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To: tcrlaf
Why not?

What if Neil Armstrong had said "holy $hit!" when he first set foot on the moon? Some awareness of your place in history is called for with a suitable amount of decorum.

38 posted on 06/06/2015 4:28:50 PM PDT by Ben Mugged (The number one enemy of liberalism is reality.)
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To: Ben Mugged

“What if Neil Armstrong had said “holy $hit!” when he first set foot on the moon? Some awareness of your place in history is called for with a suitable amount of decorum.”

I would agree, but consider this:

I think the selection process for the first man to walk on the moon was a bit more strenuous than selecting a jockey.

Not to mention, Armstrong had been through a lot. He flew 73 combat mission in Korea. ONe of the missions he had some difficulty and flew so low he struck a 20 foot tall pole.

If anyone had cause to let out an expletive it was Armstrong after he landed on the moon with less than 30 seconds of fuel in his craft. However, it was because he was one not given to expletives that he kept his cool and was able to do what he did.

He also was a noteworthy test pilot.

Victor Espinoza has been racing horses since he was 15. He is from Hidalgo Mexico. There is no record of his education. Seemingly, all his life has been around horse.

Too his credit, he gives 10% of his winnings to City of Hope for pediatric cancer research. He also gives 39.6% of his income to the federal government and an additional 12.3% to the state of California. This leaves 38.1 percent for Victor.


59 posted on 06/06/2015 4:51:19 PM PDT by rey
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To: Ben Mugged
Some awareness of your place in history is called for with a suitable amount of decorum.

Maybe in the cafes and salons you frequent but not in the world I hang out in............

Y'all outta get out an mingle with some real folks who know how to celebrate a Triple Crown the right way....and that includes some tough language too.......LOL!

80 posted on 06/06/2015 5:34:47 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (War IS the answer! Peace activists never liberated anything or anyone....)
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To: Ben Mugged

There’s a difference between an event you saw coming and one that might not have happened. He reacted in the moment, he probably forgot there was a mike. And, truth be told, history would be a lot more entertaining of Armstrong had said “#$%^ yeah!”.


83 posted on 06/06/2015 6:11:49 PM PDT by discostu (In fact funk's as old as dirt)
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