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ApologiesDecember 20th, 2006 by Mike Keesey :: see related comic |
Sorry for the day delay, everyone—this time of year is pretty hectic.
Side note: One of my favorite German words is the one for “turtle”: Schildkröte. Literally, it means “shield toad”.
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Same in Dutch: Schildpad.
Ah, and “paddock” is an older English word for “toad” (used, e.g., in Shakespeare’s MacBeth). Must be a cognate.
I see that abelisaurs lack adaptations for durophagy.
Well, he handled the robot all right.
(I dunno, I’m not really going for consistency here.)
Now, if he’d just snapped off his flippers instead, poor Carny would have been in business!
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