Astronaut humor
Dec 18, 2022 10:15:33 #
I've pulled more than a few elaborate pranks in my time so I really appreciated this one. If you think astronauts are all serious engineer types, how about this joke that would have cost $4.1 billion to set up?
When Neil Armstrong was first considering the words he might offer upon stepping onto the moon's surface, he asked fellow astronaut Mike Collins what he thought.
Mike responded, "Well, if you had any balls, you'd step off the LEM and shout, 'Oh my God; what's that!' and then you'd scream and shut your mic off."
Personally, I thought that would have been the greatest goof in history but I doubt NASA would have appreciated it.
When Neil Armstrong was first considering the words he might offer upon stepping onto the moon's surface, he asked fellow astronaut Mike Collins what he thought.
Mike responded, "Well, if you had any balls, you'd step off the LEM and shout, 'Oh my God; what's that!' and then you'd scream and shut your mic off."
Personally, I thought that would have been the greatest goof in history but I doubt NASA would have appreciated it.
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Dec 18, 2022 11:10:04 #
Old joke: Difference between an extroverted engineer and an introverted engineer. Extroverted engineer looks at your shoes when he speaks--Introverted engineer looks at his shoes when he speaks.
Dec 18, 2022 14:34:26 #
David Martin
Loc: Cary, NC
Another old joke: If athletes get athletes' foot, what do astronauts get?
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Mistletoe.
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Mistletoe.
Dec 19, 2022 06:55:10 #
medphotog
Loc: Witness protection land
Mike was a really funny guy that could think fast for a "zinger" when the occasion arose. After their spashdown they were greeted by President Nixon and he mentioned that by travelling in space Frank Borman said they could be (technically) younger and Nixon asked if they felt any younger. Mike quipped, "we're all younger than Frank Borman." In the summers he would go out with the neighborhood kids and teach them about the stars and celestial navigation. At times it would morph into survival training mode and he'd tell them which bugs were safe to eat seeing he'd been to survival school.
Sure miss the guy. We've chatted about everything from painting, to roses, to the virtues of driving a VW bug.
He was a great writer. If you're interested (and it's pushing it to put on your this years Christmas list) read Carrying the Fire, it's a classic.
Sure miss the guy. We've chatted about everything from painting, to roses, to the virtues of driving a VW bug.
He was a great writer. If you're interested (and it's pushing it to put on your this years Christmas list) read Carrying the Fire, it's a classic.Dec 19, 2022 09:54:03 #
fourlocks wrote:
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That would have been funny, and what would they have done to him? Ground him?
Dec 19, 2022 10:07:25 #
Cragzop
Loc: NYC
NASA always left communications open with the astronauts. When he walked on the moon, Armstrong can be heard saying, “Good luck Mr Goldberg.”
Armstrong was asked by the press many times what he meant, but he refused to say.
Finally, many years later, a young reporter brought up the recording, and finally Armstrong relented, and said he figured enough time had passed.
As kids, he and his brother were playing ball and hit the ball into his neighbors, the Goldberg’s yard. When he went to retrieve the ball he heard Mrs Goldberg say to Mr Goldberg, “You want oral sex? You’ll get oral sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!”
Armstrong was asked by the press many times what he meant, but he refused to say.
Finally, many years later, a young reporter brought up the recording, and finally Armstrong relented, and said he figured enough time had passed.
As kids, he and his brother were playing ball and hit the ball into his neighbors, the Goldberg’s yard. When he went to retrieve the ball he heard Mrs Goldberg say to Mr Goldberg, “You want oral sex? You’ll get oral sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!”
Dec 19, 2022 10:38:25 #
Dec 19, 2022 11:08:48 #
edwdickinson wrote:
That would have been funny, and what would they have done to him? Ground him?
Left him on the moon, telling him to call Uber?
Dec 19, 2022 11:25:03 #
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Dec 19, 2022 13:45:32 #
fourlocks wrote:
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They would have left him on the moon. 😂
Dec 19, 2022 17:02:10 #
fourlocks wrote:
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I remember during the days leading up to the first landing that many people were suggesting that the words in the joke be the first words uttered. Other folks were hoping for something more subtle, like saying "Hi Mom, Hi, dad, I thought we'd never see you again. Are the grandparents here too?"
The variations are endless.
Dec 20, 2022 06:47:51 #
fantom wrote:
I remember during the days leading up to the first landing that many people were suggesting that the words in the joke be the first words uttered. Other folks were hoping for something more subtle, like saying "Hi Mom, Hi, dad, I thought we'd never see you again. Are the grandparents here too?"
The variations are endless.
The variations are endless.
There's too much emphasis put on "important sayings" - first words, last words, etc. As it was, "a" apparently got omitted from the transmission.
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