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Integrity and Karma's avatar

What do we bring for a Dino raid viewing? Popcorn and binoculars? A shark cage?

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AndyinBC's avatar

I doubt dinos are all that fond of popcorn. And really good set binoculars allows one to maintain an appropriate viewing distance, so that's a good idea. As far as shark cages go, its really hard to keep the water in, so I'd just leave my shark at home.

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Integrity and Karma's avatar

Ok.... them not being fond if popcorn was in my thoughts ,as I discarded ' chicken wings' or ' jerky'

And I'm thinking a brontosaurus is just too suave to do the hip kids thing of a raid. Ok! We'll go without the shark,but with pictures of Jacinda Ardern as close up deterrent...advise?

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AndyinBC's avatar

There's that distance thing. While I agree that a photo of Ms. Ardern would undoubtedly be an effective deterrent, any pic large enough to be clearly observed by the notoriously near-sighted bronto would somewhat traumatizing in and of itself.

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Rosemary B's avatar

trust but verify

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Integrity and Karma's avatar

Good point...

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Bootsorourke's avatar

This conversation makes my day and makes me ponder who's company I'm keeping.

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Rosemary B's avatar

I just got home from 4 hours with my 99 year old daddy. He lives close by and I am his "entertainment" and caregiver. long story. Anyway, I come home exhausted most of the time, now be perky and dream up something for dinner for me and hubbs.

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Integrity and Karma's avatar

* looks at Andy,then at Boots*... Well,wonder no longer: I&K!, nice ta meet y'all!... now you just have to figure out if your reputation will tarnish too badly, having been seen with me. ЁЯШБЁЯШБ

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AndyinBC's avatar

We wonder too!

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Rosemary B's avatar

hmmmmmm pondering is good.

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Bootsorourke's avatar

Off topic here but has anyone noticed that Ardern, Hochul (NY Gov), and Pelosi all seem to have been made in the same factory?

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Integrity and Karma's avatar

As in physicality,or ideology? Or?

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Bootsorourke's avatar

Well, the same face and sociopathy and the ideology

The eyebrows freak me out

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AndyinBC's avatar

Yes

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AndyinBC's avatar

Yeah. My youngest daughter was into horror movies - many years ago. She showed me a magazine pic of the villainesses. Remarkable resemblance.

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Rosemary B's avatar

we could carry the shark on a huge glass cage on top of the concrete massively huge vehicle I will be driving

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Integrity and Karma's avatar

Well...upon reflection o believe the shark may cause issues of envy: they are dinos thst survived relatively unchanged...while...you know...

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The Great Santini's avatar

50 cal sniper rifle with scope and *plenty* of ammo. Or even better, M2 Heavy Barrel Machine Gun with **plenty** of ammo.

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Rikard's avatar

Do it Conan-style: jump atop its head and drive your broadsword through its skull!

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Integrity and Karma's avatar

The martial arts Barbarian in me approves this message,with this addendum: we don't kill the bronto. No,we save that for raptors etc. We swing up and harness that giant head,slide Don the neck ( like the Flintstones of old!) And then offer it prime vegetables to " do that again!"

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AndyinBC's avatar

The guns were for the shark. I case someone ignores your advice and sneaks one along in their luggage. And brontos don't need "prime vegetables". They are perfectly willing to work for the crap one finds in the local supermarket.

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SnowInTheWind's avatar

Do it Alley Oop style, and and just ride on its neck. Hop over and swing through the trees when you want to go somewhere else.

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Rosemary B's avatar

yeah, great idea.

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Rosemary B's avatar

that could get messy though. like a water fall of blood. I would be a klutz bucket and slip and fall and sail down the slippery back

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Rosemary B's avatar

yes, bring a couple. I do not have one of those and would be thrilled to give yours a try if you don't mind

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TRM's avatar

Ya beat me to it. I said 50 cal Gatling Gun and lots of ammo. You are obviously a much better shot than I am.

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TRM's avatar

A 50 cal Gatling Gun and lots of ammo would be my first choice.

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Integrity and Karma's avatar

Not having a Gatlin...I believe I'll save up unpopped corn kernels and somehow improvise a small-bore blow gun.

Don't laugh! My then teen son's friends hid from me during Nerf wars when I used a Nerf blow gun! ЁЯШБ

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AndyinBC's avatar

I though we had agreed that popcorn was out. Unless, of course, you can figure out a rapid fire blow gun. That might work.

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Rosemary B's avatar

cake, coffee, cookies, guns, bino- dinoculars, maybe a cannon

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