# If they can put a man on the moon...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-they-can-put-a-man-on-the-moon/7308>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 31, 1999, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-they-can-put-a-man-on-the-moon/7308 "1999-08-31T04:53:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 1999, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-they-can-put-a-man-on-the-moon/7308/1 "1999-08-31T04:53:00Z")

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People always say “If they can put a man on the moon why can’t they…(fill in the rest).”

My question is what did people say before they put a man on the moon?

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**Author:** ![EnigmaOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EnigmaOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnigmaOne)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 1999, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-they-can-put-a-man-on-the-moon/7308/2 "1999-08-31T05:03:00Z")

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They said:

“Put a man on the Moon? That’s impossible!”

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– **Kalél**  
_Common ¢ for all ages…_  
The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earth worms dizzy. It will however, make cats dizzy. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.

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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 1999, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-they-can-put-a-man-on-the-moon/7308/3 "1999-08-31T13:55:00Z")

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They said:

“Oral sex? Oral sex you want? You’ll get oral sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!”

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Livin’ on Tums, Vitamin E and Rogaine

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**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 1999, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-they-can-put-a-man-on-the-moon/7308/4 "1999-08-31T14:44:00Z")

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If they can put a man on the moon, why can’t they slice the bread before they wrap it up?

Oh, they do? _Never mind…_

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**Author:** ![radar\_ralf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@radar\_ralf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/radar_ralf)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 1999, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-they-can-put-a-man-on-the-moon/7308/5 "1999-08-31T15:56:00Z")

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“If they can invent a flying machine, why can’t they…”

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**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 1999, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-they-can-put-a-man-on-the-moon/7308/6 "1999-08-31T15:59:00Z")

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If they can build a large stone pyramid without any construction equipment why can’t they…

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To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.

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**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 1999, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-they-can-put-a-man-on-the-moon/7308/7 "1999-08-31T16:35:00Z")

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How about…

“They’ll put a man on the moon before they manage to do this?”

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Brian O’Neill  
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