RE: Interesting information in article on Feathered Dinosaurs at the ROM

[Allan Edels <edels@msn.Com>]

Now, now.  

To be fair, Stephen and Sylvia worked very hard at CONVINCING THE PRESS
that they were legitimate paleontological artists; and then later, that
Stephen was a legitimate paleontologist.  

And, Stephen has had at least 2 controversies to bring them to the
public's attention.  (Remember the _Stegosaurus_ plate organization he
was promoting?)

And, in person, they appear to be normal people. :-) 

I wish I could have had their chutzpah.  I might be able to get a
doctorate too!

Allan Edels

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu] On Behalf
Of Tim Williams
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 5:22 PM
To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: Interesting information in article on Feathered Dinosaurs
at the ROM

Dann Pigdon wrete:

> > "Stephen and Sylvia are finally getting their doctorates, honorary
ones  
>from
> > the California Academy of Sciences, the institute that owns the
original
> > Deinonychus trio."
>
>Some of us had to go through the proper channels and work hard for
their
>degrees!
>
>Stupid old me - all I had to do was stir up some contraversy and become
>a media darling, and they would've just handed me one for free... :)

What a cunning plan!  And to think: all those wasted years working on
that 
PhD!  All I had to do was offend every card-carrying paleontologist I
could 
find, and wait for the press to darken my doorstep!  Brilliant!

;-)