I frequently go to Google News and do a search on "Indiana" to see what's happening around the state. Occasionally, an "Indiana Jones" story shows up -- about one or two for every 50 entries or so. But in the last few days, as you might imagine, I've had to wade through dozens of Jones entries just to get a few good "Indiana" hits. Sometimes, even the stories that seem to be about our state really aren't
MUNCIE — Just because she is an archeologist does not mean she carries a whip and fights Nazis like Indiana Jones.
She's never seen a cultist tear the heart from a man's chest.
Nor has she witnessed a Biblical ark unleash spirits of death against any who looked upon them.
And no, she has not found the Holy Grail.
Being an archeologist is not as glamorous as Hollywood hypes it up to be, said Beth McCord, acting director of archaeology at Ball State University.
Being an archeologist is not glamorous. Well, that's not too lame. Thank goodness our state is called Indiana and not Chick Flick.
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Ok, just try and convince Dr. Zahi Hawass that archaeology is NOT exciting in it's own way....I dare 'ya.
;)
B.G.
Oops, Bob, you spelled archaelogy correctly. No newspaper work for you!
One of the old-movie channels is doing Sinatra movies this month. Frankie was helping introduce the original "Ocean's Eleven" and he said there was a big difference between the original and the remake.
The original was "light entertainment", a category of movie that doesn't get made much any more. The remake - which Frankie said he loved - was a much different movie, very intense.
If they want to replace the light entertainment "Indiana Jones" with a really exciting character, they'll rewrite the stories to give him a really exciting occupation, such as C.P.A.
Or editorialist.