The Hole Truth About Why We 'Dig to China'
By Andy Wright grasp to China is a favorite pursuit of American child , not to mention a classic parental joke . Any Kyd with a shovel in their paw has probably been asked if they were digging to China , told to stop trying to compass to China , or perhaps designate to the insufferable labor by an exhausted ( or devious ) caretaker . In August of 1937 theNew York Timespublished a cute , two - sentence Associated Press conducting wire chronicle with the headline “ Boys Uncover Buried Treasure ....