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Landing On The Moon

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  • 23-07-2009 11:30am
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    dilallio
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    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. Before
    he re-entered 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 nor American space programs.

    Over the years, many people have questioned him as to what the "Good
    luck, Mr. Gorsky" statement meant. On July 5, in Tampa Bay, FL, while
    answering questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 40
    year old question to Armstrong. He finally responded. It seems that
    Mr. Gorsky had died and so Armstrong felt he could answer the
    question. When he was a kid, Neil was playing baseball with his
    brother in the backyard. His brother hit a fly ball which landed in
    front of his neighbors' bedroom window. The neighbors were Mr and
    Mrs. Gorksy. As he leaned down to pick up the ball, he heard Mrs.
    Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky, "Oral sex? Oral sex you want? You'll
    get oral sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!"


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    Pal
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    A related urban legend popular among Muslims claims that Armstrong heard a voice say "Allahu akbar" ("God is great") the moment he stepped on the moon and was inspired to convert to Islam.


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