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A MUM WHO took to a forum to publicly bemoan the fact that dinosaurs are being “forced on children” has seen her post backfire in a pretty delightful way.

In her rant, the Mumsnet user questioned the very existence of dinosaurs.

I’m really concerned about dinosaurs, and I think something needs to be done. The science behind them is pretty flimsy, and I for one do not want my children being taught lies. Did you know that nobody had even heard of dinosaurs before the 1800s, when they were invented by curio-hungry Victorians?

The mother also described burning dinosaur toys given to her children by their aunt and presenting a petition to the principal to remove dinosaurs from the curriculum.

Unfortunately for her, she didn’t quite get the response she wanted, although it did amuse a lot of fellow Mumsnet users.

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Someone made the valid point that pirates are the real threat.

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While others agreed that dinosaurs must be stopped before children get exposed to even harder stuff.

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While another person pointed out that dinosaurs do dominate the curriculum, while unicorns and the like are left behind.

A damn shame.

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For their part, Mumsnet intervened in the situation and kindly ushered the dinosaur skeptic out the door, but did leave the thread up.

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And by dinosaur pictures, they mean…

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