# Buried treasure?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buried-treasure/588017>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 6, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buried-treasure/588017 "2011-07-06T11:51:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buried-treasure/588017/201 "2011-07-18T05:21:07Z")

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> [@StarvingButStrong](#):
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> Such a clever disguise: the pig is not made to _hold_ treasure, it _is_ the treasure.

Have you been reading [John Barth](http://www.amazon.com/Chimera-John-Barth/dp/0618131701/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_8)? \<suspicious look\>

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**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buried-treasure/588017/202 "2011-07-18T14:06:48Z")

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> [@Morgyn](#):
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> Have you been reading [John Barth](http://www.amazon.com/Chimera-John-Barth/dp/0618131701/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_8)? \<suspicious look\>

Regretfully, I am unfamiliar with his works.

My inspiration was the story of the man who stole a wheelbarrow load of sand each day. 🙂

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