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Dale BearmanOn October fourteenth, twenty twenty-six, Live Science reported that archaeologists digging in the medieval African kingdom of Great Zimbabwe found pottery from eastern China.
Dale BearmanThousands of miles. Ladies and gentlemen, the cupboard has been compromised.
Hank LedgerThe report says it reveals the kingdom's connections across continents. People traded. That is the whole finding.
Dale BearmanTraded. That is what they said about the plague, Hank. One minute it is a bowl, the next the whole world knows your business.
Hank LedgerThe plague is not in the report.
Dale BearmanNot yet. And if a bowl can cross continents, then somewhere a gravy boat has been quietly smuggling for centuries.
Hank LedgerSo the gravy boat is now an international operation.
Dale BearmanAnd I want my teapot questioned immediately.
Hank LedgerIt came from a supermarket, Dale.
Dale BearmanThat is exactly what a teapot would say.