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"Houston, you have a problem"

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Caltex2, Sep 25, 2012.

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  1. Caltex2

    Caltex2 Member

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    :rolleyes:

    Why do people still think this is funny smack talk? That movie came out in 1995.
     
    #1 Caltex2, Sep 25, 2012
  2. TISNF

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    Nice trollin' dude.
     
    #2 TISNF, Sep 25, 2012
  3. GRENDEL

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    The actual event happened in 1970....
     
    #3 GRENDEL, Sep 25, 2012
  4. LC Rox Fan

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    Is this concerning our team for the season?
     
    #4 LC Rox Fan, Sep 25, 2012
  5. Rodman23

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    Funny, cause thats probably the same year you were born....
     
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  6. Caltex2

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    I'm not trolling. I read a headline that said "Houston, you have a problem." It probably got to me because that''s the millionth time I've seen it, which is 999,999 times too many.
     
    #6 Caltex2, Sep 25, 2012
  7. bigtexxx

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    lol I love unintentional humor
     
    #7 bigtexxx, Sep 25, 2012
  8. LCII

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    its okay. easiest way to spot a lame-o.
     
    #8 LCII, Sep 25, 2012
  9. Cannonball

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    But 1) the phrase didn't become popular until the movie came out and 2) it's not an accurate quote, it's a composite of several things said by Swigert, Haise, and Lovell.
     
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  10. Relentless

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    I think the actual quote is "Houston, we have had a problem."
     
    #10 Relentless, Sep 25, 2012
  11. varuscelli

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    I recall it being, "Houston, we gots a problem."

    Or was that from the movie Airplane...?
     
    #11 varuscelli, Sep 25, 2012
  12. Caltex2

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    Nah, I was celebrating the Rockets second straight championship like everyone else here over the age of 21. It sucks that I was visiting my dad in California at that time and missed out on the celebration at ground zero of it but it was still fun to brag about it there.
     
    #12 Caltex2, Sep 25, 2012
  13. htownbandit

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    If you say so.
     
    #13 htownbandit, Sep 25, 2012
  14. Jontro

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    The reality was that the first astronaut was Mexican and the quote was "El Yusten, tenemos un problema"
     
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  15. DudeWah

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    Who cares? At least it's something you can chalk up as a cultural reference to Houston. We don't really have too many. Even if it's "annoying" and the historical accuracy is a bit off it's still something.
     
    #15 DudeWah, Sep 25, 2012
  16. KingCheetah

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    John Swigert finds this thread humorous.
     
    #16 KingCheetah, Sep 25, 2012
  17. BetterThanI

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    It could be worse. We could be known for something like this:

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ysmLA5TqbIY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
    #17 BetterThanI, Sep 25, 2012
  18. LosPollosHermanos

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    The truth!
     
    #18 LosPollosHermanos, Sep 25, 2012
  19. SacTown

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    The only people who are annoyed by this are houstonians.
     
    #19 SacTown, Sep 25, 2012
  20. Roxnostalgia

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    That's true. Remember the references in The Right Stuff? Not too flattering...:(
     
    #20 Roxnostalgia, Sep 25, 2012
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