camwyn | *snicker*

I don't know whether to laugh at this, or consider it an omen, or what.

At Vatican, Saint Peter Loses His Keys

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Gospels say Jesus gave the apostle Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven, thereby entrusting him with the spiritual guidance of the faithful.

Now the Vatican has lost them.

Vatican authorities were searching on Thursday for the left hand -- the one holding the keys -- of a 13th-century marble statue of the apostle in St. Peter's Basilica after the hand and keys mysteriously vanished.

Carved from a separate block of marble attached to the arm by a metal rod, the hand would have been relatively easy to remove. The Vatican was tight-lipped about what might have happened to it, saying only it was missing.

"I've got the keys to the kingdom of heaven here! What am I bid to let your relatives in - or out?"

Today's pulp survival tip is #100. If anyone seems particularly reluctant to abide by the warning on a tomb or wall or whatever not to remove any of the contents, make them stand guard instead of coming in with you. Cursed tomb guardians see no difference between the gold filling in the mummy's back molar and the mummy's entire sarcophagus.