could be there are a lot of dangrous dinos at this time of year

yes my coat and the elephant gun pls it is a long dangrous way home

... so why not?

mmmyep.

...and he had that stuffed tiger on the backseat?

T9's the way to go my young American, follow the pterodactyl into the land of holy Darwin

Is this more even proof that some "extinct" animals simply haven't been seen in a very long time..?

(hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...padded cell...hahahahahahahahahahahahaha)

Yes, they are both diapsids that lived at the same time, but pterodactyls are not dinosaurs! I expect a better level of technical detail from a tabloid of this distinction.

See http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/archosy.html for details.

Sounds like something you'd see on a hollywood blockbuster: the officers of course didn't see the guy driving through the tropics of pangea avoiding dinos, explosions and tar pits, before he barrel rolled through a time rift and hit that lampost in washington.

You may be thinking of the 1983 movie WarGames, in which John Wood's character flies a model Pterodactyl in one of the scenes.

... Wargames!!

Where they go to the island to find the Doc responsible for building WOMPR.

Professor Falcon is flying a remote controlled pterodactyl when we first meet him the movie 'Wargames'.

One presumes that, since he claims that he saw an animal that's been extinct for 65 million years, he doesn't believe in "Intelligent Design" or the literal truth of the Bible?

Great story, but where exactly are the IT and/or Paris Hilton angles?

I remember Professor Falken flying a Pterodactyl glider in the film Wargames back in 1983!

A radio-control pterodactyl was commisioned by the Smithsonian Museum, and created by Paul MacCready. It flew by flapping its wings. I've seen the film, and seen the pterodactyl itself on display in the Air and Space museum.

Perhaps this driver saw a secret military version of same. Was it black? Gotta watch out for them black pterodactyls!

Well, they tested him for alcohol. But what about other, more er... interesting substances more apt to produce hallucinations?

You're thinking of Wargames (with a very young Matthew Broderick).

Ally Sheedy and himself go to find a Dr. Stephen Falken on his private Island, trying to hunt down 'Joshua' (ahh, so many people's passwords after that), and they get 'buzzed' by a flying pterodactyl (well, radio controlled).

Hmm, need to get out more to remember that film in that much detail....

Isn't Mexico renounce for having people spotting Pterodactyls? Maybe this flying reptile was on holiday? Sorry - vacation.

;-)

all right, so maybe I did watch Fear and Loathing one time too many. Now where did I leave my coat...?

it's been a while but they do have some nice fungus in Washington. Ahh, for the furry taste in my mouth once again.

Maybe he was thinking of dinosaurs after he "rapter" around the lamp post.

The Great Blue Heron in flight has been confused (by some who may be otherwise impaired) with pterodactyls. Perhaps this is an explanation of the events? Their range includes that of the subject in question...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blue_Heron

Mike

Ah. Is he? Is He?

He may have been stunned by the impact and was in fact trying to say "tell a doctor" but it came out wrong. (or wong, even).

No need to call me a cab, I never got out of it.

Obvious answer really. The Pterodactyl repellant emitter on his car had failed. All cars are fitted with this as standard. Easy to prove, stand next to a busy highway and count Pterodactyls. See?

Pterodactyl with a prestidigitateur using a von neumann machine, then apply a reductio ad absurdum, you may be left with the letters D and T.

Maybe that's what he saw: DTs.

:-)

Man drives into pole. Police interview man. Man gives bizarre answer. Any chance of a head injury being at the root of this dinoclastic storm?

Perhaps he saw one of these:

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/toys-games/remote-control/pterosaur-rc-dinasaur/index.html

After all, Pterosaur/Pterodactyl ... what's the difference?

Hopefully someone will tell me.

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The Chances of pterodactyls coming from Washington are a million to one, he said.