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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    11/20/09

    In reply to Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
    someone get me Syfy on the phone! and you! get me Bruce Campbell! i smell me a movie of the week! we shoot in three weeks in Bulgaria!
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    Image of DeSpawn DeSpawn
    11/19/09

    In reply to Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
    i am frightened
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    Image of ♠ Final ♠ ♠ Final ♠
    11/19/09

    In reply to Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
    Where can I go about obtaining a DogCroc? I have some children that don't understand the boundaries of my lawn.
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    Image of CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
    11/19/09

    In reply to Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
    By the artist's rendition, that croc looks pretty terrifyingly fast!
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    11/19/09

    In reply to Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
    "Steampunk Posthumans vs Zombie SuperCrocs in a Post-Apocolyptic Dystopia!"
    All we need is a poll asking which Summer Glau character is the best Feminist Superhero, some Chart Porn, and images of the LHC and we'll have the io9 Singularity.
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/19/09

    @Grey_Area: You forgot the rumours about Trek 2 and an article about why we shouldn't be so mean to that nice James Cameron and his smurf movie.
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    Image of NorthernWhistle NorthernWhistle
    11/19/09

    In reply to Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
    Um holy crap, apparently there are modern crocs who can gallop, too. If I saw one come at me with this speed I think I would just lay down to be eaten.
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    Ghede promoted this comment Edited by NorthernWhistle at 11/19/09 1:41 PM NorthernWhistle was starred NorthernWhistle was unstarred
    Image of Ghede Ghede
    11/20/09

    @NorthernWhistle: Modern Crocs traded a little speed for the ability to take their prey completely by surprise. The croc only looks terrifying up close, far away, it looks like a long frog. Then it runs, and IS up close.
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    11/19/09

    In reply to Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara

    Those eeeediots!! They forgot the fearsome Crockostimpy!
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    Image of korybing korybing
    11/19/09

    @scroggzilla raids again: Ah, even now I can hear it's melodious mating call.

    "Happy happy happy. Joy joy joy."
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/19/09

    In reply to Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
    Back when he was cool.
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    Image of phoghat phoghat
    11/19/09

    @Wookie1972:
    Such a nice guy, wonder why he didn't find some nice girl?
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/19/09

    @phoghat: Not to mention he knew how to dress.
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    Image of Counterglow Counterglow
    11/19/09

    In reply to Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
    No doubt it's only a matter of time until discovery of the Thatsa-Crock, a creature that leaps to its feet and thunders its battle cry whenever a politician's speech crosses that delicate line between loose interpretation of the truth and flat-out lies.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    11/19/09

    In reply to Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
    Okay, what's with all the HipNamez for these NuCrocs? I can only imagine the torment Carl Linnaeus must be suffering in his SpinGrave.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    11/19/09

    @Grey_Area: Now you, too, can wear pancakes on your feet.
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    11/19/09

    @crashedpc - Haifisch: Can I get waffles? Better traction.
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    Image of hamshank hamshank
    11/19/09

    In reply to Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
    this is not all that shocking, given everything from that time was terrifying. Except maybe the tubers those small ones ate. And possibly the frogs. But everything else was scary as feck
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    Image of IraeNicole IraeNicole
    11/19/09

    @hamshank: I am sure we just have not discovered the true horror of the tubers yet.
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    Edited by IraeNicole at 11/19/09 1:07 PM IraeNicole was starred IraeNicole was unstarred
    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    11/19/09


    @IraeNicole: Vegetables can be scary.
    © 2006 Till Nowack
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    Image of IraeNicole IraeNicole
    11/19/09

    @Grey_Area: Aww those are my favorite vegetables evar. <3
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    Image of Logan5 Logan5
    11/19/09

    In reply to Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
    A crocodile that can gallop-

    Perfect for a game of full contact polo.
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    Ghede promoted this comment Logan5 was starred Logan5 was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    11/19/09

    In reply to Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
    PancakeCroc fed primarily on MapleSyrupGoats and BlueberryDeer. Those things are incredibly stupid!
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    11/19/09

    @crashedpc - Haifisch: No match for Auntjemimapithecus.
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    Image of Biku Biku
    11/19/09

    In reply to Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
    This article is full of blatant misrepresentation. BoarCrocs *did not* eat dinosaurs for breakfast. They had a croissant and a latte.

    Elevenses though? Dinosaurs watch out.
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    Image of Jassen Jassen
    11/19/09

    In reply to Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
    Just in case you were wondering how big a BIG saltwater croc actually is. Here is a link to a pic of a 17' croc weighing about 2500lbs next to a 6' 180lbs guy.

    [www.internationalcrocodilerescue.com.au]

    and if you're interested in crocs at all here is an OK place to start
    [www.internationalcrocodilerescue.com.au]
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    Image of Jonny_eh Jonny_eh
    11/19/09

    @Jassen: That's a big croc, but the scale is misleading due to the dude being behind the croc. Almost every "OMG look at this huge beast next to dude" has the dude in the background.

    But ya, scary.
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    Image of Jassen Jassen
    11/19/09

    @Jonny_eh: He' s only 4 or 5 feet away so the scale isn't that far off. It's funny but the length isnt the thing that strikes you when your standing next to them, it's the circumference. Yeah he's 17' long but he's 5' wide and the head is bigger than a car seat and he weighs the same as small car.
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