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[Possible SPAM] RE: Re: [HP3000-L] [OT] Fun space shuttle facts!
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Fri, 22 Jul 2005 12:48:04 -0400
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Here's one to neither confirm nor deny: 

Was there ever a "lost" SR-71?  (And where did it go?)

Tracy Johnson
Measurement Specialties, Inc. 

BT







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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Shahan, Ray
> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 12:46 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] [OT] Fun space shuttle facts!
> 
> 
> Yes, the SR-71 was originally referred to as the RS-71.  The 
> RS represented my initials (Raymond Shahan). But LBJ got 
> angry at my dad over a hunting incident (dad found more horny 
> toads than Lynden did), so
> LBJ changed the initials to SR from RS.   :-D
> 
> Have a great weekend!
> 
> Ray Shahan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dave Oksner
> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 11:41 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] [OT] Fun space shuttle facts!
> 
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2005 at 10:35:33AM -0600, Bill Cadier wrote:
> >
> > And wasn't the SR-71 actually supposed to have been the RS-71? The 
> > story I heard was that Lyndon Johnson erroneously referred to it as
> the
> > SR-71 and so it was renamed that. Apparently we don't want 
> to let on 
> > that our presidents can actually make mistakes :-)
> 
> I've heard that story, too.  And though I don't know if it's 
> true, I'll bet there's at least someone on this list who can 
> definitively confirm or deny that.
> 
> Dave
> 
> --
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