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#1 A remarkable life. I highly recommend Neal's biography First Man by James Hansen which shows what a different breed that came out of the depression.
My favorite line - Anytime you land successfully, it's a good one. Anytime you can reused the aircraft, it's an excellent one.
Posted by Dikhed Al Fuqwad 2012-08-26 09:26||
2012-08-26 09:26||
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#2 RIP Neil Armstrong, a great American.
To show how far we've gone into Bizarro World, this is how the NYT (!!!) reported the landing:
"July 21, 1969
Our Men Walk on the Moon
Stars and Stripes Placed on Moon in Historic Moment
Two Americans landed on the moon and explored its surface for some two hours Sunday, planting the first human footprints in its dusty soil. They raised their nation's flag and talked to their President on earth 240,000 miles away."
Posted by Matt 2012-08-26 10:53||
2012-08-26 10:53||
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#3 "July 21, 1969
Our Men Walk on the Moon
Stars and Stripes Placed on Moon in Historic Moment
Two Americans landed on the moon and explored its surface for some two hours Sunday, planting the first human footprints in its dusty soil. They raised their nation's flag and talked to their President on earth 240,000 miles away."
"Muslims demand an apology"
Posted by Frank G 2012-08-26 11:49||
2012-08-26 11:49||
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#4 Neil Armstrong represented the best of America. RIP.
Posted by JohnQC 2012-08-26 11:50||
2012-08-26 11:50||
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#5 He used to refer to himself as "a white socks, poket protector, nerdy kind of guy."
The attire of heroes.
Posted by Fred 2012-08-26 12:40||
2012-08-26 12:40||
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#6 That's "pocket protecter."
Got a new Bluetoof keyboard for my iPad.
Posted by Fred 2012-08-26 12:43||
2012-08-26 12:43||
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#7 Got a new Bluetoof keyboard for my iPad.
Which one? Keyboard that is.
Posted by Secret Asian Man 2012-08-26 13:38||
2012-08-26 13:38||
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#8 You will be missed Neil. America is still producing men and women of that caliber, but the government is doing its best to keep them down rather than letting them build up.
Posted by DarthVader 2012-08-26 14:35||
2012-08-26 14:35||
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#9 I love the headline NBC used yesterday for a while:
Astronaut Neil Young, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82.
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