"With the economy in the situation it is in I've had to drop out of medical school for the time being," said Stegosaurus. "Consequently this has given me the time to stomp forthrightly into the State of California. Later today I'm going to stop by the home office of the Dinosaur & Mythical Creature Screen Actors' Guild in Hollywood.

I'm going to talk to the board of directors and see if I can act as an advocate for my friend Dimetrodon, who is in need of a pension.

You see, Dimetrodon is in a bit of a quandry because he's done the work; he's appeared in all kinds of movies and TV shows; but he is neither mythical nor a dinosaur. That's right, he's not a dinosaur. A lot of mammals think he's a dinosaur because we dinosaurs let him hang out with us a lot but Dimetrodon isn't a dinosaur.... he's a synapsid !

As a result he doesn't have a pension. Dimetrodon is starting to get on in years now; he's 120 million years older than I am, and I believe we dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures should look out for each other. Our elders particularly are deserving of care. Dimetrodon is a little odd, with his mammalian characteristics, but he's a really nice guy. He's a true friend with all he was met and I'd really like to give him a helping claw."