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Topic: STS-400 (STS-125 LON) mission patches

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 08-29-2008 01:08 PM [QUOTE]Originally posted by ShuttleDiscovery: [b]Why a dog?[/b][/QUOTE] Not just any dog, a St. Bernard, which has been a symbol of rescue since the 17th century [on edit: as Mark wrote]. To quote Wikipedia: <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]The St. Bernard Dog is a very large breed of dog originally bred for rescue... Their history has also been connected with the hospice at the Great St. Bernard Pass. First reports of the dogs' presence at the pass date to the 17th century, and they remained loyal companions to the monks there. The most famous St. Bernard to save people at the pass was Barry (sometimes spelled Berry), who reportedly saved somewhere between 40 and 100 lives. St. Bernards are often portrayed, especially in comics, cartoons and old live action comedies such as Swiss Miss, with small barrels of brandy worn around their necks. This was supposedly used to warm the victims that the dogs found, although in reality, alcohol (which acts as a vasodilator) would worsen the situation of a person suffering hypothermia. However, the monks of the St. Bernard Hospice deny that any St. Bernard has ever carried casks or small barrels around their necks; they believe that the origin of the image is an early painting.,[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE>
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