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Iran mulls Persian cat as next animal astronaut
AP via FOX ^ | 9/16/13

Posted on 09/16/2013 6:49:30 AM PDT by workerbee

Iran's hunt for its next animal astronaut may turn to the distinctive and locally named Persian cat, an official said Monday, in another possible step by the country's ambitious aerospace program that has also raised Western concerns about spillover military applications.

**SNIP**

Earlier this year, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he wanted to be Iran's first astronaut.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals; Society
KEYWORDS: ahmadinejad; astronaut; cats; iran; kitteh; kittyping
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1 posted on 09/16/2013 6:49:30 AM PDT by workerbee
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2 posted on 09/16/2013 6:51:42 AM PDT by workerbee (The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1)
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A cat, expected to do astronaut stuff.

What could go wrong?


3 posted on 09/16/2013 6:55:06 AM PDT by lurk
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As staff for two of these whining, attention-whore, high maintenance, mat-prone, hairball spewing beasts, I’m thinking this is not going to end well...


4 posted on 09/16/2013 6:59:11 AM PDT by meowmeow (In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
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“President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he wanted to be Iran’s first astronaut.”

Excellent idea!


5 posted on 09/16/2013 7:00:23 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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Look, it’s the cat or Ahmadinejad. Flip a coin.


6 posted on 09/16/2013 7:00:53 AM PDT by workerbee (The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1)
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To: lurk; Slings and Arrows
cats in space? ...pussies in free gravity?
... only as a passenger, don't expect
much..disorientation problems.
what a boon for the kitty ping list..

7 posted on 09/16/2013 7:02:48 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (who'll take tomorrow,$pend it all today;who can take your income & tax it all away..0'Blowfly can :-)
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To: workerbee; Doogle; Slings and Arrows

Last words: MEEEERRRRRWOWWWWWWWW


8 posted on 09/16/2013 7:08:35 AM PDT by cyn (Benghazi.)
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Look, it’s the cat or Ahmadinejad. Flip a coin.

Send 'em both. Let the cat drive.

9 posted on 09/16/2013 7:10:38 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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How do they make the cat(s) go through the rigorous astronaut training program?

“That” would be a more astounding miracle.

10 posted on 09/16/2013 7:15:59 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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Do you by any chance have a picture of Viking Kitty? I would love to see one. Thank you.


11 posted on 09/16/2013 7:19:03 AM PDT by Jean2
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The Cat from Outer Space could not be reached for comment.


12 posted on 09/16/2013 7:20:01 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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13 posted on 09/16/2013 7:20:13 AM PDT by Boogieman
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Hopefully he won’t he come back.


14 posted on 09/16/2013 7:21:43 AM PDT by Jean2
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We have a pilot candidate

15 posted on 09/16/2013 7:24:30 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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I have tons but I don’t know how to post them. They are both basement kitties with copper eyes. Brother & sister and double trouble - they work as a team and could give the Allstate Mayhem guy a run for his money!


16 posted on 09/16/2013 7:28:42 AM PDT by meowmeow (In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
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Team players!

17 posted on 09/16/2013 7:30:55 AM PDT by workerbee (The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1)
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Sounds like my best friend’s cats. She had 3 that we used to call the demolition team.


18 posted on 09/16/2013 7:34:36 AM PDT by Jean2
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I have tons but I don’t know how to post them. They are both basement kitties with copper eyes. Brother & sister and double trouble - they work as a team and could give the Allstate Mayhem guy a run for his money!

We've got a kitten I've started to refer to as "entropy in a fur coat".

19 posted on 09/16/2013 7:45:50 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: workerbee
astronaut cat photo: catmoonastronaut catmoonastronaut.jpg
20 posted on 09/16/2013 7:46:27 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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