[andrew sharpe]

Came across this randomly. Figured I'd share with the board: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire_Wolf

Who knew?

[HandsInTheRiver41]

I'm probably the geeky ancient biology minority, but I knew about the actual dire wolf before the song.
But whether or not I knew about the wolf or the Grateful Dead song by the same name first, I can't be so sure.

I also like the extra bit of imagery in the Hip's song, of a Newfoundland dog sneaking past a dire wolf's lair. I think a Newfoundland would probably win in that fight.

[HandsInTheRiver41]

Speaking of the Dire Wolf, here's one my favourite Gord intros to the song, he even references wikipedia!

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[mrsardo]

YAH! Love a chatty gord. must have had an extra expresso, or a Tiger Woods-brand Gatoraid b4 the show.

[BrenTheodore]

The other day I was watching [god this going to be broad] either some newer tvshow or movie where they referenced a 'dire wolf' a bunch.

Now if i could only slightly remember...

[NegPhil]

When I was a kid my parents took us to la Brea tar pits in los Angeles California. The most common bones found in the tar are dire wolves. I remember being scared silly by a diorama of a pack of dire wolves attacking a giant sloth or some other unlucky megafauna. That image has always haunted my memory when I listen to the song.