I never went through the dinosaur phase every kid is supposed to have. It wasn't until I grew up that I started to think how cool it would be to have enormous 30-ton beasts wandering about the place. It would have its down-side though — it's bad enough having the neighbourhood mongrels rooting through your garbage; imagine what it would be like to step out the door in the morning to find a couple of allosaurus shredding your rubbish bags and scattering the contents far and wide.