"The Time Has Come," The Walrus Said,

("To Speak of Many Things.....")
APRIL 12, 2012 4:04PM

IT'S PARTY TIME!

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yuri  (Photo: Discovery News)

HAPPY  YURI  GAGARIN  DAY! 

 Around the world more than 171 parties are in full swing as people celebrate the quick trip into space of  Yuri Gagarin of the USSR on April 12, 1961.

This was mankind's first venture into space and the courage of Yuri Gagarin who made that trip in a vehicle so primitive, is not in doubt. He almost didn't survive his landing either! The USSR chose dry land as the landing location, unlike the USA, which used ocean landing for many of its first space capsules.

Check out this video of some of the partying..... YURI  GAGARIN  DAY

Yup! A shot of vodka is definitely in order!

 

 

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Vodka for everyone!! Za Vas!
Erica K
April 12, 2012 04:16 PM
Is it that time of year AGAIN!??
YAY!!!!!

~does happy dance around the May Capsule~
Tinkerertink69
April 12, 2012 04:36 PM
I guess Yuri won't be joining us because he is still deceased, but we will lift a glass in his memory. R
Gerald Andersen
April 12, 2012 04:45 PM
Vodka? Unbeknownst to me, I celebrated Yuri last night, in advance!
tr ig
April 12, 2012 04:53 PM
WHEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWE!!!The Vodka is flowing in the scanner household for Happy Guri Day. I jumped off the roof and broke my leg, but hell, it's Guri Day, what's a broke leg compared to that~WHEEWWWWW~Jello Shots~~Alright~Tink, stop it, you....,
scanner
April 12, 2012 05:58 PM
Hats off to Yuri, but he was preceded by a dog and a chimp. I celebrated each of their successful and (gulp) unsuccessful flights with good old Russian Standard vodka.
Spencer Thripworth III
April 12, 2012 06:23 PM
[r] How cool, and how important to celebrate this Russian hero internationally instead of a nationalistic jingoism regarding him as a foreign "competitor"! best, libby
libbyliberalnyc
April 12, 2012 06:54 PM
No vodka, so hats off to Yuri!
just phyllis
April 12, 2012 07:20 PM
We were all very impressed by him. Cheers!
Miguela Holt y Roybal
April 12, 2012 08:03 PM
Commie, pinko, Hippies!! Just wait til those North Korean firecrackers start raining down on your party hijinks!! Bet you'll be sucking vodka out the other side of your mouths... oh and by the way, haven't you heard that there are over 80 card carrying commies in congress???
jmac1949
April 12, 2012 08:12 PM
We will have to celebrate tonight!
snarkychaser
April 13, 2012 09:23 AM
Russia- I still want to nuke'em!
The REAL Conservative
April 13, 2012 12:14 PM
Thank you everybody for your comments. I've been up to my ass in alligators with moving from my old trailer into my new(er) one, so please forgive my lack of attention here.

;-)
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skypixie0
April 14, 2012 02:37 AM
I was about to be upset because I missed the party
BUT SINCE you didn't even stick around to host the thing-

Now, I'll just pretend I got here in a timely fashion and all the other guests drank the bottle of vodka I brought for you.
Just An0ther 2 Cents
April 14, 2012 05:42 AM
New(er) trailer? Don't you mean Capsule?
That deserves a vodka or three in it's own right.

"Press hard landing please FRed(tm)."
CreekEnd UK
April 14, 2012 04:05 PM
sky, did you check this out?

http://open.salon.com/blog/obiemad/2012/04/13/canadian_hunger_striker_questions_parliaments_silence
libbyliberalnyc
April 14, 2012 04:17 PM