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[edit] Sexy?

As someone well versed in the DC lingo, I am removing the references to the over-use of "sexy" since it is simply not true. While anyone who asked "what are the sexy haps" on the DC forums (for instance) would not be seen as out of place, it is just not very common.

You mean other than the fact that every single page has the word 'sexy' on it because M North describes his merchandise as 'sexy' and 'exciting'? You mean other than that? Other than the instance of sexy being on every page, sexy isn't used that often? It's not very common, other than its presence every time you click on the page? Is that what you mean? Just so I'm clear? You mean that contrary to the word's appearance in the very code that makes up the page, it is simply not a commonly used word in the Dinosaur Comics parlance? Is that it? Is it? It is? Oh, okay. Just making sure! Double high-fives! 204.69.40.7 18:50, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
Was that supposed to be an argument? A word being used in a site's navigation is not at all like saying a word over and over on the site. Sexy is a commonly used word in the DC parlance, but not to the degree it was described in the article.
I find your reasoned defence to be very sexy! --maru (talk) contribs 00:01, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
That's like saying the move 'Con Air' had a lot to do with the fat guy who was sitting in front of me during the movie. I don't even remember most of the movie, because that fat guy was occupying all my attention. Man, I couldn't keep my eyes off that guy, he was just so fat and also sort of lonely, and I wanted to buy him a popcorn but he'd probably just take it as some kind of cruel prank. I guess my point is that some people have been mistreated in life, and it's really hard to get past their emotional barriers in order to show them some kindness.
Good lord, 204.69.40.7 is such a dumbass. That shall be all. --80.6.146.72 11:30, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lil' people and things

Calling the house and car "supporting characters" seems a bit daft, but they have to be included in the same category as the tiny woman, so what collective noun could best describe them? --Lee M 01:19, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Maybe "scenery"? Tiny woman doesn't get to talk much.
Sometimes (maybe once or twice) speech has been attributed to people from inside the house. The tiny woman might be better called "scenery", anyhow.


[edit] One year ago...

One year ago I saw this comic on a comic archive site. I thought it was joke. One year later, I find this wiki article. You guys mean to tell me that this comic is still going? I thought it was dead. Well whatever the case, ima satires it in my webcomic. :P --TKGB

Stronger than ever, in fact. Did you check the website? You would certainly have seen live-ness. --Maru 15:23, 3 August 2005 (UTC)<
I checked it out. Its hilarious for some reason. OI! --TKGB

[edit] Dinosaur sex

This discussion page is a good page I think to talk about Dinosaur Sex! Holy crap yes! Edit wars add to the unhappiness in the world and that makes me sad. --BreathingMeat 10:13, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

I (obviously) am in favor of both dinosaur sex and sexy dinosaurs. It's the very blunt and hilarious punchline of the referenced joke. There's no reason to say 'they had a physical relationship in the past' when you can, directly referencing the strip in question, just say 'they had dinosaur sex'. Cos they did. Have dinosaur sex. --204.69.40.7 13:31, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
It would be more correct to say that it is T-Rex's stated perception that they had had dinosaur sex! Dromiceiomius has been less than forthcoming with confirmation on this sexy claim. --BreathingMeat 20:42, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
I would also like to see our debate settled :) I am not a fan of using "dinosaur sex" in the article because it seems to suggest that it's a term used commonly in society, which it definitely isn't. However, I would be willing to include it if the words are placed within quotation marks. I agree with BreathingMeat that it would be appropriate to qualify the statement by saying that it's from T-Rex' claims (since we all know that it wouldn't be out of character for T-Rex to exaggerate his stories :D). How about: T-Rex once claimed that they have engaged in "dinosaur sex". --Transverse 21:24, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
I am a great fan of the term dinosaur sex, however I feel that the above is an acceptable compromise. Though I tend to believe T-Rex's claim given that Utahraptor appears to give it some degree of credence, and Utahraptor is generally a fairly level headed guy. --24.62.27.66 02:23, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
I think we're missing the point. A red Wikipedia link to Dinosaur Sex is really funny! Oh alright, I see you all looking stern at me. Fine. Have it your way. --BreathingMeat 03:27, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
BM, I could trust you more on this issue if you weren't made out of disgusting duplicitous meat! --maru (talk) contribs 03:35, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
Ow! My feelings! BreathingMeat 08:49, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
Eh, we're all made out of meat! I've edited the article with the compromised line (with a slight grammar fix). Transverse 05:08, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Character names

The article says characters are referred to by their genus names, but this is only true 2/3 of the time. T-Rex is referred to by his genus initial ("T" for "Tyrannosaurus") and his species name "Rex." It seems like the article should be adjusted to be more accurate about this, but I don't know of a particularly succinct way to make this distinction apparent to the reader.

added a quick reference, change as necessary. :-) Stu Hacking talk 21:17, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
Edited the reference to (hopefully) make it clearer and easier to understand; I'm still not completely satisfied with it though. -ryand 06:07, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bogus article, blatant bias

I know a hell-o-a-lot o dinosaurs and in reality -- as might be expected -- they all have cool ancient accents. Well, then how come they talk all normal in the strips? Excluding this discussion entry, nowhere is this peculiar omission mentioned!!! I wonder why...

