At 01:22 PM 7/28/96 -0400, you wrote:
>(The museum professional said...)My favorite museum when I was growing up,
>the one that influenced me the most, was the Kit Carson Museum.  It was
>really impressive because right away when you walked in what you saw was this
>case with two human skulls in it, dramatically presented.  One skull was
>larger and had a label stating "The Skull of Kit Carson."  That was really
>something.  Then, to the side, there was this smaller skull with a label that
>said "The Skull of Kit Carson as a Boy"...
>

Reminds me of the story of the American lady visitng the Caribbean, where
she was shown the grave of Columbus.  She protested to the tour guide, "But
I was in Spain last summer, and they have the grave of Columbus there!'  To
which the guide replied, "Ah, that is the grave of the old Columbus.  This
is the grave of young Columbus!"



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