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    The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day

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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/18/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    I know I'm just a big poopy-head, but I absolutely hate this entire trope.

    They were just big animals. Why would anyone possibly think they'd be more dangerous than men with rifles, not to mention tanks?
    -Kle.
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    Image of Ignited_Impulse Ignited_Impulse
    11/18/09

    @Klebert L. Hall: And maybe robots will help man instead of overthrow them and aliens will assist Earth instead of invade it. But where is the fun? Maybe because I'm a huge Jurassic Park fan and you're treading on my fandom. For the sake of looking silly on the internet and taking fiction seriously, tanks from WWI (yes, I, not II) had a huge psychological effect. They were terribly slow and broke down often but seeing this metal behemoth cross the battlefield inspired fear in the enemy. Hell, I don't care if all it did was sniff its own ass, if I saw a T-rex on the already danger laden battlefield I'd say "Forget France boys, back on the boat!" And that my good sir is my two cents.
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/19/09

    @Ignited_Impulse: "And maybe robots will help man instead of overthrow them and aliens will assist Earth instead of invade it. But where is the fun?"

    Good stories have been made about those possibilities. I tend to find robot/alien disaster stories almost as hackneyed as the dinosaur ones, with the caveat that robots and aliens have a little more believability in the "dangerous" department.

    BTW, WW1 tanks were highly machinegun resistant. That was the major factor in their success.
    -Kle.
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    Image of Ignited_Impulse Ignited_Impulse
    11/19/09

    @Klebert L. Hall:

    #speakup Never said they weren't :P. But I'm not here to argue about no man's land. My friend, I don't see how you can enjoy a good sci-fi or fantasy romp without some suspension of disbelief.
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/20/09

    @Ignited_Impulse:

    I have some suspension of disbelief; suspending all of it is beyond my abilities, though.
    -Kle.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    And I here I thought this was going to be a movie on Syfy.... #dinodday
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    11/17/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: me too. #dinodday
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    Image of Aidan_ Aidan_
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    Oh gods yes. A thousand, a million times over yes.

    I have yearned for this all of my life without knowing its name. This is why I have cried... #dinodday
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    Image of phoghat phoghat
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    The most interesting part to me is where did they get the voice over artist who nails the Pathe news reel voice? (yes I'm that old) #dinodday
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    Image of allium allium
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    HA! Vhile der Ami dummkopfs vaste zhere strength against die Auszeitgroßenreptilien, der true Schwerpunkt approaches zhere harbors und cities from beneath der sea!

    Attack, mein Trilobitentruppen!! #dinodday
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    Image of CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    Well if that aint as patriotic as it gets! Seeing good ole Uncle Sam wrasslin a dinosaur! Where does one sign up to fight the Nazi dino-army? #dinodday
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    Image of JohnnyZito JohnnyZito
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    I -- I can't believe some one from the future hasn't gone back to insert dinosaurs into wwII.

    This proves to me time travel is never going to be invented or people in the future are boring.

    Either way count me out. #dinodday
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    Saving Private Ryan meets Jurassic Park. Just imagine the Omaha Beach sequence with dinosaurs. Please do this Steven Spielberg!
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    Edited by Ghost_in_the_Machine at 11/17/09 7:17 AM Ghost_in_the_Machine was starred Ghost_in_the_Machine was unstarred
    Image of Srynerson Srynerson
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    Dear Hollywood, I don't have any children at the moment, but I'm more than willing to give you a right of first refusal on any future children I may have in exchange for you making this into a real movie. Thank you.

    P.S. Please don't cast Shia LeBoeuf as the heroic young private who discovers the dinosaurs' weakness.

    P.P.S. You may, however, cast Megan Fox as a Vichy French seductress/spy who gets her comeuppance by being eaten by a T-Rex.
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    AmishJohn promoted this comment Edited by Srynerson at 11/17/09 6:43 AM Srynerson was starred Srynerson was unstarred
    Image of GodofMonkeys GodofMonkeys
    11/17/09

    @Srynerson: Amen! #dinodday
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    Better Nazi Flintstones than figuring out how Nazis win WW2 in alternate timelines. #dinodday
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    10/31/09

    In reply to 20 Best (And 20 Worst) Pets In Science Fiction
    The only problem with Bouncers is that they eventually grow up. #robertaheinlein
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    Image of TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle
    07/22/09

    In reply to 20 Best (And 20 Worst) Pets In Science Fiction
    All right. A couple of nitpicks.

    1) it's Boudicca not Budeka.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica

    2) From the comfort of what time machine did you see the 1986 Ghostbusters cartoon BEFORE the 1984 film? I seriously question your 80s kid credentials.

    3) AI's Teddy as a Top 20 Worst Pet. Preposterous!!
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    Edited by TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle at 07/22/09 6:31 PM TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle was starred TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle was unstarred
    Image of Dave Bee Dave Bee
    06/27/09

    In reply to 20 Best (And 20 Worst) Pets In Science Fiction
    teddy and gir?? noooooooo!
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    Image of grkpektis grkpektis
    06/27/09

    In reply to 20 Best (And 20 Worst) Pets In Science Fiction
    How can you mention lockjaw and not mention lockheed the dragon from the x-men comics. He is a better pet than all 20 of them combined.
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    Image of outuendo outuendo
    06/26/09

    In reply to 20 Best (And 20 Worst) Pets In Science Fiction
    Oh come on! You drop a Divx mention and who gets the shaft? THE CHEAT! Strong Bad's #1 little buddy!
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    TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle promoted this comment outuendo was starred outuendo was unstarred
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