Subject: And ancient academics
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Posted on: 2009-03-25 22:12:00 UTC
No-one ever asks them to clarify the patently insane things they say.
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MISSION PLUG - Trojie and Pads in the Jurassic Park-verse by
on 2009-03-24 02:03:00 UTC
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It's not good, folks. It's dino-porn. Dino/human porn, to be specific.
But we took out all the explicit nasties, and sporked it to within an inch of its life, and here it is:
http://agenttrojie.livejournal.com/71798.html
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Wow... just... wow... by
on 2009-03-26 06:53:00 UTC
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My brain just broke. I can't say for sure, since I didn't see the original fic, but this seems worthy of Legendary Status.
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Well, it can only be legendary if everyone's heard of it ... by
on 2009-03-26 06:54:00 UTC
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... although the length of this thread is beginning to make it look like a fair number of people have.
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Well done. by
on 2009-03-24 17:35:00 UTC
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That's a question I've always tried not to ask ... by
on 2009-03-24 20:25:00 UTC
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Because I suspect it'll just end in a messy pile of wtf :)
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Or contempt for the human race. (nm) by
on 2009-03-26 05:35:00 UTC
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Confession: I have never seen Jurassic Park. by
on 2009-03-24 19:15:00 UTC
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I saw it when I was eight. Oh, it made me SO angry by
on 2009-03-24 20:59:00 UTC
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I've always loved dinosaurs too by
on 2009-03-25 07:38:00 UTC
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But not that way, obviously (shudder). I didn't just want to be a palaeontologist, though, I wanted to be an ologist. In short, I kind of wanted to study everything. When I was little I had the biggest crush on this famous palaeontologist, whose name I have sadly forgotten. And all this rambling was mostly just to agree about the dinosaurs. They really are awesome, aren't they!
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Yes they are by
on 2009-03-25 20:50:00 UTC
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Was the palaeontologist Gideon Mantell? Or Richard Owen? Or O.C. Marsh? Or E.D. Cope? Or Bob Bakker? Or Jack Horner (a.k.a. He Who Shall Not Be Named (he was JP's 'scientific advisor'), or John Ostrom?
Studying everything is a wonderful dream. I wish I had the time to! As it is, I must confine myself to molluscan evolution :D -
wasn't he the one who sat in a corner? by
on 2009-03-26 01:39:00 UTC
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If so, no surprise - who'd want him in the middle of the room with the sane people?
If you want to study everything, you can always study linguistics with me, although if tonight's Old Norse nouns are anything to go by, it's possible your talents lie elsewhere. I, on the other hand, had to have a pint to restore some sanity when I realised I was enjoying conjugating the verb "to slay". -
No, but ... by
on 2009-03-26 01:45:00 UTC
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Re: No, but ... by
on 2009-03-26 02:03:00 UTC
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I know Ostrom's name but I don't know where from. Is he mentioned in SoD, perchance? And what's his Big Thing?
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He's the compy guy by
on 2009-03-26 02:06:00 UTC
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the one who basically said 'hey guys, look, don't you think theropods and birds are, like, totally closely related?' He also discovered Deinonychus and made a decent case for warm-blooded dinosaurs.
Deinonychus ... well, how I've always said it is 'Dye-non-eye-kus'. I may be wrong. Wikipedia will probably have a phonetic thingy for it, but I can't read the phonetic alphabet, so you're on your own there :) -
Re: He's the compy guy by
on 2009-03-26 02:08:00 UTC
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Ah, so we like that guy then, right?
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Oh, we LOVE him. (nm) by
on 2009-03-26 02:09:00 UTC
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Re: I saw it when I was eight. Oh, it made me SO angry by
on 2009-03-24 22:27:00 UTC
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Despite being a dino nut, by
on 2009-03-26 06:51:00 UTC
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I didn't see the movie or read the book until last year or so. I remember trying to convince my friends that no, velociraptors were *not* six/eight/whatever feet tall, they were about the size of a collie. *laughs*
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It's surprisingly hard to do, isn't it. (nm) by
on 2009-03-26 21:31:00 UTC
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Re: I saw it when I was eight. Oh, it made me SO angry by
on 2009-03-24 23:59:00 UTC
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Ack, TVTropes. You're meant to --ing warn for links to that --ing site.
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Yep, that's me *sniff* by
on 2009-03-24 22:35:00 UTC
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The reason that Velociraptor in JP are so big is because when Crichton was writing the novel, dromaeosaurid classification was being reworked and Deinonychus, which is about as tall as a man, was assigned to the genus. This has since been rescinded, and it's no excuse for calling the JP raptors V. mongoliensis, but it's a vague sort of explanation. As for the feathers, dude, don't you find it awesome that dinosaurs still live around us? BIRDS, dude, BIRDS ARE DINOSAURS! *has been excited about this since she was ten and will continue to be excited about it for the rest of her life*
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Re: Yep, that's me *sniff* by
on 2009-03-24 23:05:00 UTC
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I guess my mind is still just addicted to the idea of a scale-clad menace slinking through the undergrowth.
