had to be done

TFA
Banjo possessed similar speed, razor-sharp teeth and had three large slashing claws on each hand.

Similar speed to what...? They don't mention raptors for a few more paragraphs.

"Banjo"? What is this, the bayou dinosaur? Sounds like one of those bad Disney nature films from the 60's.

Banjo, King of the Sea-Monkeys?

/Baaaanjooooo!

b a n j o, b a n j o, b a n j o and banjo was his name-o.

NobleHam: TFA
Banjo possessed similar speed, razor-sharp teeth and had three large slashing claws on each hand.

Similar speed to what...? They don't mention raptors for a few more paragraphs.

The article probably got a bad editing job.

The name "Australovenator" sounds more suitable for a robot than a dinosaur.

That's no ordinary banjo, mate!
'e'll rip your lungs out...

/with great, nasty, teeth...

Don't like what they're calling it, submitter? Well, you go and discover your own dinosaurs. You can call them whatever you like.

/Personally, I'd name him Roscoe

"Your limbs are weak but one day you'll grow up to be BANJO, KING OF THE SEA MONKEYS!"

/sgc2c

Clever girl...

A goddamned poodle is more deadly than a velociraptor.

Why?


By swampthing500 at 2009-07-02

Ooooooooooh, the terror!

Fluorescent Testicle: The name "Australovenator" sounds more suitable for a robot than a dinosaur.



"Kiss me or I'll kill you"

/something like that?

Bigger than velociraptor? They weren't exactly huge. 2 feet tall, 3-4 from nose to tailend.

a big nasty meat eater named banjo? i guess 'your mom' was taken

Deacon Blue: NobleHam: TFA
Banjo possessed similar speed, razor-sharp teeth and had three large slashing claws on each hand.

Similar speed to what...? They don't mention raptors for a few more paragraphs.

The article probably got a bad editing job.

They also failed to mention that the velociraptor in Jurassic Park is fictional.

The real "raptor" is a much smaller, feathery, bird-like thing. Still mean, but not as scary as those things in Jurrasic park...

Doombuggyman: Banjo, King of the Sea-Monkeys?

/Baaaanjooooo!

BAAAANJOOOOO!!!!!

NobleHam: TFA
Banjo possessed similar speed, razor-sharp teeth and had three large slashing claws on each hand.

Similar speed to what...? They don't mention raptors for a few more paragraphs.

people think I came for the raptor Jesus pics, but I really came to hear some Farker neither make fun of or seriously discuss tfa - but rather to point out what appears to be an isolated error.

/snarkin' on ya, that's all
//oh, and

once again... AWstralia has to be the center of attention

Banjo? That's a funny name for an animal. I would have called it a chuzwozza!

Since there's a T. rex named Sue, why not?

Just ask Ned Beatty how scary banjos are.

scwewywabbit: The real "raptor" is a much smaller, feathery, bird-like thing. Still mean, but not as scary as those things in Jurrasic park...

The scary things in Jurassic Park were much more like Utahraptor.

Since this is Australia we're talking about, what are the chances this newer, bigger velociraptor is also venomous?

So Banjo is a bit bigger than badger?
You ever tangled with a badger? I wouldn't want to.
Badgers? We don't need no stinkin' badgers!
Banjos? We don't need no stinkin' banjos!

scwewywabbit: The real "raptor" is a much smaller, feathery, bird-like thing. Still mean, but not as scary as those things in Jurrasic park...

Yeah, but something tells me that I'd still cross the street to avoid passing one on the sidewalk. Of course, I have nothing to base that on except for what Laura Dern told me when we were dating.

Probably named after this guy:

Banjo Paterson

A relevant quote from the man:

"In all museums throughout the world one may see plaster casts of footprints of weird animals, footprints preserved for posterity, not because the animals were particularly good of their sort, but because they had the luck to walk on the lava while it was cooling. There is just a faint hope that something of the same sort may happen to us."

