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** According the captions of Riddell's illustrations, the pirates include [[Literature/PeterPan Captain Hook'n'Crook]], [[Literature/TreasureIsland Fat Pew]], and [[Film/TheAdventuresOfPriscillaQueenOfTheDesert Priscilla, Queen of the Pirates]]; and the wumpires include [[Film/{{Nosferatu}} Nosfewatu]] and [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Pale And Interesting Edvard]]. And the pteranodon is named [[Creator/TerryPratchett Pterry]].
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** According the captions of Riddell's illustrations, the pirates include [[Literature/PeterPan Captain Hook'n'Crook]], [[Literature/TreasureIsland Fat Pew]], and [[Film/TheAdventuresOfPriscillaQueenOfTheDesert Priscilla, Queen of the Pirates]]; and the wumpires include [[Film/{{Nosferatu}} Nosfewatu]] and [[Literature/{{Twilight}} [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Pale And Interesting Edvard]]. And the pteranodon is named [[Creator/TerryPratchett Pterry]].
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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Especially time traveling dinosaurs in hot air balloons.
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* StockDinosaurs: Stegosaurus, tyrannosaurus, ankylosaurus, diplodocus, and pteranodon.
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It is illustrated by Skottie Young in the US and Chris Riddell in the UK.
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* GiverOfLameNames: Professor Steg, inventor of the Floaty-Ball-Person-Carrier and discover of hard-hairy-wet-white-crunchers, may be a genius but isn't very good at naming things. (Might be filed under BuffySpeak or CallingARabbitASmeerp instead. Doubly subverted when the Professor calls a button a button "after my Aunt Button".)
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* GiverOfLameNames: Professor Steg, inventor of the Floaty-Ball-Person-Carrier and discover discoverer of hard-hairy-wet-white-crunchers, may be a genius but isn't very good at naming things. (Might be filed under BuffySpeak or CallingARabbitASmeerp instead. Doubly subverted when the Professor calls a button a button "after my Aunt Button".)
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* TitleDrop: At several points in the narrative, after something exciting has just happened, the Father adds that fortunately, the milk was safe in his pocket/because he'd kept a tight grip on it/etc.
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''"Hullo," I said to myself. "That's not something you see every day." And then something odd happened.''
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''"Hullo," I said to myself. "That's not something you see every day. And then something odd happened."''
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''"Hullo," I said to myself. "That's not something you see every day. " And then something odd happened."''
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* GenreSavvy: When he's captured by the pirates, the Father bases his plan on stories he's read or seen about people being captured by pirates.
