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They are painting the dinosaurs too, Chris!
Iggy the Iguanodon- instead of a faded stone - now looks very green and plasticky!
Sadly, it looks worse on site than it does in a photograph.
Cheap and nasty!

Hi elle
You probably know that the Iguanodon reconstruction was based on a flawed idea of its "lizardness" - by Richard Owen, the curator of the Natural History Museum at the time, as I remember. In fact it is now thought that they stood more upright, like T. rex.

Hi, Rusty!
Heather Watson?
We'd better stay off whom to support as I fear we shall argue!
(To me, as I've said before, when it is an International event, one supports one's country!
When it's an individual tournament - like Wimbledon, when each player plays for himself - - one supports whom one likes/ favours)
But each to his own! It would be a boring world, should we all agree!
Eggheads.......
Did you not like Lisa? I am becoming more used to her now.
Dave is nice, Barry a bit irritating and Kevin incredibly bright, and modest with it! And Pat is lovely!
Judith doesn't change much apart from ageing a little.
Daphne , I think, retired because her daughter was ill?
I didn't understand that your reference to the PDSA was to a charity shop!
I like charity shops - you never know when you might find a bargain - and I love to browse through their books.
Blue hair? I thought that was outdated!

Hello, Elle,
I think Watson is out.
No, blue hair is to the fore up here.
I have a daughter-in-law with blue hair.
I do not think there was a Barry on the show.
No, I support those who I see all year round and have got to know.
My sporting heros come from many different countries.
Several in GB team who I have no time for and would not support.
Very slippy roads in time trial.
Emma is on her way!

Hello, Elle!
Emma was 14th.
Kristin Armstrong of USA won.
Kristin is 43 tomorrow.
Encouragement for Jo Pavey!

Hi, Rusty!
When I was "but a nipper", I remember elderly ladies going around with "blue rinses" or sometimes "lilac" ones!
It is something that I have not seen for many years!
Maybe what your daughter- in -law has is something different?
No, you would not have seen all the team members in Eggheads.......there were eight all together with CJ - so seven at the moment - and only five appear daily in the team.
So there will be a different line up on occasions.
If you continue to watch you will meet Barry.
Go, Emma!
No sign yet of my "white goods!!
Only an hour to go within my allocated time slot!

Hey, Rusty!
Our posts crossed!
I am a slow typer!
Well done, Kristin!
(Emma was 14th out of how many competitors?)
Yes, that sounds encouraging for Jo!
(who, I think, is only 42?)
I like Jo, I do hope she does well!
She deserves it after all her many contributions to the sport.

Hello, Elle,
Cancellara !!!
Great win for Fabian! He retires this year.
I am very pleased for him.
Tom Dumoulin was second. Froome was third.
Did your daughter and freezers arrive safely?
I shall have a pop at crossword now the cycling is finished.

Rusty, have your London map ready for today's Times crossword. You probably won't need it for what is a rather lame/tame clue.

Hello, Malone,
Got it!
Acton.
I actually knew this place.
East Acton got several mentions in the book, "10 Rillington Place", by Ludovic Kennedy.
I'll let the setter off with that one!