WASHINGTON (AP) -- Velociraptor, the terrifying predator made famous in the movie "Jurassic Park," appears to have had feathers in real life. - CNN

That one would take a lot of salt.

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That one would take a lot of salt.

Am I the only other person old enough to know what you're talking about??

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Originally posted by frankvan:

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That one would take a lot of salt.

Am I the only other person old enough to know what you're talking about??

Maybe not. Is this a reference to putting salt on a hen's tail to make the bird run? (When I was a lad there was a brand of table salt called Cerebos. The tin bore a picture of a young boy chasing after a chicken while trying to sprinkle salt on it )

Here, Fred, it is (was?) said that if you put salt on a bird's tail, you can catch it.

Pharyngula shows photo evidence of the 'quill knobs' on velociraptor's forearm bone, which later evolved into the modern spicy hot wing.

Well, jeese, guys, if you can get close enough to put salt on its tail, you can surely grab the darn bird. Do you know how to tickle a trout? Probably not.

uh, Babs...that was the point.

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Do you know how to tickle a trout?

Certainly. Doesn't everyone? Brown trout can be peculiarly dopey ! North American trout may not be so obliging