Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Tomb It May Concern

Sir, We Have An Extra Terra Cotta Warrior

In Xi'an, China, yesterday, it seemed someone had doubled up on roll call. German art student Pablo Wendel, wearing an elaborate costume, posed as a terracotta warrior beside the thousands of world-famous terra cotta warriors. He was interviewed by police after he climbed into the warriors' pit at the tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi, who ruled China between 221-210 B.C. A good thing the place wasn't shut down as a result of his prank - that would have beeen a case of the Emperor's new close.

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