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Re: Weirdest Museum Exhibit Ever?
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Erich Rose <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 5 Jun 2013 13:09:49 -0500
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Considering it is at the NEWSeum, I think it sounds great. Wouldn't it be great fun to do a totally stupid science or extreme geek kinda thing? A little levity/tounge-in-cheek thing can go a long way to opening the door to new visitors.

Erich Rose

Erich Rose Design
Austin, TX 

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On Jun 5, 2013, at 12:44 PM, Isaac Westfield <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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> I guess I should be saying I immediately regret my decision then. Ha ha.
> 
> Isaac Westfield
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Jonah Cohen <[log in to unmask]
>> wrote:
> 
>> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
>> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related
>> institutions.
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>> I wish Isaac was correct so that I could say "I immediately regret this
>> decision!"
>> 
>> But while the Onion is indeed satire, the AV Club is not, and the
>> stories there are very real. Here's the story from the Newseum's own
>> website:
>> http://www.newseum.org/news/2013/06/anchorman-the-exhibit.html
>> 
>> Stay classy,
>> Jonah Cohen
>> Outreach & Public Programs Manager
>> The Children's Museum
>> 
>> "Why?!? Because it's science, that's why!"
>>      -Dr. Clayton Forrester
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 
>> This story is from the 'A.V. Club', which is part of The Onion. The
>> Onion
>> is a satire news agency, so this story is actually just a joke.
>> 
>> Isaac Westfield
>> UNC-Chapel Hill
>> Department of Marine Sciences
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Jonah Cohen
>> <[log in to unmask]
>>> wrote:
>> http://www.avclub.com/articles/anchormans-ron-burgundy-to-be-enshrined-i
>>> n-a-museu,98618/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Scotch, scotch, scotch!
>>> 
>>> Jonah Cohen
>>> 
>>> Outreach & Public Programs Manager
>>> 
>>> The Children's Museum
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> "An honest fool is alright. But a dishonest fool is terrible!"
>>> 
>>>        -Richard Feynman
>> 
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