Friday, March 25, 2011

Sherds or Shards? An Archaeologist's Dilemma


Preeminent archeaologist Dr. Walter G. Lungwarts is currently facing what is gaining attention as the Sherd/Shard Discontinuity. "What the fuck am I supposed to call these little chunks?" The Princeton educated doctor asked, holding up a wedge of terra cotta clay. "How can I publish if I can't even get that much right?" I had no easy answer to give the man. "Fuck it," Dr. Lungwarts said at the conclusion of our meeting as he tossed what could have been a valuable artifact back into the pit at the digsite. "If I can't name it, what's the point?"

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sherds, Shards, hell he probably "Shart" himself while putting on his used ball cuff, prior to his discovery and the light headedness caused him to have a mental slip, so thats why he could'nt remember if it's a shard, shart, or sherd!

Anonymous said...

It's fucking ridiculous how people these days don't understand the neccessity of a good ballcuff. They save lives. And marriages.