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The Desk

MORNINGS IN THE LAB
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Rome found 1,800-year-old skeletons with nails. Does Ybor need this?

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Okay, wait – you are NOT gonna believe what they found in Rome, bro.

No because, I'm scrolling, right? Just finished my café con leche, sitting on the porch looking at the bay – beautiful morning, thank God. And then I see this headline: archeologists dug up these 1,800-year-old skeletons in Rome, right? And get this: they had iron nails sticking out of their chests. *Nails*, bro! The theory is they put them there to stop the spirits from, like, wandering around. Can you even imagine? We got enough spirits wandering around Ybor City after a Friday night, we don't need the dead ones causing trouble too!

Deadass, this is wild. I mean, we've got our own… *interesting* history here in Tampa. You hear stories about the ghosts in the Tampa Theatre, or the Cuban club in Ybor – but nobody's out here putting nails in chests to keep them put! We just let them do their thing, maybe offer 'em a cafecito. That's Tampa Bay, bro — sunshine, storms, and we're not moving.

Gabi Cruz-Menéndez, out!

You *know* Keith and the crew are gonna have thoughts on this one – tune in with them at mornings.live!

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