[TheZMan]

“Ancient” ... “600 years old”

This word... I do not think it means... what you think it means.

[outofsalt]

When I was in Egypt some kids were selling small artifacts they had discovered off a road we traveled. It is a huge deal, very illegal, to sell antiquities in Egypt.
We looked at their items and asked them if they could get in trouble for selling antiquities. They said, “NO! Not old! Only 500 years!”

We didn’t buy them as we didn’t; A) Want to inhabit an Egyptian prison and B) we couldn’t be sure they weren’t made yesterday.
Evidently in many places there you can find, “ancient” items quite readily.

We live in Virginia and our Iowa relatives are blown away by our, “ancient” colonial history when they visit. Of course they are also amazed by our many trees. Everything is relative I suppose.

[ClearBlueSky]

You forget that these days 'ancient' means corded phones and TV's without remotes! By current thinking that ring is pre-historic, when the world was black and white!
Note to self- find anything that looks valuable-keep mouth shut!

[ClearBlueSky]

You forget that these days 'ancient' means corded phones and TV's without remotes! By current thinking that ring is pre-historic, when the world was black and white!
Note to self- find anything that looks valuable-keep mouth shut!