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I'm getting sick and tired of dinosaurs being forced on our children

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CADministry · 06/02/2015 19:48

I'm really concerned about dinosaurs, and I think something needs to be done. The science behind them is pretty flimsy, and I for one do not want my children being taught lies. Did you know that nobody had even heard of dinosaurs before the 1800s, when they were invented by curio-hungry Victorians?

Charles Darwin's later theory of evolution entirely disproved dinosaurs, yet the dinosaur lie was twisted and adapted to try to make it fit. Any proper look at the facts will reveal that dinosaurs simply never existed.

Aside from the educational aspect, dinosaurs are a very bad example for children. At my children's school, several children were left in tears after one of their classmates (who had evidently been exposed to dinosaurs), became bestially-minded and ran around the classroom roaring and pretending to be a dinosaur. Then he bit three children on the face. One poor girl has been left with a severely dented nose and the whole class was left traumatised by this horrible display.

Nothing about dinosaurs is suitable for children, from their total lack of family values through to their non-existence from any serious scientific point of view.

Recently my sister foolishly gave my two youngest some dinosaurs toys for Christmas. After telling her to get out of my house I burnt the dinosaurs. My children were delighted because they know that dinosaurs are evil. I am fortunate that my family has been very supportive, and has disowned my children's former aunt.

Please, do what you can to get dinosaurs taken off the curriculum. Our school has been recently presented with a 214-signature petition, and following that and our recent protest the headmaster has said that he will take it the governors. We are lucky that he is so sympathetic to our cause, but I fear that others may not be.

If you would like to lend your support to our campaign, we have a Facebook group where we spread facts and research about the dinosaur myth. Hope to see you there! :-)

www.facebook.com/groups/nonexistingdinosaur/

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Nolim · 06/02/2015 20:13

Is this post for real?!?!?!?!? Shock

Honeydragon · 06/02/2015 20:13

Have you been looking closely at lead paint op?

EatShitDerek · 06/02/2015 20:14

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PausingFlatly · 06/02/2015 20:14

This is the second nutty god thread today. Do we have, er, visitors?

enjoyingscience · 06/02/2015 20:14

Yes. Dinosaurs are just like slavery. Exactly the same.

fuuucking hell.

EveDallasRetd · 06/02/2015 20:14

They are real, they are. Look what the bastards did at my wedding...

I'm getting sick and tired of dinosaurs being forced on our children
PoppySausage · 06/02/2015 20:14

'Look at lead paint, or slavery' GrinGrin

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BoreOfWhabylon · 06/02/2015 20:15

The old testament was ok with slavery though, CAD.

It is curiously reticent on the subject of lead paint though Sad

BrassicaBabe · 06/02/2015 20:15

Let's say you're right op, no dinosaurs. Does that mean I also have to remove the kids Ben & Holly toys (ha! No scientific evidence of elves OR fairies!). And let's not even start on the talking pig...

fattymcfatfat · 06/02/2015 20:15

boreofwhabylon that is awesome! im Catholic but can hand on heart say the Bible has never really been on my list of must reads, I may revise that now I know that dragons are in there!. so if dragons existed and they were flying dinosaurs that could breathe fire why cant poor rex have been real?

SliceOfLime · 06/02/2015 20:15

If this is a joke... Thank you, thank you for making me laugh at the end of a tough day. If not... puts hands over head and runs away fast

MrsCakesPrecognition · 06/02/2015 20:15

No dinosaur ever bit a person. Fact.

IgnoreMeEveryOtherReindeerDoes · 06/02/2015 20:16

Does Father Christmas belong on the dinosaurs list too?

But H&M have just brought out a nice dinosaur bedding range that me and DS were admiring earlier.

But George has a real dinosaur it goes Grrr

CADministry · 06/02/2015 20:16

YoullShootYourEyeOut. I'm not sure you're really a Christian. Do you believe in dinosaurs?

As far as belief in God goes, God is outside the three dimensions that we are trapped in, so is not detectable by our three-dimensional scientific instruments. I would argue that God is in everything.

Any person that has ever had a religious experience can tell you categorically that God is real. The very nature of the experience means that it is personal, and cannot be described to other people. The very nature of God is indescribable in our limited vocabularies.

We cannot describe God to another person without describing the totality of existence, but we can (as the Buddhists say), open the door and let a person walk the path themself. All those that have done this with an open heart would have no doubt that God is real.

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Hypotenuse · 06/02/2015 20:16

stomping about the place, making loads of noise and mess is great and cool

Yeah the bloody great fekkers are always stomping in my front garden, ruined my flower beds!

I heard they're all into drugs too; the T-Rex is the only dinosaur who is not a pot head too, and that's only because he can't reach his mouth with the spliff.

meglet · 06/02/2015 20:17

aww, I needed a laugh Grin .

AwfulBeryl · 06/02/2015 20:17

Jesus thinks they're real.

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NickAngel · 06/02/2015 20:17

Lead paint and slavery.
Brilliant

MuttonCadet · 06/02/2015 20:17

I pity you OP, it's rare that I get to feel this superior.

My god wins - hoo-ha!

tigermoth · 06/02/2015 20:17

..."Recently my sister foolishly gave my two youngest some dinosaurs toys for Christmas. After telling her to get out of my house I burnt the dinosaurs. My children were delighted because they know that dinosaurs are evil. ...."

Ummmm... if dinosaurs don't exist, how can your children know they are evil?

BoreOfWhabylon · 06/02/2015 20:18

fattymcfatfat dragons are in the bible, therefore they must be real.

Dinosaurs are NOT in the bible, therefore they CANNOT be real.

It's really v simple

GratefulHead · 06/02/2015 20:18

Okay, OP is now concerning me on a number of levels. Started off thinking it was a joke thread....and certainly have had some laughs, a bit scared the OP is in fact "seriously".

HowardTJMoon · 06/02/2015 20:18

Poor dinosaur Sad

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