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I'm not sure if I believe this is true or not, but by the number of little arrows you see a lot of people think this is funny enough to pass on. so who am I to stifle your historical education.? > >> Subject: FW: An amusing piece of historical trivia >> true story: >> > > >>> >>>> >> > > >>> >>>> 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 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 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!"