Re: [FWDLK] hard work pays off for some

[Jim Pennington <pennington@xxxxxxxx>]

Well, it's a funny story but it's not true!  Check out
http://www.snopes.com/quotes/mrgorsky.htm  for the origins of this tale.

Jim Pennington
-a field full of Forwardlook "projects"......


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Bartell" <jrbartell@xxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 6:06 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] hard work pays off for some


> Don't know if you've heard this or not...
>
>
> 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
> reentered
> 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 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 and 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 a fly ball, which landed
> in
> his
> neighbor's yard by the bedroom windows.  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.
>