An advisor came to Ronald Reagan out of breath, telling him, "Mister president! The Soviets are painting the moon red! They've got it a quarter covered already!"
Reagan just smiles, and says, "Go about your business."
The advisor comes running in a day or two later, saying, "They've got the moon half covered in red paint now! What will we do?"
"Come back and tell me when it's three quarters covered."
Two days later, once again. "Boss! Three quarters full, sir! What do we do?"
Reagan chuckles, holds up his direct line to NASA, and dials the number. "Wait until they're done painting it, then send up a few thousand gallons of white paint, and put a Coca-Cola logo across the middle!"
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Date: 2006-03-24 12:14 am (UTC)An advisor came to Ronald Reagan out of breath, telling him, "Mister president! The Soviets are painting the moon red! They've got it a quarter covered already!"
Reagan just smiles, and says, "Go about your business."
The advisor comes running in a day or two later, saying, "They've got the moon half covered in red paint now! What will we do?"
"Come back and tell me when it's three quarters covered."
Two days later, once again. "Boss! Three quarters full, sir! What do we do?"
Reagan chuckles, holds up his direct line to NASA, and dials the number. "Wait until they're done painting it, then send up a few thousand gallons of white paint, and put a Coca-Cola logo across the middle!"