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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,290 posts) Thu Nov 25, 2021, 06:51 PM Nov 2021

"Now, this end is called the thagomizer..."

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"Now, this end is called the thagomizer..." (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 OP

Reminds me a bit of this... TygrBright Nov 2021 #1

That's because the paleontologists had never named that part. haele Nov 2021 #2

TygrBright

(20,755 posts)

1. Reminds me a bit of this...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Nov 25, 2021, 06:57 PM

Nov 2021

Although Goodall's institutional partners got very miffed, she LOL'd. She wrote a preface for one of his books, he donated proceeds from licensed products with the "tramp" cartoon to her work.

amusedly,
Bright

haele

(12,640 posts)

2. That's because the paleontologists had never named that part.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Nov 25, 2021, 07:21 PM

Nov 2021

And only realized it after Gary Larson pointed it out in that cartoon.

And said "sure, why not?".

Haele

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