The Week contest: Ape mail

This week’s question: Scientists have found that chimps appear to have the ability to recognize friends and groupmates even after years of separation. In seven or fewer words, come up with the subject line of an email from a lonely primate looking to reconnect.

Click here to see the results of last week's contest: Snub song

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THE WINNER: Long time no see, hear, speak

Frederick Scheeren, Centreville, Virginia  

SECOND PLACE: Just curious, George…

Liz Ullman, Denver, Colorado 

THIRD PLACE: Let’s get the troop back together!

Darren Oustafine, Norwalk, Connecticut 

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Remember me? I was the hairy one!

Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Massachusetts 

Gorillas in my midst?

John Holler, Buffalo, Minnesota 

Bob, we threw poop together. Call me.

Richard Wolf, Westminster, Maryland

Missing the chimp off the old block

Robert Berest, Manhasset, New York

We last met atop Empire State Building

Bill Levine, Belmont, Massachusetts

Let’s go hang out — literally

Ken Kellam III, Dallas, Texas

Alumnus of Jane Goodall U: How hanging?

John Haug, Roeland Park, Kansas

You’re the missing link in my life

Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Was picking lice today…thought of you

Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, California 

We’ll have a Goodall time

Jesse Rifkin, Arlington, Virginia 

Long time no preen

Bruce Carlson, Alexandria, Virginia 

Return to me, my little chimpanzee…”

Mark Flandreau, Waxhaw, North Carolina

Ooo, ooo ooo ooo! — ooo@ooo.ooo

Michael Maggio, Galloway, New Jersey