Mr. Gorsky - This is too good not to pass along

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#1 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 2:48 pm

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 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 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 about Mr. Gorsky to Armstrong.
This time he finally responded because Mr. Gorsky had died, so Neil Armstrong felt he could now answer the question.
Here is the answer to "who was Mr. Gorsky":
In 1938, when he was a kid in a small mid-western town, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit the ball, which landed in his neighbor's yard by their bedroom window. 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".
It broke the place up!

Neil Armstrong's family confirmed this is a true story.
Do pass it on, it's too choice not to be shared.

#2 Post by **rkawakami** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:47 pm

Funny story... but it appears to be an urban legend (snopes.com, straightdope.com, etc.).
Someone even made a short film: http://goodluckmrgorski.com/
IMDb.com entry: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1895371/

#3 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:29 pm

Se non è vero, è ben trovato!

For non-Italian speakers: even if it is not true, it is well conceived!

killer · #4 Post by **killer** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 5:36 pm

RealBlackStuff wrote:Se non è vero, è ben trovato!

Very precise Italian, RBS.

#5 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 9:54 pm

And that's only one of the many languages I'm comfortable with...

#6 Post by **BillMorrow** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:27 am

RealBlackStuff wrote:And that's only one of the many languages I'm comfortable with...

maybe YOU are, but i'm not even comfortable with english, so please translate and save me the ctrl-C, ctrl-V stuff with google and translate.. ?

DaKKS · #7 Post by **DaKKS** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 6:02 am

BillMorrow wrote: maybe YOU are, but i'm not even comfortable with english, so please translate and save me the ctrl-C, ctrl-V stuff with google and translate.. ?

"If it isn't true, its a good story."

PS: I don't speak Italian, but I've heard this before. Hopefully I'm not too far off.

#8 Post by **dorronto** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 6:24 am

Nice Dominic...thanks for passing this on...

Ron

pianowizard · #9 Post by **pianowizard** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:37 am

Real story or not, it reminds me why I don't want to be too famous -- every little thing that I say would be scrutinized.

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