13-Oct-2009, 04:49 PM
quote:
Originally posted by shuffy
Not a lot going on for 'the man in the street'[
] and We certainly didn't know it existed David .
I agree, the last few posts have been a "bit heavy" so how about this one.
Maybe not for "the man in the street" but most certainly for the "man next door"[
]
Mr. Gorsky
=-=-=-=-=-=
On July 20, 1969, as commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module,
Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. His
first words after stepping on the moon, "That's one small step
for a man, one giant leap for mankind," were televised to Earth
and heard by millions.
But just before he reentered the lander, he made the enigmatic
remark, "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky."
Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning
some rival Soviet Cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was
no Gorsky in either the Russian or American space programs.
Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to what the
"Good luck Mr. Gorsky" statement meant, but Armstrong always
just smiled.
On July 5, 1995, in Tampa Bay, Florida, while answering
questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26 year
old question to Armstrong.
This time he finally responded. Mr. Gorsky had died and so Neil
Armstrong felt he could answer the question.
In 1938 when he was a kid in a small Midwest town, he was
playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a
fly ball, which landed in his neighbor's yard by the bedroom
windows.
His neighbors were Mr. and Mrs. Gorsky. As he leaned down to
pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky shouting at
Mr. Gorsky.
"Sex! You want sex?! You'll get sex when the kid next door walks
on the moon!"
Originally posted by shuffy
Not a lot going on for 'the man in the street'[
] and We certainly didn't know it existed David .I agree, the last few posts have been a "bit heavy" so how about this one.
Maybe not for "the man in the street" but most certainly for the "man next door"[
]Mr. Gorsky
=-=-=-=-=-=
On July 20, 1969, as commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module,
Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. His
first words after stepping on the moon, "That's one small step
for a man, one giant leap for mankind," were televised to Earth
and heard by millions.
But just before he reentered the lander, he made the enigmatic
remark, "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky."
Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning
some rival Soviet Cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was
no Gorsky in either the Russian or American space programs.
Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to what the
"Good luck Mr. Gorsky" statement meant, but Armstrong always
just smiled.
On July 5, 1995, in Tampa Bay, Florida, while answering
questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26 year
old question to Armstrong.
This time he finally responded. Mr. Gorsky had died and so Neil
Armstrong felt he could answer the question.
In 1938 when he was a kid in a small Midwest town, he was
playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a
fly ball, which landed in his neighbor's yard by the bedroom
windows.
His neighbors were Mr. and Mrs. Gorsky. As he leaned down to
pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky shouting at
Mr. Gorsky.
"Sex! You want sex?! You'll get sex when the kid next door walks
on the moon!"