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gabriel alexander
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Here's a little funny story I read in a book written by Carl Sagan, God rest his soul. I can't remember exactly which one, since I read four of his books. I think it was The Demon Haunted World, I'm not sure. But here goes: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were letting off some steam in a Native American reservation, just before their historical journey. They met a man who was weaving baskets and they approached him. They introduced themselves, to which they guy said "Oh, you're the guys who are about to fly to the moon, right? The whole media is all over you. Listen, my tribe believes that there are Natives living on the moon as well. When you get there, could you please send them a message?" "Sure," the three said. The man uttered a sentence in his language and asked them if they can remember it. They said yes, but what does it mean? "They"ll know what it means," the guy replied. Needless to say they encountered no Natives on the moon, but they remembered the sentence and, intrigued, they visited a linguist after they came back. After he heard it, the guy laughed and said: "It means "Don't trust these three white yahoos here. They came to steal your land and exterminate you, just like they did to us." I don't know if it's true or not, I don't know if this is the right version, but I hope I made you laugh.