Dreck That Made My Supervisor Laugh, 10-26-18

shelomit:

(By popular request, i.e., @plinytheyounger told me to)

1. Three bibles, all of which were of uncertain origin and also falling apart, one of which measures 2 x 4 cm;

2. Three 45 rpm records of foxtrots (early 1960s) 

3.  A tiny metal figurine of a well (made in Hong Kong) with working chain winch;
4. A cassette donated presumed to be hymnody-related but which, upon insertion into the cassette player, proved to be Elton John;
5. A plastic bag chock full of harmonicas;
6. A button pin;
1.  I should clarify that we have a lot of button pins, but most of ’em, you know, relate to the collection areas of the museum. This one was from Chick-Fil-A.
7. A commemorative shot glass from Lake Champlain with one (1) shapely pebble stored inside;
8. A (full-sized)

   commemorative glass from Bowdon, GA that has “AMERICA UNITED STATES” hatched into the bottom, in case anybody who came to this museum in Georgia was still unclear on where Georgia was;

9. A cashbox full neither of cash nor of historical documents, but of housing nails;
10. And a terrifying plastic figurine of a dolphin. 
1. This one actually had a legitimate connection to the institution, having been a gift to a major figure in our major collection area… but we both hated it so much we agreed to throw it out.

I suppose there’s always the chance someone might have flown
to the US state of Georgia by mistake, having meant to book a flight for the
country in Eastern Europe, and that they might have gone to the museum still
not realizing which continent they were on.