# What will the first person on Mars say? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 14, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-first-person-on-mars-say/822938 "2018-10-14T15:22:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![friendlessboob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@friendlessboob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friendlessboob)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-first-person-on-mars-say/822938/101 "2018-11-08T18:44:57Z")
Cry ‘Havoc!’, and let slip the dogs of war… ---
**Author:** ![txjim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@txjim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txjim)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-first-person-on-mars-say/822938/102 "2018-11-08T19:59:28Z")
[“It looks like my driveway back home in Dallas”](https://youtu.be/WmBKoO5pT94?t=314) ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-first-person-on-mars-say/822938/103 "2018-11-08T20:04:00Z")
“We forgot the flag? Really?!” 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-first-person-on-mars-say/822938/104 "2018-12-12T00:11:07Z")
So, on a serious note, if an astronaut were supposed to say something scripted, official and dignified upon setting foot on Mars, but instead deliberately went with something utterly unacceptable like “Fuck your tits!”, would NASA actually be faithful to the facts and publish the script truthfully for what it was, or would they immediately go into gag-order mode and doctor the transcripts and audio for public release and historical posterity? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-first-person-on-mars-say/822938/105 "2018-12-12T00:53:06Z")
Just like the lunar landings, the USA and NASA won’t be the only ones listening in ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-first-person-on-mars-say/822938/106 "2018-12-12T14:20:01Z")
“Just think how much faster we would have gotten here if we used a decent packing tape gun.” ---
**Author:** ![senoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@senoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/senoy)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-first-person-on-mars-say/822938/107 "2018-12-12T14:34:55Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > “Have another go at her, Mr. Gorsky!” My thought as well, not quite those words, but you get a ‘like’ from me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-first-person-on-mars-say/822938/108 "2018-12-12T20:52:52Z")
“Who says there’s no life on Mars?!?” ---
**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:** [December 12, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-first-person-on-mars-say/822938/109 "2018-12-12T21:01:28Z")
Whatever they say, I really want them to do it in Marvin Martians’ voice. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-first-person-on-mars-say/822938.md?page=5)