#the answer is its been stuck in my head since youtube was for amvs

[kitkatcadillac]

one time my partner mentioned not hearing a song for years and yet having some little notion of it stuck in their head and the lyrics had something to do with snow and in like three seconds flat i had a link for the devil wears prada - louder than thunder sent to them and they were like THATS FUCKING IT HOW DID YOU KNOW

[tokkiyuna-rabbit]

Granted, my idea of 'that type of stuff' seems to be most people's idea of tame, but a lot of the 'over the clothes' action, posing in Fundoshi, and the links to actual stuff (the ex friend also realllllly liked this one guy on Twitter even though they could not use that site, since he had a lot of stuff, so the point that they are trying to imitate his art style, which is disappointing because I honestly did think the ex friend's older art was cuter) were still what I would consider highly unwanted and inappropriate, especially given the context of them being sent to try and get me to do stuff.

I might be too forgiving again here, but I wouldn't necessarily blame the mutual if it was them asking about it. Like I said, they don't use Tumblr that much, so they might have just been confused. Then again, the ex friend did scream at them publicly for not interacting with their posts at one point, so they should have known something was up.

I can't believe I forgot about Parasaurolophus. That one is also one of my favorites because they look so fun for some reason. I wish we could determine what the crest was for. It is hollow, so I figure it was either to make noise, or it really was used for thermoregulation instead of the dimorphic characteristic. It could be either, since they had scales, so they might not have been able to regulate heat that well with their size, and it might be too bony to make noise. I figure the answer could also be something else, but since we only have the skeleton, there could have been a lot going on in shape and muscles that we don't understand unless we want to go full Jurassic Park somehow.

Spinosaurus has one of the biggest the 'we only have the skeleton' issues, I think, and that raises a lot of questions about how and where it lived, and its connection to water. I have seen discussions using some modern animals and how they can look vastly different from their skeletons, to discuss how Spinosaurus could be way different than we think. Like, was it more like an alligator, or a hippo? Either way, Jurassic Park memories abound.

I think Ankylosaurus is really cute with the head shape and the armor. I could say the club tail is self explanatory if we actually had the full picture on their legs and feet, which I think is only an incomplete picture, as I recall. Maybe it trundled along like a turtle, or maybe Ankylosaurus could gallop like a Pristichampus for some periods of time to escape predators. It's fun to think about!

I think I saw one episode of Walking with Dinosaurs, and it was about finding the proper rocks to feed to the brontosaurus (?) to help them break down plant matter (my brain says gizzards, but I know that is not correct). Also, they used one to pull a stuck car in exchange for a 'treat' that was one of the rocks.

I am glad you found the videos you wanted! You might also like Floshark and Tiburon (I think they are the same person, and they have a few variations of Floshark) on Youtube. They make AMVs out of movies like Jurassic Park and other films, although it is a lot of The Asylum films, which is a studio that makes a lot of made for tv movies, which while very entertaining, are lower budget. They did pretty well with Sharknado, Anaconda, and Lake Placid, though. But the YouTube channels do have dinosaur AMVs as well.

It is a bit strange and intriguing that at some point you could buy and orange book with nothing on the cover. Now I want to find it.

As far as species in the streams go, some species are more tolerant of pollution that others, so the turtles/tortoises in the area would have been the very tolerant species, I would think. There might have been more around if the water was clean.

Bit of a tangent, but have you ever seen/held a hellbender salamander? They are so...bony and squirmy. Also endangered, so I'm glad I got to hold one at nature camp a few times.

No, I get what you mean. Each person has their limits with those sort of things. And sending those sort of things without asking your boundaries on them is disrespectful. Shouldn't have sent them especially under those conditions. Reminds me when they tried to pull my AU towards that too, but I told them no because it made me uncomfortable. Surprisingly, they never pushed back or anything. But it might have been since I was giving them what they wanted. Some control of my AU. Eh, whatever enough about me. I still can't believe they sent such things. I don't know how they thought it would have changed your mind. And yeah, I can also tell their art style is based off of someone else. But, I haven't seen their older art so I can't say what my opinion was/is.

True, I wouldn't be able too upset at that mutual. Mostly confused. And you may be right on that front. Too many factors into one thing. And it might be better to just leave it alone. From what I saw, nothing much came out of it (at least publicly).

Parasaurolophus' crests has always been interesting to know. I have seen most people just theorize it would have made some sort of noise. But as you said, we would need the actual muscles, tissues, etc. of their crests. Which would be impossible and like any other person who watched Jurassic Park, better stay that way. I am a fan of that theory btw. But that is probably because that was the theory presented to me the most as a kid. I hadn't done much research on them or any other dinosaurs since I was 9 (so around 14 years?). That dinosaur will always remain my favorite because I think they are a beautiful species (used to have dinosaur toys and I had two Parasaurolophus).

Ah, yes the mystery of the Spinosaurus. Apparently, they found the fossil somewhere in Africa and took it to Europe. Only for the museum that it was in to be bombed during WW2. Most of the skeleton is gone now and it seems that (based on my memory), no other fossils have been found for this species. I also heard that it could have been more aquatic/crocodile like. Which would make a lot of sense too if we were to assume that it mainly ate fish. It definitely is a unique dinosaur with a lot of mystery to it. I do find that this dinosaur is told to be a bit overrated, but tbf it has a lot of unknown to it and Jurassic Park definitely played a role with that.

I had forgotten about Ankylosaurus! Their club of a tail was always to cool to think about! I remember having a toy Ankylosaurus and always hitting its club onto my other dinosaur toys lol. Though, if I remember correctly, as a kid I found them to be ugly??? Either ways, from the skeleton, I remember most videos said they were not the fastest but could swing their tail fast and hard. And since they were covered in armor, they had pretty decent defense. So, it is plausible that the speed of the dinosaur was reduced in exchange for its armor. I think only stronger dinosaurs could eat them if they were flipped like a turtle.

I remember that episode! I saw the whole series. The ending was sad, but also made me laugh. Like, I know the asteroid was a bad event for dinosaurs. But the editing/scene, was so funny. Because the strong wind made the little baby t-rex just yeet off screen. I know I shouldn't laugh because it is sad. As much as I love dinosaurs, I am glad they are extinct. Like, can you imagine a T-rex in the area? Those guys had padded feet and you wouldn't hear it until it was too late.

Ah, I don't really watch amvs anymore. But, I will check out the channels. I only remember a handful of previous amvs or tributes to dinosaurs. Sometimes I wonder what my mom was thinking whenever she saw me watch those lol. My poor family was so confused for my sheer love of dinosaurs as a kid. But, they never said anything bad about it. Rather, they encouraged it. Except whenever I sang that one song that got on their nerves lol.

Yeah, that's why it's so hard for me to remember any details of the book. I will have to ask my mom about it. It talked about prehistoric times, fossils, and what humans were like before. It was a fantastic book that went over a lot of details. Some may be outdated, but it was written really good! Even if 9 year old me did not understand everything. I specifically remember one female paleontologist, Mary Anning's story in the book. I looked up to her lol and she made me want to be a paleontologist when I was a kid.

I have never heard or seen one. The most I have ever held were common pets. I am more scared nowadays to interact with animals, so I doubt I would ever hold one. Cause like I am even nervous around butterflies! I cannot even fathom holding a lizard. Though, I hope the salamander you mention doesn't go extinct. We have already lost too many species due to people.