The Nekkid Dead

English mummy lying around in the nude:

The last time they had the chance to offend anyone was 2700 years ago, when they were wandering around ancient Egypt.

Since then, as mummies, they have given little cause for annoyance, spending the last 120 years in a museum where countless thousands of visitors have managed to see them without becoming the least upset.

No longer, it appears.

As a result of complaints, the naked remains of Asru, a chanter at the Temple of Amun in Karnak, the partially wrapped male Khary, and a child mummy have all now been covered in shrouds, supposedly to protect their modesty.

The museum's Nick Merriman said it had had plentiful feedback that it was wrong to display unwrapped mummies.

One suspects John Cleese has been prank-calling the museum...

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(Hat-tip to Vizigoth... from whom I shamelessly stole the lead in. Hey, it was a nice turn of phrase, and saved me the effort.)