11/4/98

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, the
usual communication traffic between him and 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 last year, (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!"

True story.