I think Eric is right about using some levity in exhibits to get people interested, *especially* kids. My fiance was a docent at the Natural History museum in Ann Arbor, MI, and used to give tours to school groups. When showing smaller children around, he'd go to the "hands-on" drawer and pull out a particular fossil. He would hand it around to each kid and tell them, "this is what scientists call a 'coprolite'. Can anyone guess what that means?" And invariably after taking a look at it, one child would scream "Dinosaur poo!" Sure got their attention....:) Valerie E. Harrison University of South Carolina *)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*)*) [log in to unmask] (But I got better.......) (*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*(*