Ooh, what about locking in climatologists (architects are good, too) with The Day After Tomorrow, or astronomers and physicists with Armageddon?
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Try me. I'm a zoologist furry. by
on 2009-03-25 01:52:00 UTC
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Well, technically not a zoologist until I start college in October, but close enough. The two don't mix well. No biological science mixes well with furry. "What? That's a CANINE feature, it doesn't go on a Pikachu!"
Hell, biology doesn't mix with fandom of any sort. "It's HOW BIG?! What? Why is that man pregnant?! ARGH!" -
Re: Try me. I'm a zoologist furry. by
on 2009-03-25 02:25:00 UTC
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You must love working the Redwall beat, then. ;)
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My vast collection of nature books helps ... by
on 2009-03-25 02:33:00 UTC
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... as does my natural squee reaction. I think That Series erased any chance of my finding any sexual appeal in furries, though. But bad yiff is funny. Did I ever tell anyone here about the constellation porn?
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It doesn't sound familiar. by
on 2009-03-25 06:50:00 UTC
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Sounds like it should involve stars, but that sounds improbable.
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No, it did. by
on 2009-03-25 15:01:00 UTC
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It really did involve two constellations inexplicably having sex. I don't know how that was supposed to work, nor do I want to. Can't fault 'em for creativity, though.
Link here, Very Not Work Safe: http://community.livejournal.com/weepingcock/83974.html -
But constellations don't work that way! by
on 2009-03-27 05:52:00 UTC
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The stars aren't actually connected, it's just connections that people make! Mostly. Gaaah.
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Our movie list ... by
on 2009-03-24 23:47:00 UTC
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Re: Our movie list ... by
on 2009-03-25 01:18:00 UTC
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You should record it and transcribe the best ones. I'd say all of them, but that's a bit much work.
Have fun with your RIGHTEOUS SCIENTIFIC RAGE! -
Oh, I will :D (nm) by
on 2009-03-25 02:47:00 UTC
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Then... by
on 2009-03-24 22:51:00 UTC
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...Ice Age 3, coming in July, will probably take away your will to live.
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The first two are perfectly acceptable ... by
on 2009-03-24 23:43:00 UTC
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... palaeontology-wise (with the exception of the Dodos, but we'll let them slide seeing as they're funny). But the main premise of Ice Age 3 seems ... dodgy.
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"Dodgy" does not cover it. by
on 2009-03-25 05:52:00 UTC
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I'll brace myself for your scream of outrage.
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Well, I'll no doubt end up seeing it by
on 2009-03-25 20:49:00 UTC
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seeing as one of my closest friends is an Ice Age fanatic (she watched Ice Age 1 and 2 once a day EACH for the first two trimesters of her pregnancy) ...
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Pregnancy hormones explain everything. by
on 2009-03-25 22:09:00 UTC
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And ancient academics by
on 2009-03-25 22:12:00 UTC
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No-one ever asks them to clarify the patently insane things they say.
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Indeed. Once something/someone reaches a certain age... by
on 2009-03-26 05:41:00 UTC
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... they become Indisputible Primary Sources, regardless of whether or not we agree with them. Case points: Plato, Shakespeare, the Bible... could add the Kama Sutra, if you wish...
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*snort* (nm) by
on 2009-03-26 05:57:00 UTC
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Brain go flurgy by
on 2009-03-24 06:20:00 UTC
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(more extensive comment on LJ, my loves)
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Well... by
on 2009-03-24 03:20:00 UTC
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There's something you don't see every day. And thank the Patriarchs for that.
As mentioned on the story itself, I don't have any Bleeprin, but I do have some serious beef. If you need more delicious meats after that ordeal continues, feel free to ask. I'm never going to work through this entire cow otherwise. -
Ah, that's who you are... by
on 2009-03-24 06:21:00 UTC
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Two different screenames make it very hard to keep track of who's who. In any case, you need Bleeprin. Lots of it. Are you of age? If so, here's some Bleepka and Bleepuvian Ale. If not, I offer Bleeopolate. In either case, stock up.
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Re: Ah, that's who you are... by
on 2009-03-24 13:59:00 UTC
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I've been contemplating switching my name on here to DirtyCommie (Wiki) or WarriorJoe (LJ) just to cut down on the confusion. I didn't used to have a community in which all three sites came to at the same time, hence all the different names.
'M not of age, though some of my Agents are. So I'll have to take the Bleepolate. -
On second thought, to hell with it. by
on 2009-03-24 15:52:00 UTC
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Things are only going to get more confusing as I proceed otherwise. Might as well make the change now rather than let the situation get worse.
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That's helpful; I was also wondering who "Dirty Commie" was. (nm by
on 2009-03-24 22:12:00 UTC
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Well, you can just call me Joe. by
on 2009-03-24 22:59:00 UTC
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HEADDESK!!!! by
on 2009-03-24 02:42:00 UTC
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YIKES!!!!!
that... is bad. Bery veyr bad. Congrats. -
Thanks. (nm) by
on 2009-03-24 02:44:00 UTC
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