NASA
>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 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 loud 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 *******s. They have come to steal your land." |
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