I heard that Neil Armstrong was originally going to say "One small step for man, one giant Hustle for mankind" but that NASA made him change it.

Dr. Jonas Salk is said to be wearing a big Cat in the Hat chapeau and a necklace of glow-sticks wonderin' where all the love is.

Not Salk, man. That cat's always tripped out on X, dancing up a storm, chatting up the birds with "I wonder who cured VD. Oh, that's right, ME!" Complete 'X head', techno-freak, pussyhound.

I hear that the BBC was originally going to declare that the Internet was the most important invention of the 20th century, but Al Gore wouldn't give them his permission.

Myself, I'd have to go with the transistor (semiconductors) as the single most important invention of the 20th Century.

Sheesh. Disco? Good Lord.

Having two turntables and a switch comprises one of the century's greatest innovation? Weren't radio stations already doing that by 1953? Somehow I think this is more a triumph of self-promotion than anything else.

The Slinky™ was pretty cool.

Disco Sucks!

Random observations and facts about the disco era:

The hairstylings of the Brothers Gibb, both scalp and facial, remain a landmark of 20th century performance art.

Rick Dees is a better DJ than a recording artist.

Beethoven does not translate well into the language of disco.

Harry Wayne Casey, not to be confused with John Wayne Gacy, is an unjustly underrated recording artist.

Don't Rock The Boat by The Hughes Corporation is widely credited as being the first disco song to achieve mainstream success.

Blondie began the ascent and Rod Stewart completed the descent of the jump over the disco shark.

Exactly 2,134 people saw the sequel to Saturday Night Fever in the theater.

Correction: that should read "facts", not facts.

There was a sequel to Saturday Night Fever?

No, really, you're serious?

(which I guess is your point)

Dead-on serious, Xoxotl. But hey, it's almost Halloween so I threw in some spooky disco "facts" to boot.

There was a sequel to Saturday Night Fever?

Random observations and facts about the disco era:

. . . and I think I'll Tumble 4 Ya is more properly placed in early '80s music, rather than late disco.

And it was seen by 2,174 people, Tongueboy, not just 2,134.

He wasn't counting overseas sales and the home video market. That Stallone. Whatta director.

If none of you people can see the awesome social relevance of going to Studio 54, snorting coke in the bathroom, dancing your ass off and having sex on the floor under a table, I don't know what the Hell to say to you anymore.
Its like Bizarroworld Ace of Spades all up in here.

Disco?! Fuck that shit. These are the true epic achievements of the 20th century:

CB Radio
Invisible Dog Fence
Bug Zapper
Push-button pop top
Herculiner
Satellite descrambler
The Tube Top
Edelbrock Tunnel Ram
Big Mouth Billy Bass
E-Z Roller
Flow-Bee
Quiana
Bottled Doe Scent
Jugs Magazine

Shatterproof plastic bottles
plastic anything, actually
Deet
indoor bathrooms

Retsin
Martinizing
The Thighmaster(tm)
Batman
Hong Kong Phooey

My official position on disco is: my big brother got sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, and all I got was this colorful polyester dress shirt with the big-ass cuffs and collar.

Underarm deodorant
The Dr. J.-style Hi Rise Afro
AMC Pacers and Gremlins
Processed Cheese (Cheez Wiz and Velveeta)
Saltine Crackers
Tube Chips
Push-Up Brassieres (On da wommens, anyway)
Gulden's spicy brown mustard
VCRs and DVD players, which allows us to watch filth...ah, quality entertainment in the privacy of our own homes
100% cotten briefs
Ron Popeil (he's a robot, you know)

Iowahawk, bottled doe scent isn't all that wonderful when you're bowhunting and suddenly surrounded by excited coyotes in the wee morning hours. And you didn't bring a sidearm.

Our friend got treed and stayed there until the coyotes left him around 10 am.

And before you start laughing, Eastern Coyotes are big dogs, nothing like those little ratty things out West.

Disco? Could never have happened without polyester.

Binaca
Nachos
Twist-off bottle caps
Radar detectors
ATMs
Fast Food
Cosmetic surgery
Aerosol cheese
Duct tape
Antibiotics
Dispoable diapers

Hey i thought disco was dead

"Rick Dees is a better DJ than a recording artist."

Got something against ducks? As a proud Mallard-American, I take offense to your comment about Rick Dees... he's a legend!