Apollo 11's 40th anniversary - Page 2

Ghoulish Delight · 07-16-2009, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Lani recounts that she was simply annoyed by it because it was the only thing on all of the channels.

That's silly, 'cause that would mean Lani's over 40.

Andrew · 07-16-2009, 10:44 AM

I was minus three months or so. My parents told me everyone, but everyone, was sitting around TVs watching it.

wolfy999 · 07-16-2009, 10:57 AM

At a Private Christian school then....we all gathered in the church with a tiny TV to watch....still remember the amazement of watching men walk on the moon!

Alex · 07-16-2009, 11:22 AM

I hear it was so riveting that planes fell out of the skies because the pilots were at home watching TV.

Capt Jack · 07-16-2009, 11:31 AM

all true! but fortunately, all the passengers were as well

innerSpaceman · 07-16-2009, 11:32 AM

I'm sorry young folks missed it. It was the last piece of American History that was good news instead of bad.

Alex · 07-16-2009, 12:20 PM

I know, it is amazing we haven't all just slit our wrists in despair.

Stan4dSteph · 07-16-2009, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I know, it is amazing we haven't all just slit our wrists in despair.

I already did. I've been a zombie in disguise for years now.

JWBear · 07-16-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I know, it is amazing we haven't all just slit our wrists in despair.

Only if iSm slits his for missing things that happened before he was alive.

innerSpaceman · 07-16-2009, 01:11 PM

No, but before I was alive, major moments in American History were both good and bad. I'm talking MAJOR moments.

So, post 1969, the only pivotal moments in American History that come to mind are the the first resignation of any American president and the foreign terrorist attacks on American soil in September 2001.

Am I missing something? Because 40 years without any good news in American History is unfortunate, though I'm not suicidal about it.

07-16-2009, 10:44 AM	#12
Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	I was minus three months or so. My parents told me everyone, but everyone, was sitting around TVs watching it. __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
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07-16-2009, 10:57 AM	#13
wolfy999 Eyes like Sapphires! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 2.4 miles from Disneyland Posts: 1,523	At a Private Christian school then....we all gathered in the church with a tiny TV to watch....still remember the amazement of watching men walk on the moon! __________________ Diane "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin 1937-2008 DISNEY IS FINALLY PAYING ME BACK......STILL OWES ME ABOUT (oh, wait....way too much)!
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07-16-2009, 11:22 AM	#14
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I hear it was so riveting that planes fell out of the skies because the pilots were at home watching TV.
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07-16-2009, 11:31 AM	#15
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	all true! but fortunately, all the passengers were as well __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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07-16-2009, 11:32 AM	#16
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I'm sorry young folks missed it. It was the last piece of American History that was good news instead of bad.
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07-16-2009, 12:20 PM	#17
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I know, it is amazing we haven't all just slit our wrists in despair.
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07-16-2009, 01:11 PM	#20
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	No, but before I was alive, major moments in American History were both good and bad. I'm talking MAJOR moments. So, post 1969, the only pivotal moments in American History that come to mind are the the first resignation of any American president and the foreign terrorist attacks on American soil in September 2001. Am I missing something? Because 40 years without any good news in American History is unfortunate, though I'm not suicidal about it.
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