# What would you say on the Moon? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 21, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420 "2005-07-21T03:34:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![feppytweed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/feppytweed/32/4280_2.png) [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/1 "2005-07-21T03:34:32Z")
The "Neil Armstrong’s first words - updated for 2005 " thread got me wondering— Had you been the first person on the moon, or any planet/celestial body, what would be the first thing you say? ---
**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, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/2 "2005-07-21T05:57:37Z")
“Last one in the crater is a rotten egg!” or maybe… “I can see my house from here!” ---
**Author:** ![VegemiteMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/df788c/32.png) [@VegemiteMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VegemiteMoose)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/3 "2005-07-21T06:00:10Z")
[Kids in the Hall]“I’m crushing the Earth. Crush, crush”[KITH] ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/4 "2005-07-21T06:02:04Z")
Unfortunately, I mutter and talk to myself so often… that even while I would be trying to think of something oh-so-clever to say, the first words everyone else would hear me say, whispered softly, and in awe: “Boing… boing… boing…” ---
**Author:** ![Fuji\_Kitakyusho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Fuji\_Kitakyusho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji_Kitakyusho)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/5 "2005-07-21T06:14:33Z")
“Motherf@#$er… I think I just stepped in something.” ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/6 "2005-07-21T06:22:35Z")
“This cheese is all dried out!” ---
**Author:** ![DataZak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@DataZak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataZak)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/7 "2005-07-21T06:33:56Z")
I’d hum REM’s _Man on the Moon_. ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/8 "2005-07-21T06:47:34Z")
Dr Goddard, we are here! ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/9 "2005-07-21T07:23:55Z")
Say…it _is_ a paper moon. or Holy SHIT! I’m on the goddamn MOON! ---
**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, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/10 "2005-07-21T07:39:11Z")
“Hey, Jim! Close that stage door! Ha ha, folks - just kidding!” ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/11 "2005-07-21T07:41:05Z")
[First, I’d say, “Good luck, Mr. Gorsky.”](http://www.snopes.com/quotes/mrgorsky.htm) Then, I’d simply say what Armstrong [**really** said.](http://www.blogjam.com/neil_armstrong/) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/12 "2005-07-21T09:13:57Z")
I do believe my words would be: Woo! Go ME!! But then, I’m subtle like that. 😃 ---
**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, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/13 "2005-07-21T09:50:21Z")
“can we go now?” ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/14 "2005-07-21T09:56:06Z")
CHA\_ Somebody had to do it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/15 "2005-07-21T12:17:08Z")
:smack: Oops! The title said say _on_ the moon, I took it to mean “write”. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/16 "2005-07-21T12:46:24Z")
“I hope my leg don’t break.” ---
**Author:** ![EllaBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EllaBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllaBean)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/17 "2005-07-21T13:02:21Z")
well of course I’d plan very carefully what I was going to say. I’d then bound out of the spaceship and go "… … … 😕 … line?" ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/18 "2005-07-21T14:18:31Z")
> [@Anastasaeon](#): > > Unfortunately, I mutter and talk to myself so often… that even while I would be trying to think of something oh-so-clever to say, the first words everyone else would hear me say, whispered softly, and in awe: > > “Boing… boing… boing…” 😃 Perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/19 "2005-07-21T14:31:17Z")
“This place has _no_ atmsophere.” ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-on-the-moon/313420/20 "2005-07-21T14:42:23Z")
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