Re: Sigh

[larrys@zk3.dec.com]

>Actually, these small tentacled critters have been hanging around in
>dinosaur toy sets since at least the early 1970s (and maybe even the late
>1960s), long before Gygax et al. incorporated this design for the "rust
>monster".  Similarly, the design for the "bullette" (sp?) is also taken
>from a squat monstrosity that was available in the same set of "dinosaur"
>toys.

Tom, this does not make me feel better.  |-P   :-/
I haven't seen the bulette in any set.  D&D _did_
come out in the mid-70's so I don't know if Gygax
ripped off the toy company or the toy company ripped
off Gygax, but I do know the _kids_ are ripped off
by this stuff.  Something about it really grates on
me - and I'm so easy to get along with normally.  ;)

Maybe we could get some prestigious whatever to endorse
some new dies - might be hard to do a bipedal rex, though
it might be faked with a rex standing with one leg up on
an edmontosaurus kill or something.  But I'd really like
to _noodge_ someone about this.  I guess I'm fishing for
some ideas on who and how.

regards,
Larry