Did I really just hear that?

[smoke]

Got it- I’d need to know you and personally stand next to you to know you’re being sanctimonious.

[Freudian_Slit]

@CherryBomb

I’m not trying to backpedal out of anything. You and smoke can make whatever character judgments about me that you like. I do appreciate the attempt at determining that I was being sanctimonious, seeing as how you know me so well and were right there with me when it happened. :rolleyes:

I stand by my statements that I don’t think they actually knew what a seal actually looked like, and the male in the pair made a ridiculous statement that indicated lack of knowledge (be it of taxidermy or biology).

But why is it so ridiculous to not know about taxidermy? I don’t really see why it’s so odd to see a bizarre looking animal and think, “Oh, maybe it was stuffed badly.” I’d wager that most people don’t know anything about taxidermy. It’s a fairly obscure topic.

[CherryBomb]

I don’t know if he knows anything of taxidermy or not, but a seal is not a mysterious animal that’s rarely seen or lightly documented. It was not stuffed badly or displayed improperly or off in any way. I would not consider a seal to be a bizarre looking animal though.

[Rigamarole]

@CherryBomb

… seeing as how you know me so well and were right there with me when it happened. :rolleyes:

You know, you make a good point. I wasn’t there, and we’re only viewing this through the lens of your experience. How do we know that your perception wasn’t the one that was flawed and in fact the seals were incorrectly stuffed, which the other couple picked up on but you did not? I think we are going to need to see photos of the exhibit to make the determination for ourselves.