Dem Bones (And Rocks And Artifacts)
10/11 reminded me that admission to Morrill Hall is free from 4:30pm to 8:00pm on Thursday. Robbie loves browsing around the museum even though he doesn’t understand most of the exhibits just yet. His favorites include the fossil rhinos—which he affectionately calls “the fat guys”—and the allosaurus.
An amusing story: A few weeks ago The Missus took Robbie to the museum. Normal admission is $5.00 for adults, while kids 4 and under are free. That should have brought their total to $5.00. Instead, the young lady at the front desk said “That’ll be ten dollars, please”. The Missus was confused.
“The family rate is ten dollars,” the woman continued.
The Missus replied, “But it’s just me and my son. He’s free, I’m five dollars. That totals five dollars.”
“You’re a family, right?” the woman asked.
“Right.”
“Then it’s ten dollars.”
This continued for a couple more rounds. Ultimately The Missus prevailed, but the young lady remained convinced that The Missus was somehow screwing her over.
The Comments
Nikkidemas says Ha! After the 2nd March 23, 2010 at 9:06am
Ha! After the 2nd time around, she should’ve said “No. We’re not a family after all.”
foxspit says Times really are tough when March 23, 2010 at 10:58am
Times really are tough when the state museum is checking the sofa cushions for change more often than they used to.
Mark Harris says RE: Dem Bones (And Rocks And Artifacts) March 25, 2010 at 7:51pm
Hi, this is Mark from the State Museum. If you could email me the date and time of your visit (so I could figure out which of our people you spoke to), I’d be happy to be sure you received some free family passes for future use plus your money back from your previous visit. Sorry for this. I can’t imagine what this person was thinking.
MattF says Well? March 27, 2010 at 12:47am
Okay, I know this is old news, but I’m really curious how this turned out.
Care to fill us in?