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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 02/27/2007 : 06:58:22
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Years ago, I read an article about the names given to species discovered on an expedition to the Amazon. They were naming them after friends, relatives, and one vindictive fellow named a leech after his ex-ol' lady. I find that humorous to say the least, and I'm pleased to note that the habit yet persists.
Dracorex hogwartsia
Three amateur dinosaur hunter discovered the fossil that look remarkably similar to a dragon. As a tribute to JK Rowling's Harry Potter series of books, the fossil was named Dracorex [wiki] (meaning "Dragon King") hogwartsia, after the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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