Iran 'sends monkey into space'

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i4Wrz7ol_n2e0ofhO9BnHsn_VpZw?docId=CNG.d64d0fb0f4b9ebab6cdcc9b61e143ff7.1c1

created by nastratin on 28/01/2013 at 12:09 UTC

109 upvotes, 48 top-level comments (showing 25)

Comments

Comment by totally_mokes at 28/01/2013 at 16:11 UTC

17 upvotes, 0 direct replies

"PRAY FOR MOJO"

Comment by zombieAndroidFactory at 28/01/2013 at 14:38 UTC

39 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Ukranian #1: Did you hear? The ruskies are going to space!

Ukranian#2: All of them?

Ukranian #1: No, just one.

Ukranian #2: Then why are you bothering me?

Comment by [deleted] at 28/01/2013 at 18:11 UTC

8 upvotes, 0 direct replies

That Ikea monkey wasn't lost, he was a spy for the IRANIANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by [deleted] at 28/01/2013 at 17:23 UTC

5 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Unconfirmed sources say the monkey was under orders to fling poo like mad as its orbit passed the western hemisphere.

Comment by ReeferEyed at 28/01/2013 at 15:30 UTC

22 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Congrats to their space agency

Comment by RamenJunkie at 28/01/2013 at 20:18 UTC

5 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Did they send a monkey or a chimpanzee?

Comment by sdgfsvzvxf at 28/01/2013 at 13:56 UTC

22 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Ahmadinejad in space!

Comment by BerneseTerror at 28/01/2013 at 12:59 UTC

38 upvotes, 3 direct replies

If an Iranian takes a shit, someone at the pentagon is 'deeply concerned'

Comment by Loje10 at 28/01/2013 at 15:45 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

At least they have their priorities in order...

Comment by [deleted] at 28/01/2013 at 15:56 UTC

6 upvotes, 0 direct replies

No news yet on what crime the monkey had committed.

Comment by [deleted] at 28/01/2013 at 14:56 UTC

14 upvotes, 1 direct replies

In other news: Americans everywhere seem to be infatuated by a hunky new musical upstart named Elvis Presley.

Comment by [deleted] at 28/01/2013 at 13:52 UTC

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Congrats to Iran.

Comment by hyrapower at 28/01/2013 at 16:05 UTC

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The first attempt had no official reason for failure. Rip bobo

Comment by Chunkeeboi at 29/01/2013 at 00:28 UTC

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Ahmed Dinnerjacket is an astronaut?

Comment by madeanotheraccount at 29/01/2013 at 01:48 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Maybe they've had enough of Earth and are looking to find somewhere else.

Comment by pwny_ at 28/01/2013 at 13:47 UTC

5 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Poopy Joe

Comment by Dookiestain_LaFlair at 28/01/2013 at 19:22 UTC

4 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Back in the 60s, during the Cold War, the whole purpose of the US Space Program was to let the Soviets know that if we can put a rocket on the moon we can damn well put one on Moscow. Iran is trying to show they have the missile technology without appearing aggressive.

Comment by [deleted] at 28/01/2013 at 13:35 UTC

9 upvotes, 3 direct replies

Poor monkey. It's probably dead now.

Comment by mushroomchow at 29/01/2013 at 01:25 UTC

3 upvotes, 1 direct replies

How the fuck did Iran pursue a space program despite the science behind it being based on a denial of everything Islam stands for?

Comment by [deleted] at 28/01/2013 at 16:44 UTC

9 upvotes, 0 direct replies

American & Israeli mainstream media: Iran murders innocent monkey in ballistic missile test

Comment by AnEruditeMan at 28/01/2013 at 22:37 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Why waste a perfectly good monkey when you can send the ayatollah instead?

Comment by chehov at 28/01/2013 at 14:54 UTC

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Here you go, although I found a better cosmonaut[1] (or jihadonaut)

1: http://i.imgur.com/MjW35DJ.jpg

Comment by [deleted] at 28/01/2013 at 20:24 UTC

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But how will their Prime Minister get back to earth?!

(Crickets...)

Comment by Blasterkid at 28/01/2013 at 12:20 UTC

3 upvotes, 1 direct replies

This will be like a twisted version of Planet of the Apes.

Comment by KineticSolution at 28/01/2013 at 14:17 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

This is why we haven't seen much of Mitt Romney lately.