Who studies these things? How much money was wasted on this study? And who fucking cares about why Tutenkhamun was mummified with a stiffie?
Honestly, my despair at the state of academia is only partially fueled by my own discipline.
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Well, I guess some way has to be found to spend all those grants and bequests.
ReplyDeleteI suppose.
DeleteIt made me laugh anyways. But in all honesty, some of the stuff people get grant money for is pretty ridiculous. Not all knowledge is valuable.
ReplyDeleteAmen to that.
Deleteand they worry about men today having one for 4 hrs. or longer...... he's had one for several thousand years.
ReplyDeleteYou are not the first person to have made this joke. It's no less funny for that. Once I got over the outrage, I giggled. A lot.
DeleteH, you gotta (ok..... have to) admit something like this if rife for this sort of humor. I guess that's why he had that curse attached to his tomb for those who trespassed.
DeleteOh, I know. And I have the sense of humor of a ten-year-old boy.
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