According to TheFlintstones,dinosaurs werefriendly, small, andhouse pets.Exhibit A: Dino thePurple Dinosaur. The name ‘Velociraptor’means ‘speedy thief’—somaybe a good nicknamefor whichever of thefuture DiNo kids can’tkeep a hand out of thecookie jar!  It turns out there’sinsufficient evidence tosupport dinos being ableto roar—no fossil recordsindicate vocal cords andgiven their connection tobirds, they likely madebird-like, closed-mouthvocalisations. Who remembers Calvin& Hobbes? Apparentlythey often featured a T-Rex in their fantasysequences. I haveabsolutely no idea howyou’re squeezing thisone in conversation.  The Pegomastax isone of the weirdestknown dinos and isdescribed as a crossbetween a parrot anda porcupine. Goodluck visualizing that! Time to get out the oldN64 for the 1997 first-person shooter ‘Turok:Dinosaur Hunter’.Don’t hold your breathanyone will rememberthis. It could getawkward.  The smallestfully-growndinosaur wasabout the sizeof a chicken. The T-Rex shares aconsiderable amountof DNA with modern-day chickens. Now tryto picture chickensrunning around withthose little handsinstead of wings! Sea turtles areone type ofanimal that cantrace its rootsto thedinosaurs! Dinosaureggs areovoid orspherical inshape. Free!Pittsburgh’sfamous ‘Dippy theDinosaur’ fossilthat lives at TheCarnegie Museumturned 125 thisyear. Go Steelers! The massiveherbivore dinosdeterredpredators bytheir size alone! A 1918 film called‘The Ghost ofSlumber Mountain’was the first everto include a T-Rex.Good luck makingthis reference. Godzilla has beenconsidered a metaphor forthe United States from aJapanese perspective butalso as a metaphor fornuclear war in general.Enjoy bringing thatharrowing reality up inconversation. Have you really livedif you didn’t grow upat least in somecapacity on thoseDino Nuggets fromthe frozen aisle?Who remembersthose? According to TheFlintstones,dinosaurs werefriendly, small, andhouse pets.Exhibit A: Dino thePurple Dinosaur. The name ‘Velociraptor’means ‘speedy thief’—somaybe a good nicknamefor whichever of thefuture DiNo kids can’tkeep a hand out of thecookie jar!  It turns out there’sinsufficient evidence tosupport dinos being ableto roar—no fossil recordsindicate vocal cords andgiven their connection tobirds, they likely madebird-like, closed-mouthvocalisations. Who remembers Calvin& Hobbes? Apparentlythey often featured a T-Rex in their fantasysequences. I haveabsolutely no idea howyou’re squeezing thisone in conversation.  The Pegomastax isone of the weirdestknown dinos and isdescribed as a crossbetween a parrot anda porcupine. Goodluck visualizing that! Time to get out the oldN64 for the 1997 first-person shooter ‘Turok:Dinosaur Hunter’.Don’t hold your breathanyone will rememberthis. It could getawkward.  The smallestfully-growndinosaur wasabout the sizeof a chicken. The T-Rex shares aconsiderable amountof DNA with modern-day chickens. Now tryto picture chickensrunning around withthose little handsinstead of wings! Sea turtles areone type ofanimal that cantrace its rootsto thedinosaurs! Dinosaureggs areovoid orspherical inshape. Free!Pittsburgh’sfamous ‘Dippy theDinosaur’ fossilthat lives at TheCarnegie Museumturned 125 thisyear. Go Steelers! The massiveherbivore dinosdeterredpredators bytheir size alone! A 1918 film called‘The Ghost ofSlumber Mountain’was the first everto include a T-Rex.Good luck makingthis reference. Godzilla has beenconsidered a metaphor forthe United States from aJapanese perspective butalso as a metaphor fornuclear war in general.Enjoy bringing thatharrowing reality up inconversation. Have you really livedif you didn’t grow upat least in somecapacity on thoseDino Nuggets fromthe frozen aisle?Who remembersthose? 

DiNo Wedding Party Bingo! - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. According to The Flintstones, dinosaurs were friendly, small, and house pets. Exhibit A: Dino the Purple Dinosaur.
  2. The name ‘Velociraptor’ means ‘speedy thief’—so maybe a good nickname for whichever of the future DiNo kids can’t keep a hand out of the cookie jar!
  3. It turns out there’s insufficient evidence to support dinos being able to roar—no fossil records indicate vocal cords and given their connection to birds, they likely made bird-like, closed-mouth vocalisations.
  4. Who remembers Calvin & Hobbes? Apparently they often featured a T-Rex in their fantasy sequences. I have absolutely no idea how you’re squeezing this one in conversation.
  5. The Pegomastax is one of the weirdest known dinos and is described as a cross between a parrot and a porcupine. Good luck visualizing that!
  6. Time to get out the old N64 for the 1997 first-person shooter ‘Turok: Dinosaur Hunter’. Don’t hold your breath anyone will remember this. It could get awkward.
  7. The smallest fully-grown dinosaur was about the size of a chicken.
  8. The T-Rex shares a considerable amount of DNA with modern-day chickens. Now try to picture chickens running around with those little hands instead of wings!
  9. Sea turtles are one type of animal that can trace its roots to the dinosaurs!
  10. Dinosaur eggs are ovoid or spherical in shape.
  11. Free!
  12. Pittsburgh’s famous ‘Dippy the Dinosaur’ fossil that lives at The Carnegie Museum turned 125 this year. Go Steelers!
  13. The massive herbivore dinos deterred predators by their size alone!
  14. A 1918 film called ‘The Ghost of Slumber Mountain’ was the first ever to include a T-Rex. Good luck making this reference.
  15. Godzilla has been considered a metaphor for the United States from a Japanese perspective but also as a metaphor for nuclear war in general. Enjoy bringing that harrowing reality up in conversation.
  16. Have you really lived if you didn’t grow up at least in some capacity on those Dino Nuggets from the frozen aisle? Who remembers those?