Lucy does America
I'm taking things a little personally today. Well, I guess that's a lie, I'm taking things incredibly personally today. The fact that I almost welled us with tears when I read that Lucy was being moved to the United States for a ten-year tour lets our readership know I desperately need a nap.
I'm calling it now, those bones will never see Ethiopia again in the next 50 years.
What got to me was that the Smithsonian was against moving the bones, and the government went "Um, well, look, I'm sure you're very qualified to make that call and all, but we'd like to draw in a few more Safari adventure tourists, so... um. yeah."
Hey Ethopia, you're Ethiopia, Americans think Cancun is exotic and Canada is still frontier territory, sending your most precious scientific discovery on over isn't going to make Midwesterners drop their beer and hop a plane to the Horn of Africa. Newsflash, you're in Africa, Americans aren't coming.
(I'd come, I'd love to. But I also own a passport, unlike 79% of the population. Look. I'll make you a deal, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia - You get the plane ticket for me, and we'll have Christmas at your house. I'll bring my mom's 7-layer salad.)
I'm calling it now, those bones will never see Ethiopia again in the next 50 years.
What got to me was that the Smithsonian was against moving the bones, and the government went "Um, well, look, I'm sure you're very qualified to make that call and all, but we'd like to draw in a few more Safari adventure tourists, so... um. yeah."
Hey Ethopia, you're Ethiopia, Americans think Cancun is exotic and Canada is still frontier territory, sending your most precious scientific discovery on over isn't going to make Midwesterners drop their beer and hop a plane to the Horn of Africa. Newsflash, you're in Africa, Americans aren't coming.
(I'd come, I'd love to. But I also own a passport, unlike 79% of the population. Look. I'll make you a deal, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia - You get the plane ticket for me, and we'll have Christmas at your house. I'll bring my mom's 7-layer salad.)
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