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Please do not feed the dinosaur

RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,928 moderator
edited September 29, 2009 in Street and Documentary
Imagine my surprise when I saw a dinosaur walking around in my neighborhood.

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It turned out to be a prank performed by a local TV program dedicated to filming practical jokes in the street. The dinosaur hid behind some large bushes, invisible to people approaching on the sidewalk.

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The film crew communicated by walkie-talkie with the guy in the dinosaur suit and told him when it was time to attack.

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Between takes, the dino camped it up with people in the plaza.
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Hope you enjoyed these. I sure had fun shooting the scene.
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    DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2009
    Looks like a fun little prank and appears people are very amused with it. thumb.gif

    Enjoyed your photos Richard. Thanks for sharing them. :D
    Michael
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    adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2009
    Funny.
    Good coverage of the event!
    - Andrew

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    DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2009
    rolleyes1.gif My kids would of loved seeing this rolleyes1.gif
    Mary
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    RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,928 moderator
    edited September 17, 2009
    Thanks for the kind words, Michael, Andrew and Mary. thumb.gif
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    AtlPikManAtlPikMan Registered Users Posts: 43 Big grins
    edited September 28, 2009
    Laughing.gif...Funny would have turned tragic if i was there. I would have had a Heart Attack if i was surprised like that rolleyes1.gif
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    rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited September 28, 2009
    What a fun set to look at. I had to scroll down to see what the unwitting victims would do when it popped out.

    I love the last one with all the bystanders being entertained while the woman in the bottom corner was jogging for her life...

    Thanks for sharing.
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    Wil DavisWil Davis Registered Users Posts: 1,692 Major grins
    edited September 28, 2009
    I wonder how the chap on the suit was able to see out? Great costume, although the operator's legs could have been better camouflaged with those of the dummy.

    I wonder if the folk making the film were sued for damages (for heart-attacks), or sent dry-cleaning/laundry bills… eek7.gif

    Great sequence! thumb.gif

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    bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited September 29, 2009
    Richard wrote:
    Imagine my surprise when I saw a dinosaur walking around in my neighborhood.



    Between takes, the dino camped it up with people in the plaza.
    Hope you enjoyed these. I sure had fun shooting the scene.
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    Very nicely done series, Richard! And I particularly like the fact that you stuck with it and worked it.clap.gifclap.gif That last image perfectly caps the series.
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    RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,928 moderator
    edited September 29, 2009
    Thanks a lot, AtlPikMan, rainbow, Wil and BD. As far as I know, nobody had a heart attack that day. mwink.gif
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