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Undisturbed Tomb found in the Valley of the Kings

Posted by Zonk on from the i-call-dibs! dept.

akahige writes "Hot on the heels of the recent news about the death of King Tut comes a new story about the discovery of an unlooted and previously unopened 18th Dynasty tomb in the Valley of the Kings. American archaeologists found five mummies resting in sarcophagi, funerary masks, and coptic storage jars. It is the first such discovery since Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922."

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  1. I, for one... by flogic42 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...welcome our new linen-wrapped overlords.

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    1. Re:I, for one... by Magdalene · · Score: 2, Funny

      would be more willing believe the pyramids were created by ufos if they were pointy side down.
      *grin*

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  2. cool.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    so the go'auld missed one, eh?

    1. Re:cool.. by cammoblammo · · Score: 2, Funny

      Maybe, maybe not. When archaeologists go missing or die in freak accidents and pyramids start flying we'll know for sure.

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    2. Re:cool.. by AndroidCat · · Score: 3, Funny
      That's where SG-1 dropped the ZPM. The one that they never had to go back for after all, and encounter the geekazoid versions of SG-1.

      Check O'Neil's pond for fish.

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    3. Re:cool.. by EngMedic · · Score: 4, Funny

      provided that the pyramids (also known as "time capacitors") don't get too large, rotate the R^4 field the Old Kingdom exists in by 90 degrees and vanish into nothingness, leaving only mathematically inclined camels to figure it out - sure, great!

      Otherwise, better check the Assasin's Guild for help.

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  3. You've got to be kidding me! by Dan+Guisinger · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Hot on the heels of the recent news about the death of King Tut"

    ??? What?

    I must have missed it. King Tut died? When!?

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    1. Re:You've got to be kidding me! by ozmanjusri · · Score: 4, Funny

      I must have missed it. King Tut died? When!?

      Sure kid, that's what they all say.
      Now where were you on the night of 1325BC?

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    2. Re:You've got to be kidding me! by xdroop · · Score: 4, Funny
      Now where were you on the night of 1325BC?
      Damn, my air-tight alibi is only good up to 1326BC.
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  4. The Curse! by bmo · · Score: 4, Funny

    "an /unlooted/ ...18th Dynasty tomb"

    Until now.

    That's my great great great great great *breathe* great great great granddad. It's a sad day when grave robbing is a profession. You shall reap what you sow. There's a curse been put upon that dig, and whoever disturbs the bones shall have "Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats playing forever in his or her head until the end of days.

    You have been warned.

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    1. Re:The Curse! by bmo · · Score: 5, Funny

      S-s-s-s A-a-a-a F-f-f-f E-e-e-e T-t-t-t Y-y-y-y
      Safety, troll!

      I can troll if I want to
      I can leave your posts behind
      'Cause your posts don't troll and if they don't troll
      Well they're no posts of mine
      I say, we can troll where we want to
      A goatse they can always find
      And I can act like we come from the GNAA
      Leave the moderations far behind
      And we can troll.

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  5. Check the jars by Cliffy03 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hope someone remembers to check those "coptic storage jars" for Gao'uld symbiotes.

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  6. Great.... by zakarria · · Score: 5, Funny

    Previously undiscovered, unlooted tomb, discovered and looted! W00t!

  7. It belongs to SCO! by Crouty · · Score: 5, Funny
    In other news today:

    SCO claimed ownership of the tomb. They could not find any evidence in their own records but somewhere in the pharao's records must be a proof....

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    1. Re:It belongs to SCO! by barefootgenius · · Score: 2, Funny

      More likely Intel.

      "Interred Inside"

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    2. Re:It belongs to SCO! by kfg · · Score: 2, Funny

      They're no doubt going to file for an extension of discovery because the Pharoah's plainly had adequate time to appear for deposition, but failed to answer the subpeona.

      KFG

    3. Re:It belongs to SCO! by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 2, Funny

      Archaeologists today confirmed there are infact hieroglyphs pointing towards SCO ownership.

      They read:

      Bird
      Fish
      Lawyer
      CamelShit
      CamelShit
      CamelShit

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    4. Re:It belongs to SCO! by simcop2387 · · Score: 2, Funny

      i think you're mistaken it goes like this

      Bird
      Fish
      CamelShit
      CamelShit
      CamelShit
      Lawyer

  8. Soon to be followed by... by masdog · · Score: 2, Funny

    So when do we hear the news reports of five previously undisturbed mummies running amuck in downtown Cairo?

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  9. By The Way... by Justabit · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...How much DOES an Egyptian Urn?

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  10. Yeah, yeah, we've ALL heard this story before.... by d474 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "American archaeologists found five mummies resting in sarcophagi, funerary masks, and coptic storage jars..." and then they found a stargate and sent an elite commando team through the worm hole and they got lost.... *yAwn*

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  11. Mad rush!! by Schraegstrichpunkt · · Score: 2, Funny

    An undisturbed tomb? Quick! Let's disturb it!

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