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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-10 10:32 AM
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Archaeologists Unearth Lousiest Civilization Ever
MANAUS, BRAZIL— Archaeologists working in a remote section of the Amazon Rainforest announced Tuesday that they have discovered the ancient remnants of what they claimed may be the lousiest civilization in human history.

According to Dr. Ronald Farber, a professor from the University of Minnesota who is leading the excavation, the "half-assed" culture existed from about 450 B.C. until 220 B.C., when it abruptly disappeared—an event he said was "honestly no big loss" for our understanding of human culture.

"From what we've unearthed so far, it appears this pre-Columbian civilization was pretty much just copying what other, more superior groups nearby were doing—albeit to a much shittier degree," Farber said. "They sucked. You should see the useless mess of a calendar these dumbasses came up with."

"Uh, hello?" he added. "Did these nimrods even try observing and recording the positions of the constellations in the sky right above their freaking heads?"


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http://www.theonion.com/articles/archaeologists-unearth-lousiest-civilization-ever,18049/
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TheManInTheMac Donating Member (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-10 10:37 AM
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1. Nobody does it better than the Onion. n/t
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T Wolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-10 10:39 AM
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2. I thought it was going to be about the disaster that hit North America in the late 20th -
Edited on Fri Sep-10-10 10:40 AM by T Wolf
early 21st centuries.

Now that was a lousy "civilization."

Wonder what ever happened to it...
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-10 04:15 PM
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10. Same thought here. nt
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mike r Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-10 10:40 AM
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3. Very significant finding
LOL.
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bvar22 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-10 10:44 AM
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4. Thank You.
The laughs were much appreciated on this rather glum morning.
:toast:

I couldn't help but think that this is exactly what the archeologists will be saying when they uncover the USA a thousand years from now.
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asjr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-10 10:49 AM
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5. I always get my best laugh of the day when
I go to DU.
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Paper Roses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-10 11:11 AM
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6. I wish I looked down at the 'onion' link first.My first reading was
very "who the heck are you to judge" type reaction.
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gkhouston Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-10 04:09 PM
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9. I was expecting an unusually high number of body lice.
:rofl: So always look for... the Onion label...
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-10 12:51 PM
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7. I wanted it to be true.
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-10-10 04:07 PM
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8. Thanks
I needed that laugh.
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soleiri Donating Member (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-11-10 12:46 AM
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11. Reading the headline
My first thought was, Wasilla?

then I felt really guilty.
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Tsiyu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-11-10 02:02 AM
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12. Did they find nitcombs made of gold


and lots of larkspur and cave drawings of humans picking through one another's hair?


I love the onion and the bit made me laugh, but dialup prevents a full perusal.

but thanks for that

:)
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