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 reentered 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. 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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