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Ask Slashdot: How Do I Explain That Humans Didn't Ride Dinosaurs?

Posted by samzenpus on Monday April 1, 2013 @04:57AM from the but-they-probably-did dept.

p00kiethebear writes "I have a wonderful and beautiful girlfriend who treats me right in every way. We've been together for almost a year now and everything seemed to be going perfectly until this morning. Over breakfast we were discussing dinosaurs and she told me a story about how her grandfather, fifty years ago, dated footprints of a dinosaurs and a man that were right next to each other to be within the same epoch of history. I laughed when she said this and then realized that she wasn't joking. She believes dinosaurs and humans walked at the same time together. The odd thing is that she's not religious, it's just what her archaeologist grandfather taught her. More important than just backing up evidence to the contrary, how do I explain this to her without crushing her childhood dreams? Is it even worth discussing it further with her?"

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Re:Sorry. by Anonymous Coward · 2013-04-01 05:07 · Score: 5, Funny

OH HO HO! You almost had me, Slashdot... you would have succeeded, until I realized that nobody on Slashdot has a girlfriend!
Re:Nooooooo! Just shut up and buy a dinosaur saddl by fizzer06 · 2013-04-01 05:10 · Score: 5, Funny

In Russia, dinosaur rides YOU.
Re:Sad by misanthropic.mofo · 2013-04-01 05:12 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm actually planning a trip with several friends to visit that horrible place and troll the fuck out of those fools. It's going to be hilarious.

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Enough is enough by JoeMirando · 2013-04-01 05:13 · Score: 4, Funny

Can we PLEASE dispense with the silly encryption bullshit? If I wanted something that was impossible to read, I'd go to FOXNEWS
Re:Nooooooo! Just shut up and buy a dinosaur saddl by SJHillman · 2013-04-01 05:16 · Score: 4, Funny

Wow, you really can find porn of anything on the Internet.
Re:Nooooooo! Just shut up and buy a dinosaur saddl by Hatta · 2013-04-01 05:22 · Score: 5, Funny

I heard they discovered a lesbian dinosaur. They named it Lickalotopus.

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Re:Nooooooo! Just shut up and buy a dinosaur saddl by Anonymous Coward · 2013-04-01 05:48 · Score: 4, Funny

I thought it was Megasoreass.
Re:Nooooooo! Just shut up and buy a dinosaur saddl by TheDarkMaster · 2013-04-01 05:49 · Score: 5, Funny

I have a wonderful and beautiful girlfriend who treats me right in every way

This part is a April's Fool day prank.

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Re:Nooooooo! Just shut up and buy a dinosaur saddl by Picass0 · 2013-04-01 06:25 · Score: 4, Funny

Jesus only rode the mightiest of dinosaurs. Don't be sacrilegious.
Re:Sigh by McGruber · 2013-04-01 06:58 · Score: 4, Funny

Why do I even bother to come to Slashdot on April first?
Because it is the one day all year long on which there won't be any dupes!