MrSnodes
cheskathey put a christmas sweater on the t-rex at the national history museum in london and it's ridiculous and adorable
Dook@programmablecat the little sleeves ๐ญ
David Harlan
John Otto@DavidMHarlan @programmablecat
And yet, Rex just keeps giving Christmas joy!
Dino Xmas Dance from Rex: Kyoryu Monogatari
MrAmaimon@programmablecat wait a minute, that's not a Jurassic Christmas jumper pattern!
Jon Sullivan@MrAmaimon @programmablecat Good spotting. It must be a Cretaceous Christmas jumper pattern, because that's when T. rex roamed the Earth.
@joncounts @programmablecat are saying Spielberg would lie to me? I need to re-think a lot of what I thought I knew...
Warren Oates@MrAmaimon @programmablecat that looks like a stegosaurus near the top. So a Cretaceous dinosaur wearing a Jurassic dinosaur. At least it's not the other way round...
Natalie@warren_oates @MrAmaimon @programmablecat I noticed this as well. Clearly the Tyrannosaurus considers the stegosaurus "ugly" for the purposes of "Ugly Christmas Sweaters", periods be damned.
All that remains for paleontologists to understand is the methods used for donning and doffing of the sweater :)
@Verveonica @MrAmaimon @programmablecat surely also how a T-rex knows what a stegosaurus looks like!
@warren_oates @MrAmaimon @programmablecat there just may be some mysteries of the past we'll never be satisfied in answering:
A. How a T-Rex ๐ฆ knows what a Stegosaur looks like,
B. How theropods managed complex intarsia #knitting
C. Whether they engaged in other #fiberarts
D. Why Bob Ross never painted them against a tiny forest cabin
#paleontology is full of these ? with clear intersections to many other arts and sciences
:P
Nicole the Nearsighted ๐ค@Verveonica @warren_oates @MrAmaimon @programmablecat And this is exactly the kind of pondering I need in my life. That and the knitting pattern.
@Bellwether @warren_oates @MrAmaimon @programmablecat this pondering may be just the thing to get us through Sunday.
Fossils and Fiction@Verveonica little known fact that T. rex had a cabal of troodontid knitters paid on retainer for just this kind of thing.
@FossilsFiction my anthropocene mind is blown!
Scott M Ramsay@Verveonica @warren_oates @MrAmaimon @programmablecat I expect knitting would also have been a challenge for T rex.
Cycling Stu
parametric buttock artistImage description: The corner of a giant room that has massively high, very distinguished-looking ceilings. It's decorated with props of rocks, ground, and foliage to give the impression of prehistoric terrain. Spotlights illuminate a meters-tall reconstruction of a T-rex that stands with teeth bared, wearing a red and green knit christmas sweater
Nick Hodge, WOPR SysProg@programmablecat I don't think this is Canon.
(rechecks Jurassic Park movie franchise)
Ell@programmablecat The best!
TengrainIโd wear it, TBH.
Sally Monster@programmablecat well that's just made my day. ๐คฃ๐งก๐
NamarieAlways ๐๏ธ@programmablecat Iโm glad they found one that fits! ๐คฉ
JulieHarden 
@programmablecat @Paleoprof Lol. You'll love this!
Paul Cutlip@JulieHarden OMG that T. rex in the sweater!
George@programmablecat
Intern: You want me to what?
Intern: You want me to what?
Marmel@programmablecat I feel like this is right out of an episode of #MoonGirl
Cameron@programmablecat now he needs to be holding a gift
jamie hill๐ดโโ ๏ธ@programmablecat THE LITTLE TINY SLEEVES ๐๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ค
Suzanne Stephens
Brad Ganley@programmablecat why did they do this and, more importantly, why haven't they done this more often?
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@programmablecat This is everything.
JennBR@programmablecat my first question is: did someone knit that sweater?? Thatโs a heck of an undertaking (from a knitter :) )
Jose Paez@programmablecat thank you, I didn't know I needed this
Kristin Branson@programmablecat thinking about the person who knitted this to spec ๐. Thanks for sharing!
Monica Ayhens-Madon@programmablecat I can just imagine trying to order this thing. "Hi, I'm from the Natural History Museum. I'm going to need a Christmas sweater in a 40XLT, but with M arms. *pause* No, this isn't a joke."
Goldie Chan 
@programmablecat uhm yes to this!!
JohnW
Louise Winters
Neil Hopkins
joemattinson
HKS - Twitter @Klayoven@programmablecat YESSSSS!!!๐คฃ
Pixy (old)@programmablecat
Awesome! ๐
I think @Aravelle will love to see this!
Im sorry if it's already been shared with her. ๐ But it was/is too good to not share!
Awesome! ๐
I think @Aravelle will love to see this!
Im sorry if it's already been shared with her. ๐ But it was/is too good to not share!
Aravelle@PlaystationPixy @programmablecat I love this.
@Aravelle @programmablecat I thought you would ๐ it's so up your alley ๐ฆ
Suvi Lampila@programmablecat I bet they had easier time fitting that sweater on as we did with our T-Rex, a #CornishRex cat.
Sareh@programmablecat Brilliant. I should really drop by again soon! ๐
dearydarlingI may be reading into this but he looks like he's feeling pretty dapper.
Hey guys! Check it out! Office Christmas PARTAY here i come!
(((Pro-choice Morgana)))@programmablecat Good thing the sleeves are short.
BobOHara
stehgeigerIn a Eintracht Jersey, as it should be ๐
@programmablecat @stehgeiger indeed. I think they tried to sign him as their left-back at one point
Wintee@programmablecat "Alice! Alice! Where's the dust pan?! I dropped another bauble!"
Charlie@programmablecat oh wow, the historical inaccuracy is so jarring when you know about the t-rexian culture.. the appropriate sweater for a specimen this size had a V-neck and a dark blue would not be featured in upper body wear for another 3000 years :facepalm:
Jennifer Deseo@Charlie @programmablecat Iโm just glad they didnโt dress the rex in equally anachronistic khakis.
@jenniferdeseo @programmablecat one of the few realistic depictions in television history of a tyrannosaurus's dresscode was on this episode of Dinosaurs:
andrewseago@programmablecat omg! I love it!!!
DefilerWyrm 
@programmablecat I am having the best time imagining the process of getting this on and off the model
mivox 
@programmablecat This is amazing. Are they selling human-size facsimiles of the T Rex sweater? Because I would buy one. ๐
Mutoid & Krynoid Podcasts@programmablecat Not sure this is historically accurate.
Oliver Romain ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ช๐บ โฎ๏ธ@MutoidPodcast @programmablecat Thatโs fine, itโs pre-historic.