The difference is that dinosaurs no doubt had some lovable characteristics, Gareth.

I am posting the Mark Graham song from the DT below (with minor errors rectified). Actually, with the release of JP3, plus President Bush's latest lurch into further nuclear insanity, the song has become quite topical once more.

THEIR BRAINS WERE SMALL AND THEY DIED
(Mark Graham)

When I sit in contemplation of the human situation
I often feel a certain sense of pride.
For our achievements are many and mighty
And the evidence cannot be denied.
But my reverie is shaken 'cause my thoughts are always taken
To a tragedy that happened long ago,
When there moved throughout the land
Beings awesome and grand
The fabulous dinosaur.

They were creatures in a manner quite reptilian
In their unique and stylish way,
And their numbers could be reckoned in the millions
But there are zero of these heroes in the world today.
They had music, art and fashion, there was dinosauric passion
And I think they'd be enraged and mortified
That when they`re mentioned today it's only to say:
Their brains were small and they died.

Perhaps some asteroid that mother earth could not avoid
Became the agent of their premature demise
Well l understand that these things can happen,
So who are we to criticize?
When we'll spend most any price to have the ultimate device
That will ensure the perfect global suicide
I would venture instead that the humanoid head
Is where the tinier brain resides.

And when we're gone our works will start to crumble
Until nothing can be found
In ten million years some other guys may stumble
On our fossils, then some assholes will begin to expound
In some scientific study to their cockroach science buddies
How the evidence can not be denied---
They were big dumb and slow, they couldn't go with the flow
Their brains were small, and they died.

If anyone wants to learn the song and can't figure the chords out from the tune in the DT, I will post the chords as well.

Murray