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Neil Armstrong's Moon Quote Earns an 'A'
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| 9/30/06
| AP
Posted on 09/30/2006 3:11:28 PM PDT by wagglebee
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To: NCC-1701
Apollo 18 got lost on the way...
To: wagglebee
It's hard to believe that this was over 37 years ago.
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posted on
09/30/2006 7:31:41 PM PDT
by
exit82
(Clinton didn't try. He just failed.)
To: ALOHA RONNIE
"...bringing those still living in the 7th Century AD on the Earth...
...along for the ride...? "
No, Ronnie, out there is the future. We're leaving them here, in the past. (Where they freaking belong!)
83
posted on
09/30/2006 7:38:00 PM PDT
by
Old Student
(We have a name for the people who think indiscriminate killing is fine. They're called "The Bad Guys)
To: JohnnyZ
ONE SMALL STEP FOR [static/crackle] MAN -- the cadence clearly implies a swallowed and/or static-obscured 'a'.I was about to say there was no "static" during "one small step for(a)man", but there is a little bit in the background. I don't think it obscures his voice, though. The audio is of reasonable quality, even if less than perfect. It's just that he races over it. It's an elision, really, but it's still there, like the grin of the Chesire Cat.
The article claims it's objectively decipherable from the audio, but words are subjective, after all is said and done.
When you say "man" it leads off with a "nasal stop" - a little grunt - like "(um)an". "a" is said "uh" - a "glottal stop" - so "fer uh man" is hard to discern from "fer (um)an".
84
posted on
09/30/2006 8:19:19 PM PDT
by
dr_lew
To: JohnnyZ
Blame it on Cronkite. Or anybody else in the media. They repeated it wrong!
85
posted on
09/30/2006 8:19:44 PM PDT
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
To: operation clinton cleanup
Huzza for Buzz! First West Pointer on the Moon. Go Army, Beat Navy!
86
posted on
09/30/2006 8:19:52 PM PDT
by
donmeaker
(If the sky don't say "Surrender Dorothy!" then my ex wife is out of town.)
To: wagglebee
Can anyone please identify the make, model, and year of the lead car in that picture? It's a beauty.
To: StACase
47 posts and no mention of Mr. Gorsky!
LOL
That's the first thing I thought of. I was beginning to think no one would mention it.
To: davisfh
That's how I always understood it. With the "a" the meaning is totally changed - less profound in my opinion.
89
posted on
10/01/2006 1:02:58 AM PDT
by
August West
(To each according to his ability, from each according to his need...)
To: wagglebee
I still think he should have sung the Purdue fight song. And I'm an IU grad.
90
posted on
10/01/2006 1:16:06 AM PDT
by
sphinx
To: wagglebee
F'n A!
91
posted on
10/01/2006 1:33:42 AM PDT
by
Erasmus
(I invited Benoit Mandelbrot to the Shoreline Grill, but he never got there.)
To: Ronaldus Magnus
First guess: Desoto. Looks a bit old for the year 1969; I'd say about a '58.
92
posted on
10/01/2006 1:50:23 AM PDT
by
Erasmus
(I invited Benoit Mandelbrot to the Shoreline Grill, but he never got there.)
To: All; Old Student; Alamo-Girl
.
Besides permanently sending us back to Earth's Moon and then soon on to the Planet MARS,
President BUSH has promised:
Freedom's Return to...
Communist Vietnam
Communist North Korea &
Communist Cuba
as well as
Freedom's Arrival to...
All the Countries of the Middle East
...as America's own best self-proteciton against future terrorist attacks here at home.
Thus, EVERYONE really is coming along for the ride.
AR
.
93
posted on
10/01/2006 7:02:36 AM PDT
by
ALOHA RONNIE
("ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer/Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.lzxray.com)
To: wagglebee
Heard it again last night. He had two awkward pauses right after he knew he blew his lines. His speaking coach submitted his resignation immediately rather than be associated with the controversy sure to follow. Armstrong would have been better off if he had stopped delivering momentous lines after 'The Eagle has landed.'
94
posted on
10/01/2006 7:40:19 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: RightWhale; Brett66; xrp; gdc314; anymouse; NonZeroSum; jimkress; discostu; The_Victor; ...
95
posted on
10/01/2006 7:42:23 AM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(Nancy you ignorant Slut!!!!!)
To: PatriotBill
96
posted on
10/01/2006 7:53:15 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: Erasmus
Thanks for the educated guess. They sure made them pretty back then!
To: Ronaldus Magnus
98
posted on
10/01/2006 9:45:22 AM PDT
by
wolficatZ
("..a creature from the prehistoric past. The terrible, fearsome, Croco-Stimpy! ")
To: wolficatZ
99
posted on
10/01/2006 9:49:39 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
("An armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
To: Ronaldus Magnus
Chrysler... Probably 58 or 59.
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posted on
10/01/2006 9:54:57 AM PDT
by
Poser
(Willing to fight for oil)
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