Sounds like an extension of "A Canticle For Leibowitz". A Sci-fi book about
a future religion worshipping the inspired, but obscure writings of their
prophet. The writings turn out to be a shopping list.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Spence [mailto:dspence@oanet.com]
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 12:02 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net; jrhill@chorus.net
Subject: Re: TR2 Front Wings and Archeology
Jim
for more on "Whatever did they use THAT
for?" see if you can find a copy of "Motel of the Mysteries" by David
MaCaulay
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/catalog/titledetail.cfm?titleNumber=6905
99
Don Spence
Video Production Centre
>
> It was written:
>
>
>> Uhhh paul.... that would be a beer BOTTLE opener. A beer can
>> opener is either a thumb and forefinger (loosely described as a hand) . .
> .
>
> There may be one or two of us left who recall the carefree days before the
> "pop-top" beer can. When the lack of a Church Key meant opening your beer
by
> driving a screwdriver through the top.
>
> Nowadays, even soup comes in pop-top cans and oil comes in plastic bottles
> with screw-off caps. The pointed end of the classic Church Key may one day
> be a source of wonderment to archeologists--"Whatever did they use THAT
> for?"
>
> Jim Hill
> Madison WI
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