Did anyone see this?

[JohnB]

I was searching the "Onion" archives for a different article and came across this.

AL JIZAH, EGYPT—A team of British and Egyptian archaeologists made a stunning discovery Monday, unearthing several intact specimens of "skeleton people"—skinless, organless humans who populated the Nile delta region an estimated 6,000 years ago.

"This is an incredible find," said Dr. Christian Hutchins, Oxford University archaeologist and head of the dig team. "Imagine: At one time, this entire area was filled with spooky, bony, walking skeletons."

"The implications are staggering," Hutchins continued. "We now know that the skeletons we see in horror films and on Halloween are not mere products of the imagination, but actually lived on Earth."

I'd love to know what they're on.

[stan]

Was it dated April 1?

[Cognito]

Skeleton warrior from article:


Some people have too much time on their hands!

[Minimalist]

The guys who write the Onion are brilliant.

Crazy....but brilliant.

[Forum Monk]

I know this is phony, because Jason cut off their heads in the movie Jason and the Argonaughts. If the skulls are attached, someone's propagating a hoax.

[marduk]

ah yes
children of the Hydra
maybe there is some truth in that though
if maybe if its true that the Hydra (anyone know the etymology of that name ) was regarded as some kind of magical creature and its teeth therefore were somehow related to the dead heros who had fought it

ah but I speculate far too much
besides which
Jason didn't fight the Hydra
Herakles did when he was looking for the garden of the hesperides
iirc that was his 11th task where he had to find the pillars of heaven and then steal some apples which were guarded by the hydra
the legend states that he couldn't find it until he went to egypt first where he almost ended up sacrificed to the gods and after that he knew exactly where it was. but the legend doesnt say how
thesedays if he wanted apples he'd just go to tescos

[Cognito]

if maybe if its true that the Hydra (anyone know the etymology of that name ) was regarded as some kind of magical creature and its teeth therefore were somehow related to the dead heros who had fought it

We always make sure we're well-hydrated before sprinting. Hydra came to mean water serpent, right?