."
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Many more at Orrin's Humor Archive