# Cheetah dead at 80!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetah-dead-at-80/607616>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 28, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetah-dead-at-80/607616 "2011-12-28T12:42:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetah-dead-at-80/607616/41 "2011-12-30T00:06:25Z")

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> [@BMalion](#):
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> In the books it was “Nikima”.

Close – it was **Nkima**. Burroughs only put one “i” in it.

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**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetah-dead-at-80/607616/42 "2011-12-30T01:32:16Z")

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Shenanigans? An 80 year old chimp would be very, very, very, very old for a chimp.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetah-dead-at-80/607616/43 "2011-12-30T16:42:48Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> A story about a chimpanzee dying is not all that interesting.

> [@Washoe](#):
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> He was a FRIEND OF MINE! :mad:

So? Give him the finger, **Washoe**.

You’re good at sign language.

There’s a joke in there somewhere.

Let’s see how many Doper catch it.

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**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetah-dead-at-80/607616/44 "2011-12-30T18:26:55Z")

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> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#):
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> So? Give him the finger, **Washoe**.
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> You’re good at sign language.
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> There’s a joke in there somewhere.
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> Let’s see how many Doper catch it.

Nope, I’ll just let it wash over me. No sign of understanding here. Anyway, how often do you need to be able to say “Baby in my drink”?

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetah-dead-at-80/607616/45 "2011-12-30T18:34:36Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> A story about a chimpanzee dying is not all that interesting.

As Dr. Zaius once said:

\*People watch with unshocked eyes;  
But the old apes know when an old ape dies. \*

Not that they get upset about it, just more of a “more treats for us” hoot.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetah-dead-at-80/607616/46 "2012-01-01T16:01:52Z")

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Ha, Eve shoots and scores on Face The Nation. BTW, Bob, it’s Golden, not Gordon… a Golden moment indeed.

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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetah-dead-at-80/607616/47 "2012-01-01T16:22:51Z")

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> [@lieu](#):
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> Ha, Eve shoots and scores on Face The Nation. BTW, Bob, it’s Golden, not Gordon… a Golden moment indeed.

Get out, _really?_ Link?

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**Author:** ![Wallet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetah-dead-at-80/607616/48 "2012-01-01T16:29:24Z")

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> [@Eve](#):
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> Get out, _really?_ Link?

It was right before 11 AM, and sadly, he _did_ say Gordon…

But still how thrilling! 🙂

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