It’s so obvious. Only one word.
The word is “Cool.”
K?
MrVisible…I never thoat otherwise!
“This is it?”
“Fck me, we’re walking on fcking Mars!”
“Rocks and dust. How exciting. No really.”
“Yo, Armstrong! In your face, Moonboy!”
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“Houston, Cydonia Base here, the Percival Lowell has landed.”
Actually, NASA didn’t have any chance of stopping Pete Conrad from saying, upon Apollo 12’s landing, “That might’ve been one small step for Neil, but it’s a big one for me!” [sic]
Maybe it’s late, possibly I’m just too dense, but Montfort, I don’t get the “Sic.” What is incorrect?
Sir Rhosis
The quotation. I’m not 100% sure I quoted Conrad accurately, and I couldn’t find a quick cite (but do check the From the Earth to the Moon mini-series for it).
Oh, I see. I thought you meant Conrad had used improper sentence structure or something. I’ve heard the transmission (years ago), it sounds about right.
Which leads to another hijack. Most of the quotes from our astronauts were really lame. I admire the guys (and now, gals) immensely, but their off-the-cuff remarks leave a lot to be desired, Armstrong and a couple others aside. I’m always embarrassed by the guy who sings something like "I was strolling on the moon one day, in the merry old month of… (it’s not May, and he struggles to get it to scan, can’t remember the month).
Sir
“Jesus farging Kee-rist! You have the nerve to call that a landing? Who gave you your pilot’s license, Captain Crunch? <pause> Oh, shit, the microphone is still on. <looong pause> Ah, Houston, this is…”
Well…it’s…red. Can we go home now?
“OK, so I’m not the last man on earth. But I’m the first man on Mars. How about it, then?”
“I can see Uranus…”
“Whoooooooo-EEE!”
Hey Peter, I can see your house from here!
Oooh, you make me so very very angry!
Him: “Look, darling: Are you absolutely sure this is Venus” ?
Her: “Well, it could be the map”
Beer Here!!
Houston, please report to the good people of planet earth that we have found their other socks.
Whoever sets foot first should let loose a stream of the 500 most obscene and offensive profanities and slurs. Now, every history and school book will have to include this “blue streak”.
“What was that? Oh. No. We did NOT bring any women…”
“Can I talk to Valentine Michael Smith, please???”
“Gee, what is that black obelisk doing here?”
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Vidi Vici Veni!