Egyptologist Calls In Sick, Claims Ancient Curse After Opening Canopic Jar
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The Onion Staff
Crusty in the right places. Worth the chew.
Summary
A hungover Egyptologist named Henry Chapman calls in sick to work, claiming he's 'cursed' after opening a canopic jar the previous day. He tells his supervisor he's suffering from what he believes is the divine wrath of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and needs to stay home rather than face a day of indexing artifacts.
Key quotes
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Admitting he was unable to face a lengthy session of indexing artifacts after drinking too much the night before, hungover Egyptologist Henry Chapman confirmed Tuesday he was just gonna call in cursed this morning
Whatever I've got is givi
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