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Jonah,

I love the idea of an inflatable party hat for Connie - perhaps made of some very colorful parachute (or spinaker) fabric.  If you have access to a Starlab for outreach projects you could "repurpose" the fan for a few days.  It sounds like great fun!

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From: Jonah Cohen <[log in to unmask]> 

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> Now HERE'S a query you won't hear every day... 
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> Our museum's icon is a concrete/steel, life-sized model of Connecticut's 
> state animal that sits outside the building: a (male) sperm whale. "Connie" 
> measures ~60 feet long. This summer marks his 30th birthday, so to speak, so 
> for an event we're planning a bd bash for the big guy. (Who, btw, won't 
> admit to being over 29.) 
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> I thought "You know what would be unspeakably funny, plus guarantee all 
> kinds of photos in the press? Have the whale wear a birthday hat!" 
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> So, any suggestions on how to get a colorful, pointy and very large birthday 
> hat on something that big? 
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> My name only adds to the irony, 
> 
> Jonah Cohen 
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> Outreach & Public Programs Manager 
> 
> Science Center of Connecticut 
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> "Fire up the klezmer music and prepare to become a man, you're in for a 
> truth-mitzvah!" 
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> -Stephen Colbert 
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