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Thursday, 30 January 2014
A dinosaur with no name....yet!
Sue and Stan the T. rex. Raymond and Lane the Triceratops. Dakota the Edmontosaurus...what would you call a rather grumpy Gorgosaurus?
I am watching you discuss the implications of discovering Dakota with my 7-year-old and 5-year-old for the 10th time while reading your blog. I asked the kids what they would name a grumpy Gorgosaurus and they suggested Huestis, who is a very grumpy character from a cartoon called Courage The Cowardly Dog. The kids are excited to learn what you name it. Be well. - The Faheys
Huestis...sounds wonderfully grumpy to me! I shall place the name on my shortlist. Stay-tuned for the naming...that will be in late June at the Royal Society in London!
Geoff, specifically with a G, because there aren't many dinosaurs named Geoff and it seems to fit. Either that or Dylan after Bob Dylan because he never seems to look too happy either! :)
Geoff , specifically with a G because there aren't many dinosaurs named Geoff and it seems to fit. Either that or Dylan after Bob Dylan, he never seems to look too happy either! :)
Geoff, spelt specifically with a G, because there aren't many dinosaurs named Geoff and it seems to fit. Either that or Dylan after Bob Dylan, he never looks too happy either ! :)
Hmmm, a Gorgosaurus? Well since we have no way of telling what the gender is I'd probably use one of these: Doli Aram Gimli Hulk Agatha Jez Rose I have to admit Huestis sounds really unique though. I kind of like it myself. Of course we can always just call it Grumpy.
"Phil" . . . Ha!
ReplyDeleteI have been called worst things...a grumpy dinosaur with a face like a bag of nails...
DeleteI am watching you discuss the implications of discovering Dakota with my 7-year-old and 5-year-old for the 10th time while reading your blog. I asked the kids what they would name a grumpy Gorgosaurus and they suggested Huestis, who is a very grumpy character from a cartoon called Courage The Cowardly Dog. The kids are excited to learn what you name it. Be well. - The Faheys
ReplyDeleteHuestis...sounds wonderfully grumpy to me! I shall place the name on my shortlist. Stay-tuned for the naming...that will be in late June at the Royal Society in London!
ReplyDeleteGeoff, specifically with a G, because there aren't many dinosaurs named Geoff and it seems to fit. Either that or Dylan after Bob Dylan because he never seems to look too happy either! :)
ReplyDeleteGeoff , specifically with a G because there aren't many dinosaurs named Geoff and it seems to fit. Either that or Dylan after Bob Dylan, he never seems to look too happy either! :)
ReplyDeleteGeoff, spelt specifically with a G, because there aren't many dinosaurs named Geoff and it seems to fit. Either that or Dylan after Bob Dylan, he never looks too happy either ! :)
ReplyDeleteHmmm, a Gorgosaurus? Well since we have no way of telling what the gender is I'd probably use one of these:
ReplyDeleteDoli
Aram
Gimli
Hulk
Agatha
Jez
Rose
I have to admit Huestis sounds really unique though. I kind of like it myself. Of course we can always just call it Grumpy.
Grumpy (after the Tyrannosaur in The Land of the Lost), if its a male Ormarr and if its a female Mindy (both dragon names)
ReplyDeleteMy name would be Grumplestiltskin
ReplyDeleteMy name would be Grumplestiltskin
ReplyDeleteGrendal is pretty fearsome and sounds awfully grumpy. Alliteration is not a bad thing either.
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