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tiefer$taat's avatar

Fabulous! Egyptologist here. Great chain mail!

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Morgaan Sinclair, Ph.D.'s avatar

Well, stick around. And tell me more about yourself. Rupert did his research in the Levant and wound up as Curator of Levantine Antiquities at The British Museum. He is a rascal and the world's most GROAN-WORTHY BAD PUNSTER. Gawd. He slays us! Yeah, he really scored on the chain mail.

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tiefer$taat's avatar

I would pay to see a cage match between Rupert and Irving lol.

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Morgaan Sinclair, Ph.D.'s avatar

I wrote Rupert last night passing along your message. I confirmed it's that rascal Irving Finkel we're talking about. And Rupert wrote back that Irving is "like the Highlander. There can be only one!!!!" Archaeology is a wondrous madness of a discipline, not least for its spectacular characters.

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tiefer$taat's avatar

I had the pleasure of drinking martinis with Colin Renfrew once upon a time. Lord have mercy. Archaeology is glorified construction work, but it pays less. I really should have paid more attention to the python skit about the dangers of internecine international archaeological conflicts. It's a total throw down when you start talking Amarna period lol.

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Morgaan Sinclair, Ph.D.'s avatar

Ah, Amarna ... Well, you gotta respect a decent heresy!!!!!

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