Our pal Carl of the Warehouse was digging in his backyard early one morning, and found this a mystery buried
Soon I realize it's not a simple concrete paver. It looks almost like brick. Then like a brick wall. What's that doing here? I trace it across a foot, discovering a pattern. It looks like "NNNNNN" and I think nothing of it, just wondering what on earth the previous owners were thinking. Suddenly I realize it's not an abstract pattern. They're letters.
It's a man's name.
Oh please tell me there isn't a casket running up under the hedgerow, next to the deck, next to the great room of my house. I picture a silent Puritan funeral, heavy black robes, and a guy with a concrete mixer.
Our house was the first house on this entire tract of land...but it's only 35ish years old.
What *is* that thing? What should Carl do? Dig it up or leave it buried? Link - Thanks Carl!
Update 5/10/08: Carl has found a second object next to the one he dug up recently.
Seriously, I want to know more.
Your house is not that old and something like like wouldn't be just skipped over by the builders as what you describe is very shallow.
If I had no option I would sure as hell dig it out, pay the neighborhood kids, get Indiana Jones on that shit.
"how 'bout we pour concrete over them and then no one will disturb them."
I say open it. It's probably cats and gerbils and such, but you (and we) will never know until you open it.
the first is true/the latter,not.
Champs: possible pet carcass. Although, what kinda pet would be named Anthony?
Greg: a can of Schlitz? If it's that , then I'll give you my entire collection of movie star toenail clippings.
I think its a sacred boy scout virginity burial ?
I remember.
Sell the movie rights now while you can!
He really should've called some people out there to get them up and open them to see what they were if anything.
UGH I wish I hasn't found this post.. I want to know what they were!
He must have been much smarter than his sister Lisa -- about whom we know nothing.
http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F22.html
I know it's really morbid but I find stuff like that really interesting.
But at the moment I'm reading Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen and this is creepily similar... O_O
It's like the Angel they dug up on the Simpsons. In a week, he'll be advertising sneakers with it.
Uhm, why?
Maybe one day he'll have to figure out how to move the US?
I'm sure there's no shortage of people who'd get a kick out of using headstones as pavers. And then the next owner just covered them up (or let them sink into the soil) rather than dig them up and dispose of them.
Next mystery!
I agree, check with the neighbors. Likely something the kids used when they were little and Tony took down when they were out of the house.
Spoiler alert ;-)
Diiiig it! Dig it!