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Jan 27 2011

"Ground Control, this is Weasel. I'm all ready to go. Just waiting now... (whispering) Itchy fur, itchy fur. (full voice) Ground control, this is Weasel. I think I've got fleas… Begin countdown... Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep... Ground Control to Weasel, I hope you're house trained."
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Karen's notes: Oh. My. God. Could STM possibly have given us a better send off for holiday?!

(I know that, like me, you're all singing to yourselves about Major Tom now).

Yes, tonight Adam and I head off into the rainforest of Ecuador to volunteer at a primate sanctuary for two weeks. But do not fear, fair reader! I have pre-scheduled posts for every day with gems from the nest-egg. And we will have occasional internet access, so we'll be keeping up with comments.

Hopefully, I'll come home with loads of monkey-inspired quotes to delight and disgust!


23 comments:

  1. The second I saw Ground Control I started humming Major Tom. I hope your house trained .... LMAO!
    Have fun in Ecuador, I hope monkey posts are coming.! Nothing greater than monkeys.. Except maybe hippos

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  2. that sanctuary looks like a great place to go, how are you getting there? Are there direct flight from London?

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  3. @Julia - We couldn't find any direct flights. Or perhaps there were ones that were so astronomically expensive, we ignored them. We're going through Madrid on Iberia.

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  4. we have a problem.

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  5. @ Karen - thank you for that, I have been looking at finding different animal sanctuary. looking forward to hear your review when your back (: have a good trip

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  6. @Julia - I have done INSANE amounts of research on animal sanctuaries. Drop me an email, and I'll send you lots of stuff when I get back.

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  7. This was half a pound of tuppenny AWESOME.

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  8. That was one of the best ones EVER!

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  9. This is so awesome, it should almost become it's own song. :D Where's David Bowie?

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  10. Happy Hour Julie27 January 2011 at 14:40

    Hope you guys have a great trip!

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  11. yup, as soon as I saw "Ground Control" good ole Major Tom popped in and started signing about himself.
    have a safe trip!!!
    here's a joke/fact for STM to munch over sometime. though I know it will probably have nothing much in the way of gorillas at the sanctuary your going to.
    how come gorillas have such big nostrils? because their thumbs are so big!

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  12. Please, please, please put this on a shirt!

    Lori

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  13. Have a great time on your trip!
    I would love to see this quote on a shirt too!

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  14. Safe travels, to Adam, Karen, STM, and weasel.

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  15. "That's - one small step for a weasel - a giant leap for all Mustelidae...." 7@=Q

    Enjoy your trip!

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  16. "I know that, like me, you're all singing to yourselves about Major Tom now"
    Bingo. You're good.

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  17. This blog is amazing, I thought I was alone in recording the sleeping endeavors of my partner, but you have done a far better job of documenting... hahaha

    http://www.notwilladler.com/2010/10/naps-continued.html

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  18. I saw this without the audio and I wasnt singing Major Tom but was instead picturing Pauly Shore. This is Weeeeeeee-zel. itchy fur! itchy fur!

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  19. oh wow... I've forgotten about Pauly Shore and his Weeeeeee-zel.

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  20. Someone needs to make this into a comic strip! This would be great for it!

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  21. How can I not hum that?! Seriously, how can I not? I think it was the fact I saw "Weasel" First, and got in my head an old cartoon I used to watch from the late 90's in my head, but I love Space Oddity. And Bowie. ...Right.

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