Ooooohhhh, nude dinosaurs…. 14 Sep 2009 Residents of the tiny town Muttaburra, in Queensland’s central west, have bared all for a calendar shoot. The town’s Community Development Association is raising money for an ambulance defibrillator and the local school, and came up with the idea for a “slightly risque” calendar. Muttaburra is famous for the Muttaburrasaurus dinosaur discovered in the region. The association’s secretary, Kerry Robinson, says she had no problems encouraging people to be involved and some interesting props were used. “It was done discreetly – there was only two photographers,” she said. “[It] sounds silly but we [used] vegetables, the fire brigade used hoses and hats and gloves, we had a shearing so we had a sheep. “The dinosaur was used – the man who found the dinosaur posed at the dinosaur with his wife.” [ABC Radio] I can’t find an image, I’m sorry… Australian stuff Evolution Humor
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