Rock dinosaurs eh? This is a most amusing piece regarding the naming of a dinosaur after 80’s legend and noughties binman (probably) Mark Knopfler. Rightly so, the BBC have used as many cliches as possible in their reporting of it. Nevertheless, this new naming pales into insignificance when you find out that there is a tree frog named after Sting.
The quote regarding the increased productivity of the archaeologists when listening to Dire Straits is an interesting one. I find that I do my best work when I am listening to stuff I do not overly like. This is not an excuse to accuse me of owning only lousy records – though I daresay there are certain areas where I could be seen to be guilty as charged. If I hear a track I like, I’ll tend to listen to it rather than work. If they continue to use this method to keep their work rate up expect to hear of the fabled Brontosaurus Creed and the Tyranosaurus Matchbox 20…