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Remember that old Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson?

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"Thagomizer" is now the proper scientific term for those tail spikes.

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Ender wrote:Remember that old Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson?

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"Thagomizer" is now the proper scientific term for those tail spikes.

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On a slightly related note, Gary Larson also had a species of louse named after him: Strigiphilus garylarsoni[/i]
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Post by Patrick Degan »

Ah yes. The one contribution to science by the late Thag Simmons. 8)
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