We Don’t Know Why People Are Sending Writer Neil Gaiman Awful Dino Statues

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August 22, 2017

Americans have been sending beloved sci-fi writer, Neil Gaiman – of ‘American Gods‘ fame – their snaps of rubbish dinosaurs on Twitter, because the only way to keep our collective spirits up in the wake of a global climate of fear is to laugh outrageously at very weird looking monuments (???).

We never realised just how rich a content mine pictures of hideous and deformed dinosaur statues are. We – and you – were MISSING OUT.

It all seems to have started when Michelle Larson, a San Fran recruiter, send this tweet to Gaiman:

@neilhimself I blame you for my need to take these pics of bizarre dino statues on my vacation. pic.twitter.com/4srtxBaUjk

— @mistressmousey@mastodon.lol (@mistressmousey) August 20, 2017

Rubbish dinosaur statues are what make America great. https://t.co/FL0PcCK1d3

— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) August 20, 2017

Which led to a bloody storm of dinosaurs totally taking over Gaiman’s feed – and Gaiman dutifully retweeting many of them.

In the midst of his dino retweet spiral, Gaiman managed to answer a fan question: ‘What do you do when you can’t think of anything to write about?‘

Retweet bad dinosaur statues. https://t.co/Xji0CoimRZ

— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) August 20, 2017

But just look at them – they really are monstrous, some complete with witty solar eclipse barbs:

Ready for the eclipse in Connecticut, USA pic.twitter.com/Bbn3tP39GH

— Pétr Ulfr (@Petr_Ulfr) August 21, 2017

https://twitter.com/giannicavero/status/899677008615149568

FYI there’s a whole park in Virginia featuring dinosaur statues fighting with civil war soldiers pic.twitter.com/tNBMDy71t5

— Cosmic Doop (@NobleSasquatch) August 20, 2017

#baddinosaurs statues #bayville #nj but we love it pic.twitter.com/nLhfzkqgGj

— gayle 🇺🇸 (@gaylebrem) August 21, 2017

@neilhimself Michigan representing pic.twitter.com/fwrLgYlR9K

— Amanda (@AmandaKF) August 21, 2017

Pretty sure the colors on this one are 100% accurate pic.twitter.com/2efgOZLBDR

— David William (@fakedavewilliam) August 20, 2017

Let’s not forget about this poor fella in Hollecker Lake, Glendive, Montana pic.twitter.com/qsJ9axy4AU

— Mel Fallesen 🖤💜🤍 (@Melymaiar) August 21, 2017

Rex: an orange dinosaur w/ glowing eyes, remnant of a long-gone mini golf business & now beloved (and bizarre!) local Jax, FL landmark. 😎🌴 pic.twitter.com/xa0MuWFDkN

— Kristin (@anicat) August 20, 2017

Here’s a statue of teenage Jesus riding a Stegosaurus, located in—wait for it—Freedom, Oklahoma. pic.twitter.com/q3nrt4lvNt

— Carlos Moreno (@cmoreno237) August 21, 2017

https://twitter.com/Trollbreath42/status/899383882927284224

Don’t miss the wrangler T. rex in Vernal, UT. pic.twitter.com/mONMH62DJX

— Andrew Zemke (@zemkeand) August 21, 2017

Actually people from all over the world got in board – including a coupla Aussies who showed off the best shit dinosaur statues our great land has to offer:

@neilhimself have you met Ploddy? Australian Reptile Park, in Gosford just outside of Sydney? pic.twitter.com/F0ajsWuwLH

— Natalie Fisher (@nataliefisher) August 21, 2017

This one is in Brisbane Australia, and as a 32 y/o woman I’m still a little afraid of it. pic.twitter.com/Zpdpfjl8wI

— Erin (@the1stquantone) August 21, 2017

https://twitter.com/psyriac/status/899391714976161792

https://twitter.com/jonevans78/status/899508731603451905

Meanwhile in Austria, this guy slowly bobs up and down in an alpine lake while a eurodance version of a children’s song blares on repeat. pic.twitter.com/nV0syKHCI1

— Magdalena RL (@rabbitwithdog) August 20, 2017

Wanaka, New Zealand checking in. pic.twitter.com/TtSXnc03ZT

— Robert Holt Ⓥ (@wanakafilm) August 21, 2017

France also. pic.twitter.com/Rxcwnksnr7

— Lucile Peyre (@LucilePeyre) August 21, 2017

https://twitter.com/MaryRuthW18/status/899704024135499777

https://twitter.com/AllaTaorra/status/899377549238775809

https://twitter.com/Pieg/status/899383420861788160

Our 7 year old daughter kept saying “They’re going to throw us out, no other parents are doing this.” pic.twitter.com/x5KK6S2fWe

— Unseen Crafts (@tygeroo) August 20, 2017