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American History

ratchiweenie

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1. One of my favorite movies of all time "The Right Stuff". The scenes about Yeager were great.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 14, 2024, 08:54 AM

Oct 2024

Favorite quote:

Press Liaison Guy: You'd think the public would know they're just doing what monkeys have done.

Chuck Yeager: Monkeys? You think a monkey knows he's sittin' on a rocket that might explode? These astronaut boys, they know that, see? I'll tell you somethin'. Takes a special kind of man to volunteer for a suicide mission, especially when it's on TV. Ol' Gus, he did alright.

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One of my favorite movies of all time "The Right Stuff". The scenes about Yeager were great. ratchiweenie Oct 2024 #1

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