a history lesson (funny)
08-20-2012, 07:10 AM
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a history lesson (funny)
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 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"!
> true story......it broke the place up!
> 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 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"!
> true story......it broke the place up!
08-20-2012, 08:48 AM
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it's still funny
here's my posting of the same story http://www.quiltingboard.com/general-chit-chat-non-quilting-talk-f7/mr-gorsky-t196843.html
here's my posting of the same story http://www.quiltingboard.com/general-chit-chat-non-quilting-talk-f7/mr-gorsky-t196843.html
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 08-20-2012 at 08:56 AM.
08-22-2012, 07:28 AM
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