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05 Sep 2008, 5:28 am

I win yet again!


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05 Sep 2008, 8:53 am

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Sorry, it was hard to tell (It's been ages since I've watched either movie). Besides, I thought theropods were only the bigger meat-eaters, like t-rex or allosaurus.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velociraptor

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Family: Dromaeosauridae
Genus: Velociraptor

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And in the novel, he actually survives, I think. Ian Malcolm apparently dies off-screen, although he is apparently revived for The Lost World novel, and Hammond dies at the hands (well, jaws) of some compys. Gennaro doesn't end up being eaten by a t-rex while on the crapper, but rather kicks some dinosaur derriere and survives.


The book was pretty good, Genaro kicked a velociraptor's derrière in the tunnel where Alan was.



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05 Sep 2008, 9:14 am

This thread is a relay race.



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05 Sep 2008, 12:54 pm

carturo222 wrote:
This thread is a relay race.


Yes, it could be considered that. I like the conversation aspect of this thread, plus some of the role-play fights, but other people like to post "conejitos" or "gano otra vez" ad infinitum.

BTW: vinco.



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05 Sep 2008, 1:53 pm

VENI

VIDI

VICI


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05 Sep 2008, 2:06 pm

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In gyrum imus nocte et consumimur igni.


So, why are you burning yourselves in fire at night inside a circle?



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05 Sep 2008, 2:13 pm

iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Unknown_Quantity wrote:
In gyrum imus nocte et consumimur igni.


So, why are you burning yourselves in fire at night inside a circle?


Er, yeah, close enough.

In a circle we move at night and are consumed by fire.

An old Latin palindrome.


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05 Sep 2008, 2:16 pm

Winner!



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05 Sep 2008, 2:21 pm

Née's Eva hit salt at last, I have seen.

My first and LAST attempt at a palindrome.



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05 Sep 2008, 2:23 pm

Now I won.



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05 Sep 2008, 2:54 pm

Quatermass wrote:
And in the novel, he actually survives, I think. Ian Malcolm apparently dies off-screen, although he is apparently revived for The Lost World novel, and Hammond dies at the hands (well, jaws) of some compys. Gennaro doesn't end up being eaten by a t-rex while on the crapper, but rather kicks some dinosaur derriere and survives.


But... But... the lawyer getting killed was the funniest part! At least I think he was the lawyer. According to Weird Al...


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05 Sep 2008, 3:01 pm

Barracuda wrote:
Quatermass wrote:
And in the novel, he actually survives, I think. Ian Malcolm apparently dies off-screen, although he is apparently revived for The Lost World novel, and Hammond dies at the hands (well, jaws) of some compys. Gennaro doesn't end up being eaten by a t-rex while on the crapper, but rather kicks some dinosaur derriere and survives.


But... But... the lawyer getting killed was the funniest part! At least I think he was the lawyer. According to Weird Al...


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W94PgLwEbcE[/youtube]



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05 Sep 2008, 4:29 pm

The first Jurassic Park was better than the second and third.



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05 Sep 2008, 6:03 pm

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The first Jurassic Park was better than the second and third.


Yeah, but has anyone here read the actual novels?

*Puts his hand up.*

What about Arby 'n' the Chief?


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05 Sep 2008, 6:47 pm

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iamnotaparakeet wrote:
The first Jurassic Park was better than the second and third.


Yeah, but has anyone here read the actual novels?


Not much of a Michael Crichton fan...


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05 Sep 2008, 7:26 pm

A winner is me!


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