Please tell me I'm not the only one who thought of that after seeing Banjo in the headline.

/yes I know, not a dinosaur game but still

People, PEOPLE! Come on, now.

Look at the other names - Clancy, Matilda...

There are a number of Australian folklor icons, (besides the Alps). These are among them.

"Banjo" is for Banjo Paterson. Who, by the way, wrote 'Waltzing Matilda', albeit slightly different than the one you normally hear. Paterson was a poet and writer.

"Clancy" was from a Paterson poem as well. The Clancy character was snagged a bit for the film "The Man from Snowy River", which was also a poem by Paterson which referred to Clancy of the Overflow.

No doubt the next dino will be "Saltbush".

scwewywabbit: Deacon Blue: NobleHam: TFA
Banjo possessed similar speed, razor-sharp teeth and had three large slashing claws on each hand.

Similar speed to what...? They don't mention raptors for a few more paragraphs.

The article probably got a bad editing job.

They also failed to mention that the velociraptor in Jurassic Park is fictional.

The real "raptor" is a much smaller, feathery, bird-like thing. Still mean, but not as scary as those things in Jurrasic park...

Actually, the partially-discovered "Utah-raptor" is closer to the "velociraptor" in size and killing power. Utahraptor ostrommaysi is the scientific name; it was discovered in 1991, much later than "Jurassic Park."

Hey, my first simulpost.

snarkysedai: Doombuggyman: Banjo, King of the Sea-Monkeys?

/Baaaanjooooo!

BAAAANJOOOOO!!!!!

/s/folklor/folklore

Did they duel?

/drunk and bored

/bear and bird approve

Banjo Patterson, bush poet

Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (17 February 1864 - 5 February 1941)[2] was a famous Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood. Paterson's more notable poems include "Waltzing Matilda", "The Man from Snowy River" and "Clancy of the Overflow".

What's wrong with Outbackraptor?

/Other than making Tavillion pay more attention to the back yard?

Retort: Since this is Australia we're talking about, what are the chances this newer, bigger velociraptor is also venomous?

None.

It was eaten by the giant farking salt-water crocodiles.

"Hey Maw, they named a dineysore after us!"

Hands. It had hands. That's scary.

oldebayer: What's wrong with Outbackraptor?

More likely to be Nedkellysaurus or Namatjiraraptor...

Gyrfalcon: scwewywabbit: Deacon Blue: NobleHam:

Actually, the partially-discovered "Utah-raptor" is closer to the "velociraptor" in size and killing power. Utahraptor ostrommaysi is the scientific name; it was discovered in 1991, much later than "Jurassic Park."


1991 is much later than 1993?

Christian Bale: Gyrfalcon: scwewywabbit: Deacon Blue: NobleHam:

Actually, the partially-discovered "Utah-raptor" is closer to the "velociraptor" in size and killing power. Utahraptor ostrommaysi is the scientific name; it was discovered in 1991, much later than "Jurassic Park."

I assume he's referring to the book, not the film.
1991 is much later than 1993?

Christian Bale: Gyrfalcon: scwewywabbit: Deacon Blue: NobleHam:

Actually, the partially-discovered "Utah-raptor" is closer to the "velociraptor" in size and killing power. Utahraptor ostrommaysi is the scientific name; it was discovered in 1991, much later than "Jurassic Park."


1991 is much later than 1993?

The book, not the movie.

WhyteRaven74: Please tell me I'm not the only one who thought of that after seeing Banjo in the headline.

/yes I know, not a dinosaur game but still

Fortunately, I did not think of that travesty. Instead, I thought of Banjo-Tooie, in which Banjo can turn into a dinosaur and Kazooie can turn into a dragon.

Oh how I wish people would immediately stop thinking that when something from Australia is named "Banjo" that it's related to the instrument.

Bexta: Oh how I wish people would immediately stop thinking that when something from Australia is named "Banjo" that it's related to the instrument.

Was Paterson not related to the instrument? I thought he was like quarter banjo.