".." — The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.12.160.238 (talk • contribs) 14:16, 10 November 2006.

Well, they have to be translated from Ancient Dinosaur; what do you expect but to find them rendered colloquially? North is of the contemporary rendering school of translation, it would seem. --Gwern (contribs) 17:41, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Minor Changes

Made some minor changes to give people a better feel for the strip. Changed a coupla things - you know the drill. I think it's funny that the talk section for this article is so long.203.131.167.26 11:12, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fictional Jimbo Wales!

I'm giving 50 Wikipedia points to whoever routed "Fictional Jimbo Wales" here. But maybe it should go to Ryan's article?--FictionalJimboWales??!! 20:43, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Redirect?

I'd like to redirect qwantz.com to here, but iunno how to do it, so maybe someone else will? Or won't?--68.81.46.199 20:55, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I don't think 'dino comics' is redirected here either. Can somebody do this?The freddinator 01:26, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Nvm- I just did both redirects. The freddinator 01:28, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Every Topic in the Universe Except Chickens

Every Topic in the world blablabla Perhaps a section about the above stated site should be included, seeing as it is the direct result of the comic (referenced already in the article)? If not a section, at least a reference. The freddinator 01:12, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Irish Evil

Y'know, the comic is okay. Funny once in a while. But I'm getting tired of having to constantly revert Evil because of this comic. I hope some of the editors watching this article will help revert that vandalism when it pops up over there. -- Kesh 04:49, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Spinoffs

Guys, we should mention and link some of Ryan's Dinosaur Comics spinoffs, such as The Amazing Regret Index and Machine of Death! Also, I feel compelled to write like Ryan? --Kento 07:50, 13 May 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Webhost move

Because the comic is shifting webhosts, I don't think that today is a very good day for adding links to pages on Ryan's site. BreathingMeat 01:48, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Question Marks

You guys, can someone explain to me why Dinosaur Comics has made me find question marks so hilarious? Seriously, I use them all the time--for humorous purposes? Look, like right there. Seriously, please explain this phenomenon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.114.158.58 (talk • contribs)

YOU MAY NOT BE THE ONLY ONE???????????? = ∫tc 5th Eye 09:01, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
I agree. But I don't think that my friends appreciate the humor. Maybe I'm just smarter than them? But to keep this thread on topic, is there any way to incorporate North's creative use of question marks and capitalization into this article? (I'm taking a gamble by not reading this article. I read it before, just not recently) The freddinator 21:14, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Is Utahraptor gay?

OK, so I was reading the comic at http://www.qwantz.com/archive/000103.html and T-Rex implies that Utahraptor is "into dudes" (gay), and that made me wonder if Utahraptor is gay? Or bisexual? Or does it even matter or is the continuity even kept up to that degree or what? I seem to remember something about something going on with T-Rex and Utahraptor, but of course there's always stuff happening with T-Rex and Dromiceiomimus, so I don't know. Either way, something about this should probably be added to the article. Whatever... -Platypus Man | Talk 18:36, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Actually, I just came here with ths same question; in this strip [1] (today's strip) he says: "Well I'm seeing this new guy. We went out to a movie last night and he held my hand when the lights went down. It was pretty classy." This is definitely the best news of the day. I'm going to go edit Utaraptor, and I'll cite these two strips. --PulpAffliction (talk) 18:17, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] parodies/homages

Sylvan Migdal's Spork had a qwantz-style strip — any others? —Tamfang 23:51, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

xkcd parodied it a while back. —MuncherOfSpleens 01:19, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unseen Characters

I think there should be some criteria for adding characters to "Unseen Characters". North makes lots of references to unseen characters, some of whom talk, others who do not. Even if the list is limited to unseen characters who talk, the list will become more and more trivial with each new character North concocts.

I think that unseen characters should be added only if they appear in two or more comics, or, in the case of the diplodocus, they appear on merchandise. The freddinator (talk) 22:09, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

I think that's reasonable, but we should be prepared to make exceptions. For example, if a character makes it into a piece of merchandise or is referenced elsewhere, maybe that would make it interesting enough to be included even if it appears once. --Gwern (contribs) 20:28 21 December 2007 (GMT)

[edit] Turkey Edit

This is not a major issue, but I want to bring it up here to avoid being in the middle of an edit war. I just reverted T-Rex's bio away from the last edit[[2]]. If anyone can explain to me why TRex claiming that he will, one day, punch out a turkey is relevant or encyclopedic, I will allow the edit to stand. But at the moment, I do not see any reason why the claim, made only one time, should stay. —Preceding unsigned comment added by The freddinator (talk • contribs) 19:56, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

See this comic - http://www.qwantz.com/archive/000782.html --1sneakers6 (talk) 08:54, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
A couple references to it does not make it notable. = ∫tc 5th Eye 02:13, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
When it comes to punching turkeys it does! --1sneakers6 (talk) 06:13, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
Plus, it it wasn't for a "few references", a lot of the info on this page would not exist. --1sneakers6 (talk) 07:25, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


[edit] New strip about wikipedia

New strip today about wikipedia. Maybe something to include in the article? Wikipedia strip --Kopmis (talk) 17:47, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

No, for a few reasons (WP:ASR/WP:N). = ∫tc 5th Eye 19:56, 27 May 2008 (UTC)