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Everyone replying is missing this oppositized JFK quote: "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but bec
by gleenn 10y ago
Everyone replying is missing this oppositized JFK quote: "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
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- hsod 10y agoI don't think anyone is missing that, cutesy little jokes like that just don't tend to do well here on HN.
- avmich 10y agoThey are viewed as somewhat missing the point, and so aren't enjoyed.
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- mark-r 10y agoI think possibly lots of people are missing it. How well known is Kennedy's speech for those who weren't alive at the time? And yes it was a joke, but contained within the joke is a pointed commentary.
- hsod 10y agoI think it's one of the most famous quotations in the country (it has it's own wikipedia page[0]), and the reference wasn't exactly subtle. I'm betting most downvoters (myself included) got the reference. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_choose_to_go_to_the_Moon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_choose_to_go_to_the_Moon
- strawberrycough 10y agoThe problem with stupid people is they think the obvious is clever and pithy.
- DavidSJ 10y agoJFK's moon speech is one of the most famous of all time, especially in the US. Up there with the Gettysburg Address and I Have a Dream.
- grkvlt 10y agoSorry, a bit dense maybe, but what's 'oppositized' about it? That looks like a verbatim quote to me. EDIT: Oh, not your usage! You're suggesting people somehow haven't realised the GP was mis-quoting JFK, I guess? I think it's more likely that everyone reading that GP comment realised, since it was a pretty obvious context for the reference.