May 06, 2008

Who's getting rich here?

We're headed down to the dentist to see whether the teeth which had root canals recently should be protected with fillings or crowns. The morbid question then arose: what happens to the gold resulting from melting crowns upon cremation? I picture funeral directors pouring ash through sieves; the 21st-century equivalent of prospecting by panning.

If regular old burial is chosen, I suggested, 3 million years from now when archaeologists find and excavate Bush-era cemeteries they'll conclude that ours was a very affluent society, assuming gold retains its intrinsic value.

Update: Fillings.

Posted by Linkmeister at May 6, 2008 09:41 AM | TrackBack
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