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Hi Sheri
At my age a carton of beer may be the best option!
May I add this one?
Okay.
GOOD LUCK, MR GORSKY!
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. Just before he re-entered Apollo II he made the enigmatic remark, "Good luck, Mr Gorsky."
The people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival cosmonaut. However, after checking the records, they found that there was no "Gorsky" in either the Russian or American space programs.
Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to what the "Good luck, Mr Gorsky" meant, but Armstrong would smile and say nothing.
On July 6, 1995, in Tampa Bay, Florida, while answering questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26yr old question to Armstrong. This time he responded. Mr Gorsky had since died, and Neil Armstrong felt that he could finally answer the question.
Back in 1938, when he was a kid in a small mid-western town, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a fly ball which landed in his neighbour's yard, near the bedroom windows. The neighbours were Mr and Mrs Gorsky.
As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Neil Armstrong heard Mrs Gorsky shout at Mr Gorsky, "Sex! You want sex? You'll get sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!"
True story.
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