[Coyoteman]

Aw, c'mon C-man. If you were offered the opportunity to go and dig in the hot spot of Africa, I think I'd hear your bags packing from the hundreds of miles that separate us.

Africa? Hot spot? Snakes? You must be joking.

I have figured out a way to do archaeology on the California coast; winter lasts about a week, in a bad year. No packed bags here, sorry!

[furball4paws]

So, you're one of those lily livered, ivory tower, stay at home in the lab types, huh? Afraid of a little field work? There's plenty of snakes in California, especially of the leftist bent. Don't want to sweat? Don't want to get dirty? What's a little cobra venom compared to the discovery of a life time?

No pain, no gain.

C'mon, C-man. Can't you hear the australopithecines calling? C'mon, now admit you are just a little intrigued. And to top it off you'll get the girl in the end (remember Indiana Jones?). Of course, in Ethiopia her measurements are likely to be 16-16-16, but in the dark....