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@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.
@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.
#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.
HA! Vhile der Ami dummkopfs vaste zhere strength against die Auszeitgroßenreptilien, der true Schwerpunkt approaches zhere harbors und cities from beneath der sea!
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
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.
Except for Darth Vader and Spiderman, I like the concept for this photoset. This is the first one of these I've seen that actually made sense considering that DC actually depicted its superheroes in WWII. Some of the execution is weak. The Batman one would work better if Batman was in a cloth costume, Spider-Man is just sort of standing there, and well Vader's saber is just awful in black and white. #superherosinwwii
11/18/09
They were just big animals. Why would anyone possibly think they'd be more dangerous than men with rifles, not to mention tanks?
-Kle.
11/18/09
11/19/09
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.
11/19/09
#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.
11/20/09
I have some suspension of disbelief; suspending all of it is beyond my abilities, though.
-Kle.
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I have yearned for this all of my life without knowing its name. This is why I have cried... #dinodday
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Attack, mein Trilobitentruppen!! #dinodday
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11/17/09
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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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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Here's the Batman I would have used for WWII - #superherosinwwii
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