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Goldeneye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 10:53 PM
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This day in history: Chimp in space
Nov. 29 1961

The US sends the chimpanzee Enos into space, on the Mercury Atlas 5 capsule from Cape Canaveral.



Wouldn't it be great to put a chimp in space again?
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BamaLefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 10:54 PM
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1. LOL!
I think we have a certain "chimp" in mind don't we? :D
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Obviousman Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 10:54 PM
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2. ooh, i long for the good old days when we
launched our chimps into space rather than into the seat of power
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WMliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 11:01 PM
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3. the day we finally tied the russians in the "killing animals in space"
race.

Yeah, so I modified an old Onion joke...
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 11:01 PM
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4. There's another one nowadays who says he wants to go to Mars
I think we should send him.
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Goldeneye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 11:09 PM
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5. This is what I had in mind

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