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To: Thomas C. White who wrote (32089)	7/15/1999 6:55:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

In celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the moon landing, I offer this from the archives. The Top 17 Least Known Facts About The Lunar Landing 17> Were supposed to land on Saturn, just stopped on the moon to take a whizz. 16> Entire mission piloted by 11-year-old kid on early Nintendo machine. 15> Astronauts screwed up and left the MTV flag behind. 14> Neil Armstrong had a "moon wedgie" the whole time. 13> The Eagle? Nothin' but a cardboard box covered with tin foil and a couple of sternos underneath! 12> To prove he had the "Right Stuff," Buzz Aldrin had to execute "pressed ham" maneuver on the lunar module's window. 11> Buzz Aldrin blew chance at being the first man on the moon in tense, "2 out of 3" rock-scissors-paper match with Neil Armstrong. 10> Due to catheter malfunction, Armstrong boldly went where no man had gone before. 9> Michael Collins practiced for the moon mission by dropping his wife off at the mall, then circling the parking lot until she was ready to come home. 8> After stepping on the moon, Neil Armstrong grabbed his crotch and said "Launch This, Ruskies!" but the tape was edited for "political reasons." 7> Lunar Rover stolen by joyriding aliens because Buzz Aldrin forgot to attach "The Club." 6> "Buzz" Aldrin got his nickname for slamming down 3 liters of Cuervo Gold in zero gravity. 5> Ever since return to earth, astronauts' constantly badgering wives to "initiate docking procedure." 4> A.S.P.C.A. outraged that Lunar Rover abandoned on airless moon. 3> Astronauts secretly replaced moon rocks with Folger's Crystals. 2> Never let Aldrin work the radio (unless you LOVE country-western) and the #1 Least Known Fact About The Lunar Landing... 1> In space, no one can hear you break wind.