The Jurassic Park Franchise Is Running A Bit Dry

Some boys were roughhousing a little bit near a fossilized dinosaur exhibit. One of them throws his water bottle at the other, sending some water spraying. Their mom immediately scolds them, and to her credit, approaches me to admit what happened:

Customer: “I’m so sorry, my sons were tussling, and they spilled a water bottle over the dinosaur bones.”

Me: “Thank you for letting us know. As long as the boys remain well-behaved for the duration of their visit, that should be okay.”

Customer: “But… the dinosaur won’t come back to life, will it?”

Me: “Uh… ma’am?”

Customer: “It’s dangerous to, you know, hydrate the dinosaurs, right? It brings them back to life?”

Me: “Ma’am, that is not even close to accurate. Also, these aren’t bones; these are fossils, which are made of mineral and stone in the shape of the bones.”

Customer: “Oh! So that’s why they won’t come back to life. They’re not the real bones.”

Me: “I… uh, ma’am, they wouldn’t come back to life even if they were real bones.”

Customer: “I don’t think so. I saw it on some video on YouTube, and no offense, but you just work in a museum.”

I was left dumbfounded. I will forever remember the woman who thought dinosaur fossils could be rehydrated back to life like a succulent.