I still enjoy the comment made to me by a younger visitor about 15 years ago:
"Why do you take dead animals and starch them?"
It may not be hilarious but it does reflect a different way of looking at our natural history exhibits.
On the other hand, our history exhibits received the following comment:
"What's with all the old sh**?"
A constant comment after our tour guides introduce the Columbus ships as replicas or full-sized models of the original ships:
"Wow, so these are the real ships."
And finally, a conversation overhead between two family members:
"Hurry up, why are you so slow?"
"I'm reading the labels."
"What for? Only dummies read labels!"
Jane Deisler-Seno
Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History
1900 North Chaparral
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
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