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T Tangaroa Tiki Socialite Joined: Apr 25, 2002 Posts: 1566	T Tangaroa Posted posted on Mon, Feb 14, 2005 6:45 PM On 2005-02-14 16:06, mrs. pineapple wrote: ....Mr. Pineapple-Bot was expressing his dismay at the fact that in Jurrasic Park, they called them Velocoraptors, when in fact they were actually (some other flying dinosaur) and velocorapotors were really no more than flying turkeys. They just thought velocoraptors sounded cooler...zzzzzzzzz. Actually - the Dilophosaurus was the one that was really misrepresented as the wrong size. In the film they are portrayed as turkey-sized - and were actually about 10-12 feet tall! Also the whole spitting thing is conjecture...... errrrr - ummm - I mean... what a geek! I wonder if Mrs. Tangaroa should chime in on this....?

On 2005-02-14 16:06, mrs. pineapple wrote:
....Mr. Pineapple-Bot was expressing his dismay at the fact that in Jurrasic Park, they called them Velocoraptors, when in fact they were actually (some other flying dinosaur) and velocorapotors were really no more than flying turkeys. They just thought velocoraptors sounded cooler...zzzzzzzzz.

Actually - the Dilophosaurus was the one that was really misrepresented as the wrong size. In the film they are portrayed as turkey-sized - and were actually about 10-12 feet tall! Also the whole spitting thing is conjecture......

errrrr - ummm - I mean... what a geek!

I wonder if Mrs. Tangaroa should chime in on this....?

Post #141185 by Tangaroa on Mon, Feb 14, 2005 6:45 PM