----------------------------------- BRAIN53 Sat 08 Apr, 2006 Nasa ----------------------------------- When NASA was preparing for the Apollo Project, they took the astronauts to a Navajo reservation in Arizona for training. One day, a Navajo elder and his son came across the space crew walking among the rocks. The elder, who spoke only Navajo, asked a question that the son translated, "What are all these guys in the big suits doing?" One of the astronauts said that they were practicing a trip to the moon. When his son relayed this comment, the Navajo elder got all excited and asked if it would be possible to give to the astronauts a message to deliver to the moon. Recognizing a promotional opportunity when he saw one, a NASA official accompanying the astronauts said, "Why certainly!" Then he told an underling to get a tape recorder. The Navajo elder's comments into the microphone were brief. The NASA official asked the son if he would translate what his father had said. The son listened to the recording and laughed uproariously. But he refused to translate. So the NASA people took the tape to a nearby Navajo village and played it for other members of the tribe. They too laughed long and loudly but also refused to translate the elder's message to the moon. An official government translator was summoned. After he finally stopped laughing the translator relayed the message: "WATCH OUT FOR THESE WHITE IDIOTS THEY SPEAK WITH FORKED TONGUE AND, THEY HAVE COME TO STEAL YOUR LAND." ----------------------------------- jkf Sat 08 Apr, 2006 Re: Nasa ----------------------------------- LOL... NASA is still working on territorial expansion. They are pretending to be pro-democracy and to end communism. They've been trying to conquer the RED PLANET for several years now without much success... ----------------------------------- aiolos Sat 08 Apr, 2006 Re: Nasa ----------------------------------- The legal situation with ownership of extraterrestrial land is quite complicated. There are several offices that sell land on the moon. The legality of the titles of course is questionable.