On July 20,
1969, as commander of the Apollo 11 lunar module, Neil Armstrong was the first
person, in case you didn't already know, to set foot on the moon.
His first
words after stepping on the moon were, "that's one small step for man, one
giant leap for mankind," and they were televised to earth. But just before he re-entered the lander, he
made the enigmatic remark, "good luck, Mr. Gorsky".
Many people
at NASA thought that 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, so Neil Armstrong felt
that he could now answer the question.
In 1938,
when he was a kid in a small mid-western town, he was playing baseball with a
friend in the backyard. His friend hit
the ball, which landed in his neighbor's yard, by their bedroom window.
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"!
Have a great
day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.
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Larry
Love it!
ReplyDeleteSam
Now that is funny!
ReplyDeleteYou always have a good one.
ReplyDeleteI have heard that one before, and it made me smile then too! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteAwww. Too funny. Lesson learned - be careful what you promise.
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