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Celebs: What I'd Have Said on the Moon

By Will McCahill,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 18, 2009 5:44 AM CDT
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(Newser) – With Monday marking the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, Esquire digs up celebs’ takes on what they’d have said if it had been them instead of Neil “One Giant Leap” Armstrong:

  • Muhammad Ali: Bring me back a challenger, ‘cause I’ve defeated everyone here on earth.
  • Truman Capote: If I were the first astronaut on the moon, my first remark would be: So far so good.

  • Ayn Rand: What hath man wrought!
  • Timothy Leary: The CIA really blew it again. How did all these barefoot, long-haired, smiling-eyed kids get up here ahead of us?
  • Bob Hope: I’ll be darned, it’s made of cheese!
  • Buckminster Fuller: Wish you were here.
  • John Kenneth Galbraith: We will hafta pave the damn thing.
For the full list, click the link below.

Apollo 11 astronauts stand next to their spacecraft in 1969. From left: Col. Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot; Neil Armstrong, flight commander; and Lt. Michael Collins, command module pilot.
Apollo 11 astronauts stand next to their spacecraft in 1969. From left: Col. Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot; Neil Armstrong, flight commander; and Lt. Michael Collins, command module pilot.   (AP Photo)
In this July 20, 1969, file photo, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin, the first men to land on the moon, plant the US flag on the lunar surface.
In this July 20, 1969, file photo, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, the first men to land on the moon, plant the US flag on the lunar surface.   (NASA)
Neil Armstrong, upon becoming the first human on the moon, in 1969: That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
Neil Armstrong, upon becoming the first human on the moon, in 1969: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."   (NASA)
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NewserScooter
Jul 18, 2009 5:46 AM CDT
Its really good that you can quote Tina Fey. She was referring to Ellmendorf AFB which the primary listening, and first response base against the former Soviet Union.
riffran
Jul 18, 2009 2:19 AM CDT
actually you can see russia, and pretty much the rest of the planet, unless you are on the side faced away......Try looking up Little Diomede, and Big Diomede...spaced roughly 2 miles apart.....given the curvature of the earth at sea, the horizon is approx. 7.5 miles, and more with any significant elevation....so actually you CAN see Russia from Alaska....maybe not the back yard like tina fey quipped...unless you actually live on the little island

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