The Missing A
English teachers throughout the world can finally sleep soundly. And get a life (I'm sorry-I meant 'get lives....' Please don't lower my grade).
The missing "A" has been found.
I'm referring, of course, to the longstanding and pressing mystery surrounding Neil Armstrong's actual quote when he first stepped on the moon.
Some accounts document him as saying "Shit! This place really IS made of cheese. It stinks up here. Is it Brie? Because I'm about to puke, being an American and all"
But far more controversial is the more familiar "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" quote. The folks at NASA went nuts, because as we all know THAT STATEMENT IS REDUNDANT!!!! I certainly haven't stopped thinking about it.
Anyway, when Astronaut Armstrong arrived home from the alleged moonwalk (which Michael Jackson immediately copied), he had the following conversation with his boss:
NASA Moonwalk Boss: "You screwed up your lines Neil. You were supposed to say "That's one small step for A man, one giant leap for mankind. The phone lines here are clogged with calls from godam English teachers."
Astronaut Armstrong: "I used the "A."
NASA Moonwalk Boss: "No you didn't."
Astronaut Armstrong: "Did too."
NASA Moonwalk Boss: "Didn't."
Astronaut Armstrong: "Did."
And so on.
But years later, technology saved the day. Some computer expert (nerd) using a device that noone has ever heard of and when described makes normal people's eyes glaze over FOUND THE MISSING "A!" Yup. It was right there in the transmission to NASA and it only took someone willing to work 7 days a week since 1969 with a piece of machinary which uses electrical impulses to... Oh, nevermind.
They found the "A."
Now the Guardians of Grammar can go back to harassing waitresses when something is misspelled on their menus.
And Neil Armstrong's NEW famous quote?
"Told ya so."
The missing "A" has been found.
I'm referring, of course, to the longstanding and pressing mystery surrounding Neil Armstrong's actual quote when he first stepped on the moon.
Some accounts document him as saying "Shit! This place really IS made of cheese. It stinks up here. Is it Brie? Because I'm about to puke, being an American and all"
But far more controversial is the more familiar "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" quote. The folks at NASA went nuts, because as we all know THAT STATEMENT IS REDUNDANT!!!! I certainly haven't stopped thinking about it.
Anyway, when Astronaut Armstrong arrived home from the alleged moonwalk (which Michael Jackson immediately copied), he had the following conversation with his boss:
NASA Moonwalk Boss: "You screwed up your lines Neil. You were supposed to say "That's one small step for A man, one giant leap for mankind. The phone lines here are clogged with calls from godam English teachers."
Astronaut Armstrong: "I used the "A."
NASA Moonwalk Boss: "No you didn't."
Astronaut Armstrong: "Did too."
NASA Moonwalk Boss: "Didn't."
Astronaut Armstrong: "Did."
And so on.
But years later, technology saved the day. Some computer expert (nerd) using a device that noone has ever heard of and when described makes normal people's eyes glaze over FOUND THE MISSING "A!" Yup. It was right there in the transmission to NASA and it only took someone willing to work 7 days a week since 1969 with a piece of machinary which uses electrical impulses to... Oh, nevermind.
They found the "A."
Now the Guardians of Grammar can go back to harassing waitresses when something is misspelled on their menus.
And Neil Armstrong's NEW famous quote?
"Told ya so."
posted by Bemisdown at 1:22 PM
8 Comments:
The missing "A" was hidden in the machinery.
Neil Armstrong is a asshole.
He also said "From here, Pluto looks big enough to be a planet."
All "A's" All The Time!
Clinky,
There's only 3 "A's" in your sentence.
And I think it's time we left Pluto alone...it already had to put all of its belongings in a box and move down to the Asteroid Department or something....could we have a little sensitivity here?
Eh?
"I can see my house from here!"
Good one Clinky!
A Robot Boy OBVIOUSLY should've been the first person, ummmm, one, on the moon. You get to go to Pluto.
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