Cosby
12-23-2002, 09:56 AM
<font color='#0000FF'>Osborne Style: When NASA was preparing for the Apollo Project, they did some Astonaut training on a Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona.
One day, a Navajo Elder and his son were herding sheep and came across the space crew. The old man, who spoke only Navajo, asked a question which his son translated:"What are these guys in the big suits doing?"
A member of the crew replied that they were practicing for their trip to the moon. The son translated, and the old man became very excited and asked if he could send a message to the moon with the astronauts.
Recognizing a promotional opportunity for the spin-doctors, the NASA folks dug out a tape recorder. They let the old man record his short message, then asked his son to translate it. He refused.
So the NASA reps took the tape into the town of the reservation where the rest of the tribe listened to it and laughed, and also refused to translate the Elder's message to the people of the moon.
Finally the NASA reps called the official government translator. He reported that the message said,"Watch out for these bastards, they have come to steal your land."
AXIS Racer 240sx: i dont get it
AXIS Racer 240sx: whos on the moon
Osborne Style: martians
AXIS Racer 240sx: howd the indians know that..
Osborne Style: theyre smart
Osborne Style: they made popcorn
AXIS Racer 240sx: with butter scotch ?
Osborne Style: no
AXIS Racer 240sx: oh.</font>
One day, a Navajo Elder and his son were herding sheep and came across the space crew. The old man, who spoke only Navajo, asked a question which his son translated:"What are these guys in the big suits doing?"
A member of the crew replied that they were practicing for their trip to the moon. The son translated, and the old man became very excited and asked if he could send a message to the moon with the astronauts.
Recognizing a promotional opportunity for the spin-doctors, the NASA folks dug out a tape recorder. They let the old man record his short message, then asked his son to translate it. He refused.
So the NASA reps took the tape into the town of the reservation where the rest of the tribe listened to it and laughed, and also refused to translate the Elder's message to the people of the moon.
Finally the NASA reps called the official government translator. He reported that the message said,"Watch out for these bastards, they have come to steal your land."
AXIS Racer 240sx: i dont get it
AXIS Racer 240sx: whos on the moon
Osborne Style: martians
AXIS Racer 240sx: howd the indians know that..
Osborne Style: theyre smart
Osborne Style: they made popcorn
AXIS Racer 240sx: with butter scotch ?
Osborne Style: no
AXIS Racer 240sx: oh.</font>