go on.... shoot me down....

did neil armstrong say this or not?

Sorry, but bang, bang...he did not say that.

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"The facts gentlemen, and nothing but the facts, for careful eyes are narrowly watching." Isaac Asimov

The ALSJ specifically mentions that Armstrong didn't say this.

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"One does not require alien ruins in order to absorb a profound sense of wonder and mystery from the moon. That our civilization had actually visited it is miracle enough." Jason Roberts

how unfortunate ´twas a great yarn... but thanx R.A.F

But Buzz did say "All you need is a rocket experience"

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it shows you how much i know....not much i guess----"sohhfly"

wow..... great reading.... thanx

Why is this thread in Conspiracy Theories? Where's the conspiracy?

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"One does not require alien ruins in order to absorb a profound sense of wonder and mystery from the moon. That our civilization had actually visited it is miracle enough." Jason Roberts

it doesnt take a rocket scientist to work out that that´s probably bs

actually it does take a rocket scientist to get to the moon.
as for the "bs" any crackpot can get there.

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it shows you how much i know....not much i guess----"sohhfly"

Nope, he really said it.

Again, where's the conspiracy in this thread?

Edit: In case it sounded like I'm contradicting myself in the two posts in this thread, in this post, I was referring to Buzz Aldrin's "rocket experience" line, not Armstrong's joke about Mr. Gorsky, just to be clear.

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"One does not require alien ruins in order to absorb a profound sense of wonder and mystery from the moon. That our civilization had actually visited it is miracle enough." Jason Roberts

NO he did NOT say it:

http://www.snopes.com/quotes/mrgorsky.asp

I was going to say--when you don't even do enough research to find the Snopes page, you clearly aren't doing any research.

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Gillian

"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"

"You can't erase icing."

"I can't believe it doesn't work! I found it on the internet, man!"

Hmm...

Yeah, Christmas is coming too. (Maybe it's a temporary glitch.)

But, there's truth in video: YouTube Buzz Aldrins Rocket Experience rap.

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What I wouldn't give to hear Buddy Hackett deliver this one... Does anyone know if it got recorded?

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"People do not want immortality... They simply do not want to die... They want to feel the ground beneath their feet, see the clouds overhead, love other people, be with them, and think. Nothing more. Everything that has been said beyond that is a lie." - Ijon Tichy

Believe it or not, this story was reported in the Wikipedia article on "Apollo 11" about a year and a half or two years ago. It was reported as fact.

I wish I had screen captured it.

Yeah, I know, Wikipedia... who woulda thunk?

Again, where's the conspiracy theory in this thread? I wondered if there was a claim that NASA had covered up Armstrong's statement because of the risque nature of it, but that doesn't make sense for two reasons.
1. According to the urban legend, Armstrong didn't explain what he meant for years, so NASA wouldn't have known that it was "adult" humor.
2. NASA didn't cover up Gene Cernan's profane exclamation on Apollo 10 or John Young's profane complaints about orange juice on Apollo 16.

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"One does not require alien ruins in order to absorb a profound sense of wonder and mystery from the moon. That our civilization had actually visited it is miracle enough." Jason Roberts

I don't think I've ever read anything on Snopes, and I've done lots of research. Granted, none of it recent. But still.

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I'm like one of those idiot savants...well, except for the savant part.
"In order to increase awareness of the homeless, security have been given binoculars."

. . . and I shouldn't be surprised, since it's how things always go, that as soon as I left this thread and BAUT's pages, I stumbled across an MSN headline about the "Julia Child Dropped Chicken" rumor. I clicked the link, and guess what page the article was actually hosted on?

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I'm like one of those idiot savants...well, except for the savant part.
"In order to increase awareness of the homeless, security have been given binoculars."

i think its this particular poster´s way of getting slurs and snipes in through the back door. thinking out loud is another method.

i was going to say that i´ve almost reached for the red triangle on a couple of occasions but i dont think i will say it, i´m giving her one last chance..... oooops, i said it

I'm very familiar with that "particular poster", and have never had any qualms.

But when it comes to contemplated actions such as you described, channel Yoda. "Do or do not, there is no public discussion."

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I'm like one of those idiot savants...well, except for the savant part.
"In order to increase awareness of the homeless, security have been given binoculars."

Faz is bang on in that last post...do or do not.

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it shows you how much i know....not much i guess----"sohhfly"

i´m too nice

What's the conspiracy theory in this thread, Panchezpablo?

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"One does not require alien ruins in order to absorb a profound sense of wonder and mystery from the moon. That our civilization had actually visited it is miracle enough." Jason Roberts

There is a moon landing-related story that just might possible be true. Allegedly, it was said about Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry that "man will land on the moon before Perry hits a home run." It so happens that Perry did hit his first major league home run on July 20, 1969. Both Perry and his former manager Alvin Dark think Dark said it, but it was years after the fact and might have been a "manufactured memory." FWIW, snopes gives the story an "undetermined" rating.

Nick

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FWIW, I just read the same story in a "Where are they now?" article about Perry in Sports Illustrated.

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I'm like one of those idiot savants...well, except for the savant part.
"In order to increase awareness of the homeless, security have been given binoculars."

he's probably on his way to the moon to retrieve the homerun ball.
or not

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it shows you how much i know....not much i guess----"sohhfly"

Since the first Google return under "Mr. Gorsky" goes straight there, you can see my point, though, right? Ditto "Mr. Gorski," which both asks you if you wanted "Mr. Gorsky" and sends you to the Snopes page.

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Gillian

"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"

"You can't erase icing."

"I can't believe it doesn't work! I found it on the internet, man!"

Oh, just because I posted in the thread doesn't mean I know / care about who / what "Mr. Gorsky" is. But admittedly, the name "snopes" is kinda catchy (and yes, I have heard of the site before).

Edit: and yes, I see your point.

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I'm like one of those idiot savants...well, except for the savant part.
"In order to increase awareness of the homeless, security have been given binoculars."

I can categorically state that this is untrue. My wife has never had any qualms about ... well, you know.

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Dave

Anyone seen my marbles? Anyone ... ?

wow, at your age? .... i´m impressed