# Neil Armstrong **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 19, 2000, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong/6330 "2000-01-19T04:54:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eggo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@eggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eggo)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2000, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong/6330/1 "2000-01-19T04:54:00Z")
i got this in an email: > [@](#): > > 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 and the usual comtraffic between him, 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 peoplequestioned Armstrong as to what the “Good luck Mr. Gorsky” statement meant, But Armstrong always just smiled. On July 5, 1995 in Tampa Bay, FL while answeringquestions 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 outside his neighbor’s bedroomwindow. 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 walkson the moon!”True story. any truth to it? eggo ---
**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2000, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong/6330/2 "2000-01-19T04:59:00Z")
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**Author:** ![Squee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Squee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squee)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2000, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong/6330/3 "2000-01-19T05:09:00Z")
Dammit, man! Didn’t you use the search engine first?! OK, just giving you a hard time, but still! Cecil covered this before, but I’m not going to do yer research for ya! Also, check this link. I’m pretty sure they covered it also… [Urban Legend Page](http://www.snopes.com) * * * The most rewarding part was when I got my money! -Dr. Nick Riviera ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2000, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong/6330/4 "2000-01-19T05:38:00Z")
Squee: That Urban link is great. I bookmarked it. And the producers are not more than 15 miles away. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Squee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Squee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squee)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2000, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrong/6330/5 "2000-01-19T06:40:00Z")
Hey, no prob! I find myself using that link a lot, mostly bacause I have to send to to people that send my TRIPE in my e-mail! I don’t think we’ve met, but welcome aboard (unless you’ve been here longer!) 🙂 * * * The most rewarding part was when I got my money! -Dr. Nick Riviera