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anne - 2004-01-30 15:39:51
I keep meaning to do an entry in my blog about the stupid calls I get. Since there are archaeologists in the anthropology department it's mostly "I'm working in a gravel pit and we found some dinosaur bones." And "I want somebody to tell me if these Mayan artifacts I have are worth anything." (Sounds like you want an appraiser, and what the fuck are YOU doing with Mayan artifacts to begin with?) One time I was trying to explain the difference between archaeologists and paleontologists to a caller and was reduced to yelling "paleontologists study dinosaurs, anthropologists study people and monkeys, PEOPLE AND MONKEYS." Which cracked up my coworkers. Then yesterday this guy comes in. His hat was such a perfect indicator of his personality - camoflage back and safety orange front. Are you trying to hide or are you trying to make sure you are seen? Are you a confused moron? Basically, dude found a rock. He has been in here 4 times in the past two days and everytime he corners someone and shows them the rock and asks if they see the pharoah carved on it - "It's from like 1000 BC so of course it's seen some wear." Uh huh. "And if you turn it this way you can see a guy with a pointy hat." And he asked if he smelled bad and I said no and so he asked me why I was backing away from him. Yikes. On his third visit he claimed some kind of constitutional right to have an archaeologist look at his rock. He was definitely on my top 5 list of all time. And I used to work at a pagan store - so you can imagine the kind of crazies I had to deal with there.
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