Tuesday, March 19, AD 2024 4:51am

The Internet: Our Future Lies In Ruins

From the only reliable source of news on the net, the Onion.  Archaeologists of the future will have a treasure trove with our internet data, assuming that they can access it.  I wonder how they will interpret LOL and :)?

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Elaine Krewer
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Tuesday, January 5, AD 2010 6:28am

Years ago I read an amusing article in Reader’s Digest (back in the 70s when my grandmother subscribed to it) in which an archeologist of 5,000 years in the future dug up the ruins of a Motel 6 or some similar establishment, and attempted to “interpret” the various artifacts he found. He came to the conclusion that the TV was some kind of religious object of worship (not too far from the truth there!) and that the toilet seat and drain plugs were ritual jewelry worn by “priestesses” of the TV-worshiping “cult.” He even drew a picture of a woman wearing the toilet seat around her neck with the lid behind her head and drain plugs dangling from her ears… for some reason that mental image has stuck with me for 35+ years 🙂

Elaine Krewer
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Tuesday, January 5, AD 2010 6:55am

Sheesh, I can just picture some future archeologist digging up our apartment and coming to the conclusion that we worshipped an Apple computer 🙂

Believe it or not, modern archeologists usually find their most useful artifacts in what’s left of the garbage receptacles and, ahem, bathroom facilities of ancient or pre-modern homes and businesses. That’s how they figure out what people ate, what kind of utensils they used, etc.

Mike Petrik
Mike Petrik
Tuesday, January 5, AD 2010 9:16am

Good news! “AD” will continue to be used to identify dates in the future.

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