A sealed black sarcophagus or stone coffin was recently found in Alexandria, Egypt that is believed to be 2,000 years old. Speculations surrounded the mysterious sarcophagus as to who or what is inside it. And despite warnings of an ancient curse that could potentially end the world, many people really wanted to open the granite coffin and unleash whatever curse it might offer.
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— ceeks (@70Ceeks) July 18, 2018
open it open it open it
*chanting intensifies* OPEN IT OPEN IT OPEN IT https://t.co/sIRYd3cRHx— Zing Tsjeng (@misszing) July 11, 2018
Opening that 2000 year old sarcophagus they found in Egypt could be the death of us all. Of course they should fucken do it.
— David Hughes (@david8hughes) July 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/markhoppus/status/1019598322711949315
making my way downtown
walking fast, faces pass
open the sarcophagus— anne t donahue (@annetdonahue) July 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/MikeMadden/status/1019279780905209856
https://twitter.com/jpbrammer/status/1019326883736047616
Others were against the idea of opening it because we all know what happened in The Mummy!
https://twitter.com/AuthorEmmaG/status/1019434632343969792
https://twitter.com/hollandeggsy/status/1019317471755538433
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/ づ— Brittney Morris 🏳️🌈 (@BrittneyMMorris) July 18, 2018
Some had wild theories about what might be inside the sarcophagus and were pretty hopeful that whatever is inside it will put us all out of our misery.
2012: oh no Mayan calendar says the world might end and we could all die
2018: PLEASE let the black Egyptian sarcophagus carry a curse that will collectively put us out of our misery
— the winnipeg jorts 🏳️🌈 no justice no peace (@dadvansss) July 18, 2018
hurry giant black sarcophagus
— Karen Kilgariff (@KarenKilgariff) July 19, 2018
Mexican earthquake reveals new Mayan Temple, drought shows up massive Neolithic henge in Ireland and then there’s the enormous black sarcophagus found in Egypt. It’s either the end of days or a really cunning promotion campaign for the next Indiana Jones movie
— Kate Griffin (@KateAGriffin) July 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/ROTLD_2/status/1019290402338365441
No matter how bad the world gets, sometimes I just look up and thank my lucky stars that I was blessed to live on Earth during a time when archaeologists have found and plan to open a massive black sarcophagus virtually guaranteed to destroy us all.
— Dan Wells (@TheDanWells) July 17, 2018
Archaeologists open mysterious black sarcophagus discovered in Egypt, on grounds that at this point, unleashing an ancient curse upon the world might actually improve things.
— Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) July 19, 2018
*sarcophagus opens*
*evil spirit emerges*
MWAHAHAHA FINALLY.. AFTER CENTURIES AT REST, I, SUTEKH, HAVE RETURNED TO UNLEASH CHAOS UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU'VE EVER SE…
*looks around*
…did…did another unholy force beat me here?
No?
YOU guys did this? Wow.. well.. nice job I guess?— John Karalis 🇬🇷🇺🇦 (@John_Karalis) July 17, 2018
what if daniel day-lewis is in the sarcophagus and this whole production is to announce his un-retirement from cinema
— anne t donahue (@annetdonahue) July 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/literarally/status/1019612587439378433
I know it’s unlikely, but 2000 years ago David Blaine asked me to pick a card and if it’s in that sarcophagus I am going to FLIP OUT.
— Andrew Nadeau (@TheAndrewNadeau) July 18, 2018
But as archaeologists opened the sarcophagus, they found three skeletons filled with red sewage inside it and no curse has been unleashed…YET! “The sarcophagus has been opened, but we have not been hit by a curse,” said Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri—dismissing claims and theories about a possible curse.
Naturally, those who were hopeful that the ancient curse could be what the world needs, were utterly disappointed.
https://twitter.com/mslopatto/status/1019967943415758848
https://twitter.com/mickequ/status/1020009003059822592
Before the sarcophagus was opened, some had hoped that the remains of Alexander The Great might be inside it. But according to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, the three skeletons found inside are probably those of warriors. One of them appears to have been hit by an arrow in the head, experts said.
People are already pledging their loyalty to the “creatures inside the sarcophagus” because let’s face it, at this point we all need a stronger force to turn to, with or without a curse that could end us all.
I'm pinning all my hopes on the creature in the sarcophagus.
— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) July 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/nickostler/status/1019505610663088129
God Speed You Massive, Black Sarcophagus.
— mike harrison (@mjohnharrison) July 18, 2018
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