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Is it just me, or does Tricerablocks (whoever coined that cool name) have the same white horns attacked to his head as the barbarians in the new Knights lego? If so, they must be tougher than we thought. :) -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman (URL) "If you (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) one submitted by Peter Merryman(sp?), which is the play on Stegosaurus - Legosaurus. That is perfect. As for the horns you are right. Those are some tough Barbarians or weak dinosaurs one. Afterall they were first attached to the Islanders top (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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Since I'm pretty new to lugnet.com here, I should take this opportunity to ask about some acronyms I keep seeing -- BURP, SPUD, and POOP. My best guesses so far are Big Ugly Retarded Piece and Some Pretty Ugly Dude. :) Oh yeah, and someone also (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) SPUD, POOP (URL) "Big Ugly Rock Piece" Ben G. (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) that cool name) have (...) barbarians in the new (...) thought. :) (...) My favorite is the (...) on Stegosaurus - (...) right. Those are some (...) were first attached to (...) SPUDs why not put some (...) guys ~ they must be tinier i (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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-- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman (URL) "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine." craig hamilton <anonymouseye@webtv.net> wrote in message news:FL0v6E.2Kz@lugnet.com... (...) Duplaraptor? (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) pteraDACTAyl just occured to me... duplosaurs, duplodicus, brickiosaurus for brachiosaurus... well, i have parasaurolophi now, as i've spent the evening building a female as well. guess babies are'nt far off... later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Now here's a question... The horns they use for the Tricerablocks & Moo-men/Longhorns/Ox...s/whatever are the same as those used in the Islanders sets (or so I'd imagine). Now the Islanders sets came with the horns mounted on the little (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.castle)
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(...) paradisaurolophus. -Pete (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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I'm getting a kick out of these lego dino names. Lemme just compile the ones I've seen people throw out there so far, and everybody get yer brains churning to add more. Tricerablocks Tyrannosaurus Brix Legosaurus (or Stlegosaurus) Pterodactal (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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Belvilaceraptor Minifiguandon ;John (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Sure looks like it to me. They were also in some of the Wild West sets, I think. (...) Anyone buy Fort Legoredo or Amazon Crossing (I think they showed up in there as well)? How were the horns packaged in there? If they were on the rings, I'll (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I have Fort Legoredo and Amazon crossing. I think they may have just been loose pieces. I'm not certain, though. I can, however, say with a fair amount of certainty that they weren't on a ring with that feathery piece like in the Islander (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.castle)
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(...) perhaps studosaurus (...) plateasaurolophus? (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) pete ~ you are a genius! paradisaurolophous is a gem! i hope i can use some of these when i open jur-abs-ic park! well, i've been in a building frenzy here for the past week, (inspired and feuled by lugnet.adventurers) and now i feel the need (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) churning (...) One more for the list is a play on Allosaurus- Scalasaurus. Mark L (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Ian Malcolm Did you ever get the chance to read the book? It's the meat and the movie is the eye candy! -John (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) on (...) can't (...) a (...) I bought Fort Legoredo, and the horns on top of the buildings did come in a ring with one feather piece. I kept all my western pieces seperate, so I still have that feather piece in with them (even though it isn't (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.castle)
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(...) As I recall, same for Amazon River Crossing. (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.castle)
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(...) bingo! yes, john, i read the novel years ago, prior to the film coming out. i'm re-reading it now for inspiration and detail to go into this current lego endeavor. the t-rex swims in the book, which is a scene that never made it to the movie. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) DUDE!! LOL I *loved* _Dinosaur Heresies_ AND _Raptor Red_ {:^D I also am a huge fan of Baker! Loved the scene in JP when Timmy (Not *that* Timmy, AFOLs;) meets Dr Grant and quotes Baker regarding the dinos to birds thing-- great stuff! How (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) ones (...) churning (...) these (...) and (...) in my (...) in (...) crest. (...) m-f (...) this (...) the pics (...) brachiosaurs (i (...) gates, (...) _should_! (...) is the (...) lego (...) to (...) eye-candy (...) the (...) "raptor (...) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Is this a question you don't know the answer to, or a trivia question? I'll assume the latter. Is it procompsognathus? That's 16 letters, which qualifies as "long" in my book. Greg "He betrayed the irregular hunters and hid himself in a cave." (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) since dino research is my middle name these days..., i believe jeff is refering to chuandongocoelurus (18 letters), one of the small mid-jurrasic coelurids found in sichuan, china. china is also the home of what i think is longest named dino, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Actually, I was refering to micropachycephalosaurus, with 23 letters. :) Ahh... I love Dino Trivia! I'll see if I can find some more stuff to quiz ya on! :) Jeff P.S. I think *I* just outed myself as a total Dino Geek. :) P.P.S (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yup, it is the November 1999 issue. The cover says "Inca Sacrifice" in big letters. I'll let ya'll know how the article was when I finish reading it. Jeff (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) of course! the "tiny hadrosaur", only abot 8 ft long... supposedly. the identity on this one is rather doubtful, because so little of it was found. ok. (rolling up sleaves) care to take a guess as to the _shortest_ dino name? he he he later ~ (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Are we forgetting Antidisestablishment...saurus...? };^D -John Dinogeek Neal (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) "Troodon"? -John (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Would that make you an Antidisestablishment...usitarian? <grin & duck> James (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) sorry, john, it's not troodon. was "small"(= micro..) a clue in the first question? i missed it if it was. here's a clue for the shortest dino name: armor down under, or america's favorite midget. he he he! later ~ dino-craigo-lego! (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) i overly geeked on this answer. just to set the record straight before one of you other dino geeks catch it, micropachycephalosaur means "tiny thick-headed lizard" (i've known a few, lol!). one of the tiniest known dinosaurs at about 20 inches (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That'd be the Emu! Oh, wait, you want classical dinos. The answer is "Minmi"! Here's an easy one: What dinosaur looks like Stegosaurus but has spikes instead of plates on its back? Jeff (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, that clue wouldn't've helped me much, if I hadn't known the dino's name. Personally, I would've said that it sounds like an annoying singer's name from an early '80s animated TV series. :) Jeff P.S. For those wondering, the name is (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Louiedepalmasaurus? Marylourettidon? -John (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) They suck! So that would make me a antiantidisestablish...itarian;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) "Minmi"! (...) Would it be Polacanthus or Anklyosaurus. Anklyosaurus was a little fella though, about the size of a pny I think Pete Callaway (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) ~ yingshanosaurus, chinese cousin in the steg family. i have the smithsonian toy model of this one... very elegant looking too, i must say. later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yup, but I screwed up. I swapped the names of two Dinos, that one and kentrosaurus. *sigh* Anyways, Kentrosaurus had plates at the front, but they changed to spikes as they progressed along its back. Three New Challenges! Name the Four most (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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