We went to the Field Museum for the first time, which is Chicago's history museum. It costs several million dollars to get in, and that's just for the basic package. Yes, there are packages. Luckily, I saved two cents with my expired college ID.
In order to save you the expense, I'm taking you on a virtual tour. Lucky you!
When you walk in, the first thing you see is Sue, a giant T-rex skeleton. I'm not going to post a picture of Sue because I'm in the picture and my face looks fat. But I do have a picture of Sue's skull, which was kept separate from her body because the dumb scientists couldn't figure out a way to stick it on the body without it falling off. I'm in this one also but it's blurry so I feel ok posting it.
What I really wanted to do was touch some dino bones. But the museum people are like nooo don't touch. blahhh! I did touch a sarcophagus though, so I should be getting my ancient Egyptian superpowers any day now.
Learning about the ancient Egyptians was my favorite part. Apparently they were all gay (and seemed pretty fun to hang out with)
Here, I'll show you.
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| I have no idea what's going on here, but it seems pretty gay. |
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| "Oils were an extremely important product." Make what you will out of that. |
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| He'll give you some, all right. |
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| This cloth is divine? He's one cubit away from having his own show on Bravo. |
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| They design their own clothes. |
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| See below. |
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Here are some mummies:
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| Cat mummy! | |
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| Goose mummy! |
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| Lizard mummy! |
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Seriously, did you ever think you'd see a lizard mummy?
They also had this
fucking adorable cat prayer in case your cat is sick. It's supposed to cover every possible thing that could've happened to your cat. It was quite long. There were even separate sections for your cat getting bit by a male or a female snake. Here was my favorite part:
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| "You cat here- your buttocks are the buttocks of the Great Swimming One |
Here are some other things.
Here's the proof apparently:
AND....
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| *shudder* |
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| I'm eternally grateful that this thing is extinct. |
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| Your great great grandma |
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| Earliest form of sunglasses: horsehair googles! |
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A dinosaur with a shockingly small head
I saved the best for last
UPDATE: Completely forgot to post this:
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| "Deadhead culture, Chicago, 1990's" |
When you walk in, the first thing you see is Sue, a giant T-rex skeleton. I'm not going to post a picture of Sue because I'm in the picture and my face looks fat. But I do have a picture of Sue's skull, which was kept separate from her body because the dumb scientists couldn't figure out a way to stick it on the body without it falling off. I'm in this one also but it's blurry so I feel ok posting it.
