Tweet of the Day, The Secret Ingredient Is Looting edition.

I was wondering if they were going to be deliberately obtuse in the article…

Ancient Roman bust found for $35 at a Goodwill in Texas https://t.co/vFO1rCAokm pic.twitter.com/iGxz1mtHyB

— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) May 20, 2022

…but no. As the article notes: the bust disappeared in 1944 Germany, and clearly it ended up in some GI’s possession. And since it finally ended up in a Goodwill, it’s probably safe to say that the guy who looted it never told his kids that it might be valuable. I’m going to assume that he took the story to his grave, in fact. It’s a better story that way.

:solemnly: Don’t loot Roman artifacts from Axis locations! Bad GI! Bad! No biscuit!

Moe Lane

PS: …Did anybody check the rest of the stuff at that Goodwill? You know. Just in case.