Fwd: Moon message

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>
> "NAVAJO MESSAGE TO THE MOON"
>
> When NASA was preparing for the Apollo Project, it
> 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.
>
> His son translated for the NASA people: "What are
> 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!" and 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 ASSHOLES. THEY HAVE COME TO
> STEAL YOUR LAND."
>

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