Ocupation: Archaeologist
Life: b. May 28, 1947
Birthday: May 28
I found in one of the tombs an inscription saying, 'If you touch my tomb, you will be eaten by a crocodile and hippopotamus.' It doesn't mean the hippo will eat you, it means the person really wanted his tomb to be protected.
source: "The king of the pharaohs" by Tim Radford, www.theguardian.com. November 26, 2003.
topic: Mean, Crocodiles, Inscriptions, Hippo, Tombs, Hippopotamus