An archaeologist was digging in the Negev Desert
in Israel and
came upon a casket containing a mummy. After
examining it, he called
the curator of a prestigious natural-history
museum. “I’ve just
discovered a 3,000 year-old mummy of a man who died
of heart failure!” the
excited scientist exclaimed.
To which
the curator replied, “Bring him in. We’ll check it out.” A
week
later, the amazed curator called the archaeologist. “You were
right
about the mummy’s age and cause of death. How in the world did you
know?”
“Easy. There was a piece of paper in his hand that said,
‘10,000
Shekels on Goliath’.”