Sophie the Stegosaurus was a teenaged fat lass claims triple-D model

Wednesday 4th March 2015 19:54 GMT Anonymous Coward

She's not fat...

She's just big-boned!!

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Wednesday 4th March 2015 20:28 GMT Yet Another Anonymous coward

Not quite birds then

>Dinosaurs are related to modern birds .... but their anatomy could have been quite different in some cases

Especially in the case of large viscous teeth and claws for example ?

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1. Thursday 5th March 2015 06:45 GMT Phuq Witt
  
  Re: Not quite birds then
  
  Viscous teeth?
  
  Well there's the reason for the weight gain right there. Obviously too much oil in the diet.
  
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Wednesday 4th March 2015 20:38 GMT Mark 85

Big behind and a small brain...

so she's the ancestor of the Kartrashians?

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1. Wednesday 4th March 2015 20:52 GMT Chris G
  
  Re: Big behind and a small brain...
  
  But this big behind and small brain is contributing to science.
  
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2. Wednesday 4th March 2015 20:54 GMT Anonymous Coward
  
  Re: Big behind and a small brain...
  
  "so she's the ancestor of the Kartrashians?"
  
  Hey man, don't insult the dinosaur.
  
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3. Thursday 5th March 2015 06:54 GMT Anonymous Coward
  
  Re: Big behind and a small brain...
  
  No, she was thinking (literally) using her big behind. It was functional - housing the secondary "brain" responsible for most of locomotion and bodily functions.
  
  Compared to that the behind of Astralopitecus Kartasiensis species is used purely for display. The bigger the display, the higher the likelihood to attract a matching Astralopitecus tw*t with delusions of musical talent as a mating partner. Additionally, the bigger the display, the higher the likelihood of attracting parasitic species of the Papparazzi Tabloides genus to swarm around it and assist in the associated rituals.
  
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  1. Thursday 5th March 2015 13:50 GMT Sweep
    
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    Dinosaurs did not have a second brain in their bums, it is a 19th Century myth, long since debunked.
    
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Wednesday 4th March 2015 21:57 GMT TheProf

BBC radio

BBC Radio 4 news announced the weight as 1.6 tonnes. "Not unlike a small rhino." Because small rhinos are a common sight in the UK.

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Wednesday 4th March 2015 22:35 GMT x 7

"Combined with its wide hips, it’s fair to say this Stegosaurus probably would have had quite a large rear end"

Yep, definitely female

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Wednesday 4th March 2015 23:23 GMT Graham Marsden

" it’s fair to say...

"...this Stegosaurus probably would have had quite a large rear end"

It may be fair to say that, but given how dangerous it is to answer your gf's question "does my bum look big in this?" think how risky it would be to say anything to a 1.6 tonne dinosaur!

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1. Thursday 5th March 2015 13:17 GMT earl grey
  
  Re: " it’s fair to say...
  
  Just reply "Big isn't the word I would use..."
  
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2. Thursday 5th March 2015 13:45 GMT Anonymous Coward
  
  Re: " it’s fair to say...
  
  Why?
  
  I regularly answer "Oh yes!" with a Mandy from Ice Age 2 intonation. The SWMBO does not mind. She has given up on any attempts to tame me 24 years ago on the day we met :)
  
  Tell your gf to look at life with more humour (and watch Ice Age 2).
  
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Thursday 5th March 2015 01:05 GMT JustWondering

Gotta ask

With those big butt muscles, what was the twerking potential?

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1. Thursday 5th March 2015 01:23 GMT Mark 85
  
  Re: Gotta ask
  
  Valid question... but I think that tail would be a killer if you got too close.
  
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2. Thursday 5th March 2015 01:45 GMT Anonymous Coward
  
  Re: Gotta ask
  
  Wouldn't want any twerking going on with that tail! Blood would flow.
  
  (Maybe we can change Sophie's name to "Miley Saurus" though?)
  
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Thursday 5th March 2015 06:48 GMT John Tserkezis

"nicknamed Sophie after the daughter of the hedge fund manager who bought the ancient bones."

I'm sure she must be very proud to have her namesake be a fat dinosaur. "Thanks dad."

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Thursday 5th March 2015 07:27 GMT Alan J. Wylie

Be careful

> We won’t be able to know for sure until someone invents a time machine and goes back 150 million years to when Sophie was roaming the landscape in what is now North America

Don't step on any butterflies.

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Thursday 5th March 2015 08:58 GMT Anonymous Coward

Good old days

Aw man we used to have fun with these, getting them to swipe their own heads with the tail was a fave (you had to be quick though).

The plates were above water to regulate heat when foraging in thermal pools, but anyway I've probably said too much...

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1. Thursday 5th March 2015 10:34 GMT Anonymous Coward
  
  Re: Good old days
  
  I know you....you're a UNIX admin!
  
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  1. Thursday 5th March 2015 12:09 GMT Stoneshop
    
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    I know you....you're a UNIX admin!
    
    Err, no. Those only appeared during the Cretaceous. This is clearly OS/360 era.
    
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Thursday 5th March 2015 09:45 GMT Anonymous Coward

Bravo

Took me about 20secs to work out the "triple-D model" thing, but I appreciated it when the penny dropped!

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Thursday 5th March 2015 16:19 GMT harmjschoonhoven

But

had Sophie bad breath? We will never know.

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