"Dinosaur Deep-Freeze - Pittsburgh in Winter" Personal Page by Lacristina

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His Name is "Dippy."

Dippy is a diplodocus carnegii - named for the Scottish-born steel magnate, Andrew Carnegie, who bankrolled some explorations of dinoasaur fossil finds in the American west. Dippy stand frozen outside the Carnegie Museum / Library / Concert Hall complex in the Oakland neighborhood of the 'Burgh.

Some local pundits have done a psychological post-mortem of the diminutive magnate ( he was about 5'3" tall or 1.6 meters) and his craze to acquire the bones of the largest known dinosaur of the time for his new museum.

I drive past Dippy every night on my way home from work. Every winter Dippy gets a scarf. It always makes me smile.

Page Updated Dec 11, 2005
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EllenH Feb 5, 2012 at 9:16 PM Report Abuse

Hope it was a great one. Wonderful gorgeous day cross country skiing. Hope you did something way fun. (knowing you...I am not worried)
aussiejen Feb 5, 2012 at 3:23 PM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday. Hope you're having a lovely day. xx
hopang Feb 5, 2012 at 1:07 AM Report Abuse

Hi Cristina, We wish you a very happy birthday. Hope you have a great day. Greetings from cold Sweden. ~ho & pang
pieter_jan_v Feb 5, 2012 at 12:58 AM Report Abuse

Congratulations, have a great Birthday. Greetings from the Netherlands. PJ
MalenaN Feb 4, 2012 at 11:12 PM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday Christina! Have a great day!
riorich55 Dec 29, 2011 at 4:02 PM Report Abuse

Hi Christiana, My wife and I are planning a trip to Italy in 2012. I will be checking out your pages.
AlbuqRay Nov 2, 2011 at 4:14 PM Report Abuse

Thanks for the birthday wishes, Cristina! I bet the updated house will be really nice when they are done. Please give my regards to Ray. Take care.
effeti Jul 11, 2011 at 10:37 PM Report Abuse

Grazie, Cristina e Ray! Grazie.... Se foste stati a Verona, festeggiavate anche voi il mio mezzo secolo al Castello di Bevilacqua.... Un cameriere... tell me more! Comunque, a presto!
Nemorino Jun 7, 2011 at 3:13 PM Report Abuse

Yes, Calleja is a Frankfurt "discovery", i.e. he sang here several times before anyone else had even heard of him. Also he's a really nice person and has a fantastic memory, since he remembered my name the second time I spoke with him.
Xemx Feb 5, 2011 at 2:39 PM Report Abuse

Nawguralek gurnata sabiha b'dak kollu li tixtieq qalbek! In other words, Happy Birthday, Cristina!