Real archaeologists don’t have whips
I can vouch for that.
I wanted to be an archaeologist pre- Indiana Jones ( this was in 1973 or maybe 1974 so I was about 10 ) until I met one.
He was wearing a Grateful Dead t-shirt and reeked like Patchouli and when I asked if he had ever been in a mummy’s tomb he said yes, several in fact.
So of course I asked
” are they really cursed? “
And he says no.
He enjoyed telling me no.
Jerk.
So I said, ” that’s too bad. “
I decided to be a Mortician after that.
Irregular Bones 
Where I work, they have a mummy case on the floor directly above mine. Yes, this is true. The keepers of the mummy case have not opened it yet; they are waiting for some experts on mummy cases to open it. But they did stick a camera in a crack and cannot see a mummy.
So, the question is, if there’s no mummy in the mummy case can you still be cursed when you open it?
I never went to university, but in later life, bearing in mind my interests, I decided if I had gone, I’d want to be an archaeologist.
I’ve systematically wound up my kids at the right age saying they should be an archaeologist and live my dream – jokingly, of course.
Suffice to say, there are no archaeologists in my family 🙂
Hi L.
Short story-if you disturb the mummy , I think that means to poke around it, you know with something like a camera…yes you are in trouble Sitting under it…nah. If there’s no mummy?
Gee. I’d say you’re cursed anyway. I mean, why the heck not.
Hi Tony- I’m still going to find some time to take a class and if I run into some dream busting acamdemic type who rains on everybody’s parade I’m going to pants them in front of the class.
See if I don’t.
Heh. I always wanted to be an archaeologist like Indiana Jones too. That was until they told me you don’t automatically get issued the cool hat 🙂
I say we start a trend…writers turned archaeologist who get to wear cool hats ( still have mine from my hero worship of Kolchak from the Nightstalker Series…original series thank you very much ) and carry whips.
We can’t forget those…they rock as much as the hat.
Is anyone else looking forward to May 22?