# Neil Armstrong's first words - updated for 2005 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 20, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283 "2005-07-20T13:52:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283/41 "2005-07-21T02:29:53Z")
> [@cabdude](#): > > You’re right - I’m being completely animocentric. Apologies to our chorophyllic friends. There are some fungi who’d like a word with you. A great question. Can’t begin to think of an actual answer. My guess is that some NASA PR person will script something, which I hope the astronaut will totally ignore. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283/42 "2005-07-21T03:24:35Z")
“All your lunar base are belong to us!” ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283/43 "2005-07-21T03:35:31Z")
a few of my own: "I’m number one! I’m number one! Eat shit Aldrin… in your face asshole! "I’m number one! Woo-hoo… [etc] or “Hail Ants!” or “Giant steps are what you take Walking on the moon I hope my legs don’t break Walking on the moon We could walk forever Walking on the moon We could live together Walking on, walking on the moon” ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283/44 "2005-07-21T05:59:07Z")
Yo yo yo! Armstrong’s in da hizzouse! ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283/45 "2005-07-21T06:12:42Z")
Considering how it probably sounds breathing in that helmet, he would probably step out and say, “Luke… I am your father!” ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283/46 "2005-07-21T07:42:11Z")
“This crater is mine…and THIS crater is mine…and THIS crater is mine…and THIS crater is mine…” ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283/47 "2005-07-21T08:26:58Z")
> [@Mr. Goob](#): > > I have no trouble remembering when the moon landing was. My parents watched from the hospital, my birthday was Sunday. I can always tell 1969, sometimes I have to count out to remember how many years ago it was though. > > I’m 36 freaking years old, how the hell did that happen? :mad: You and Mr. Rilch. Everything cool happened in **your** year: the moon landing, Woodstock, the Miracle Mets. And with less immediate but more far-reaching impact, Stonewall, and on a negative note, but not insignificant, the Manson murders. And what happened in **my** year? The Beatles split up. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283/48 "2005-07-21T09:10:59Z")
“I’m lovin’ it; It’s the real thing - Just do it!” ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283/49 "2005-07-21T13:05:04Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > “AAAIEIEIRRRIRGGGHH…”, then turn off the mike and fall down. About thirty seconds later, stand back up, turn the mike back on and say, “Made ya look!!!”. I’d say “Gotya Ya!” I’d also moonwalk a la Michael Jackson. That would be so cool. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283/50 "2005-07-21T14:15:26Z")
**Rilchiam** Yes, a great many newsworthy events occurred in 1969 - as you mentioned Woodstock, the Moon Landing, the Infamous Manson Family murders and another infamous event - Ted Kennedy’s ride over the Chappaquidick Bridge, resulting in the drowning of Mary Jo Kopechne. The reason I singled out these 4 was that they all occurred in the _Summer of 1969_. ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283/51 "2005-07-21T14:25:37Z")
> [@VegemiteMoose](#): > > “Alien ships are everywhere! **Seethruart** was right!” Now that made me laugh! Ahhh memories. Good old Seethruart. “Look at this picture!!!” It looks like dirt. “Well I’ve enhanced it and gamma corrected the colour to the blue spectrum” It looks like blue dirt. “Wait now I have made it monchrome and added a speckle filter” Now it just looks like crap “And now I’ll enlerge this section and you can see it!!” Your just nuts. “You are all fools just look at my home page for proof!!!” Its the same damned pictures “Yes!! Exactly!! Proof!” ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283/52 "2005-07-21T23:31:31Z")
We’re whalers on the moon! We carry our harpoons! But there ain’t no whales so we tell tall tales and sing this whaling tune! ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283/53 "2005-07-22T14:08:11Z")
I CLAIM THIS MOON (which will now be renamed “WalMoon”) IN THE NAME OF THE EARTH!! BOOYA!!! ---
**Author:** ![NotWithoutRage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NotWithoutRage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotWithoutRage)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283/54 "2005-07-22T17:16:31Z")
“Today… is our Independence Day…” ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-armstrongs-first-words-updated-for-2005/313283/55 "2005-07-22T23:06:35Z")
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