The first words actually spoken from the surface of the moon were not uttered by Neil Armstrong, but by Buzz Aldrin, who was piloting the landing craft.
I think those words were, "Contact light. OK, engine stop." ("Contact light" meant the long probes that stuck out below the landing gear had touched the surface of the moon.)
Buzz Aldrin was also the first to relieve himself on the moon.
eta: Actually. Armstrong was piloting the Lunar Lander. Aldrin was assisting by reading out data from the computer and instruments.
I think those words were, "Contact light. OK, engine stop."
Stephen Fry awards you some points!
"Deutchland, Deutchland uber alles" are no longer the first words of the German national anthem.
What are they now? "We're really sorry"?
What are they now? "We're really sorry"?
Heh. That crossed my mind.
Sorry about that
Won't happen again....
Yeah, sort of. They adopted the third verse of the anthem, which was the least militaristic and bombastic.
Unity and justice and freedom
For the German fatherland;
For these let us all strive,
Brotherly with heart and hand.
Unity and justice and freedom
Are the pledge of happiness.
I am pretty much anti butt cleavage as a fashion statement, but that may because my first and still strongest associations with it have to do with portly males who wear their pants low on their hips not as fashion so much as a way of avoiding their beer gut.
What are they now? "We're really sorry"?
The "I Was Not a Nazi Polka?"
Each and ev'ry German dances to the strain
Of the I Was Not a Nazi Polka.
All without exception join in the refrain
Of the I Was Not a Nazi Polka.
Goering wasn't crazy; he wanted to deport.
Sing the I Was Not a Nazi Polka.
We all thought that Dachau was just a nice resort.
Sing the I Was Not a Nazi Polka.
Dana, I should thank you for initially raving about QI on this thread. That totally encouraged me to check it out and I LOVE IT.
I wish I could check it out; it sounds highly entertaining. And enlightening.
In news of me - I just tried to send an e-thank you card through Hallmark, but it wouldn't go to a confirmation page. So I clicked again, and no go. So I wen to another card and tried again. Nope. So I went over to Blue Mountain - that one went through fine.
Then I checked my e-mail and found five confirmation e-mails from Hallmark. Ha! See, I'm really, super, special grateful. (I mean, I actually am, but even so...)
