Fishy
23rd January 2006, 15:02
guaranteed to make you smile..... especially
> since it's a true story.
>
> 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 man, one giant leap for
> mankind," were televised to earth and heard by
> millions.
>
> but just before he re-entered the lander, he
> made the enigmatic remark "good luck, mr. gorsky."
>
> many people at nasa though 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 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 the ball, which landed in his
> neighbour's yard by the bedroom windows.
>
> his neighbours 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
> since it's a true story.
>
> 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 man, one giant leap for
> mankind," were televised to earth and heard by
> millions.
>
> but just before he re-entered the lander, he
> made the enigmatic remark "good luck, mr. gorsky."
>
> many people at nasa though 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 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 the ball, which landed in his
> neighbour's yard by the bedroom windows.
>
> his neighbours 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