The simplest way to let people know how cool you are is to wear clothing that features dinosaurs. Ask anyone!

I have made it my business to go around the internet, searching far and wide for such clothing. I'm not going to lie to you; this was not 100 percent selfless. Regardless of any ulterior motives I may have had, here is a comprehensive selection of only the finest dinosaur-related gear (again, handy list format! I swear I will knock it off with the lists after this one):

1) I want this so badly, I can't even describe it.

Sometimes I think about how amazing it would be to wear that all around, and if someone was like, cool dino-hoodie, I would be like,

you have no idea and then cross my arms. I expect a lot of minds would explode for the sheer coolness of that.

This is from the website Mouthman Ap

parel. They have a lot of hoodies like this (minus the dinosaur) and seem awesome.
http://www.mouthman.com/product_p/mm-3103.htm


2) This is entitled, on the website, "T-Rex's Busy Day". I have (almost) no further comment.

This goes back to my obsession with Dinosaur Comics, by Ryan North. I love pretty much everything in the comic store, and have bought most of the t-shirts for friends in acts of selflessness that I totally did not regret (except sometimes when I really wanted the t-shirt) (mostly I was just excited when said friends wore them). I think the theme of this entry is that I am inherently selfish, but that's the human condition or something, so I figure it's okay.


This is one of my favorite shirts. It has T-rex flying through the air by clinging to a bunch of balloons. That is three delightful things in one (flight, balloons, and T-Rex) and so there's not really a way to dislike it.

I recommend going through the entire store, it has tons of amazing products that will definitely make people impressed with your personal taste and style. http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=QW-BUSYDAY&Category_Code=QW

And whatever, so maybe I had a couple of comments.

3) This is from Sunday Morning Breakfast Cartoons. It features a heroic dinosaur, a microcosm of heroic dinosaurs everywhere.
I think part of our (read: my) obsession with dinosaurs comes from their mysterious history; we don't know exactly how they went extinct, we make guesses about their total outward appearance, and how they all related to one another. Imagining them as heroes, sacrificing themselves to save the earth, is both hilarious and something a part of me would like to believe is totally real. Like Hogwarts and UFOs. (Note: Earlier today from my dorm a bunch of us saw a mysterious flashing green light in the sky for about 10 seconds. Was it A) Someone performing Avada Kedavra, B) Weird Wiring, or C) A UFO? Those are the only options, I'm pretty sure.)

http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=SMBC-DINOSAVE&Category_Code=SMBC

4) I think thing #4 will be another anonymous dinosaur related quote, like last time.

Quoth a friend: "The first time I got high, me and my friend watched "The Land Before Time". It was amazing."

Hope this helps those of you with fashion indecision, looking to dress just a little bit cooler!

"Hey, You Know Whose Blog Hasn't Been Updated in a While?

So my as my friends have helpfully pointed out, this blog has not been updated in a few days, and you are not getting the dinosaur information that you rely upon it for.

Never fear! Here is a megapost, full of dinosaur-related stand up hilarity/ music just for you! In helpful list format, so that you may bookmark it as a list. I don't really know if anybody else has a "lists" tag, but I find it very helpful. A tip from me to you! Anyway:

1) Eddie Izzard, King of Comedy, giving a thorough and accurate account of the history of Dinosaurs. He brings in a bit of theology as well, to give it some weight. And/or, it is one of the funniest bits of stand up ever performed. It depends on your interpretations of history, I guess.



Enjoy! It's kind of long, but definitely worth it.


2) Aziz Ansari! Walking with Dinosaurs! Dinosaurs are not really the point of this bit, but, still relevant! I used to find Aziz Ansari kind of obnoxious, but then I realized he was actually amazing, so that worked out well! Check out his comedy special "Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening".








3) Reginasaurus! This is a cute little song by Regina Spektor, all around awesome musician, that is maybe not totally about dinosaurs, but is still adorable and a great idea. I love the opening line, "If I was a dinosaur, I'd be a Reginasaurus."

Reader, what kind of dinosaur would you be? It's possible I would be a Lisasaurus, but perhaps I would be something even wilder. I guess we'll never know, although we can always dream. I choose to believe that if I were a dinosaur, I would have the most fearsome rawr of them all.







4) Bonus! This is not standup or music, but the quote of the day!

"I was walking through the snow pretending to be a dinosaur, going 'rawr' and I thought of you and this blog!"

My goal is to have my name be synonymous with dinosaur news, and this is just the first step.

Dinosaurs Would Crush This Snow in the FACE

Hello All!

So, "Calvin and Hobbes"! I think we can all agree that it's the greatest comic strip ever written, nay, the greatest thing ever written. Calvin was my role model when I was little, and to this day I wish I had the balls to have his completely awesome take on reality.

One of the reoccuring themes in the strip was Calvin's love of dinosaurs. Sometimes he was the dinosaur, sometimes he traveled back in time to do battle with them (accidentally, usually) (the battle, not the time travel) (yeah that's right, Calvin could travel through time), and sometimes they would destroy Susie Derkins for him.

I'm not sure where my inherent love for dinosaurs comes from, but "Calvin and Hobbes" only helped it along. Here is a Sunday issue of the strip in which Calvin imagines discovering dinosaur fossils.

Honestly, discovering dinosaur fossils was a childhood dream of mine. Just keep digging, Calvin, you're an inspiration to us all.

My favorite thing about dinosaurs is their sudden rage

Alt Text: "We all have an enthusiastic dentist."

A huge feature on this here blog is going to be Dinosaur Comics, written every weekday by Ryan North.

I was first introduced to Dinosaur Comics my older brother, who said, "Lisa, this is like everything you've ever loved, in a comic about dinosaurs." I am only paraphrasing slightly.

Anyway, he turned out to be right, and whenever I am sitting at my laptop laughing uncontrollably, my roommate gives me a pointed look and tells me to stop reading them.

Dinosaur Comics have the same six panels every day with changing text. The text is always hilarious and rarely has anything to do with the pictures.

I still find the pictures hilarious, despite seeing it hundreds of times. T-Rex's pose in the last panel! What is he doing! He could be alarmed, or excited, or terrified about something! The possibilities are endless!

This is one of my favorites. It has T-Rex in a relatable situation, except that our dentists don't serve dinosaurs. More's the pity, I say.

Mission Statement

Hello all!

So, here is the deal with this new, awesome-sauce blog of mine:

I have been trying to compile a playlist with songs about dinosaurs, but a google search garnered only kids' songs. I think this is discriminatory against the college-aged fan of these prehistoric death machines. I want this to be a comprehensive place for all dinosaur fans to satisfy their dino-needs.

I myself am a fan of any pop culture reference to dinosaurs, be it through songs, comics, characters, pictures, whatever. I will be posting things that are both 1) Relevant to dinosaurs and 2) AWESOME.

Please send me any suggestions you have!

To start off, here is my mission statement in video form:

"The Dinosaur Rap", by The Whitest Kids U'Know

To Quote, You're welcome, internet!

Dinosaur Rock is not a genre in the current music industry. I plan to fix this.