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Good Luck, Mr. Gorsky
When Apollo Mission Astronaut Neil Armstrong first walked on the
moon, he not only gave his famous "One small step for man, one giant
leap for mankind" statement but followed it by several remarks, usual
com traffic between him, the other astronauts and Mission Control.
Just before he re-entered the lander, however, he made the odd 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.
Just a few years
ago, (on July 5, 1995 in Tampa Bay FL) 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 finally
died and so Neil Armstrong felt he could answer the question.
When he was a kid, he was playing baseball with a friend in the
backyard. His friend hit a fly ball which landed in the front of his
neighbor's bedroom windows. His neighbors were Mr. & Mrs. Gorsky. As
he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky
shouting at Mr. Gorsky. "Oral sex! You want oral sex?! You'll get
oral sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!"
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