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Old 07-10-2008, 10:41 PM
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In October 2002, cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin became the first Greek in space, participating in the STS-112 mission for the International Space Station. A Russian citizen of Pontian Greek descent, he called his mother from orbit, speaking to her in the Pontian Greek dialect. He also carried a Greek flag with him which was later presented to the president of Greece.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyodor_Yurchikhin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90wmPbjIfPw

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I'm sure some Skops and others want to send a load more Greeks into space.
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Yeah, and then watch them try to claim the moon, which the "Evil Greeks" stole from them.
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Πάντως δεν είναι φοβερό που ο πρώτος Έλληνας στο διάστημα έτυχε να είναι Πόντιος;Φαντάζομαι τι καινούρια ανέκδοτα με το...Γιωρίκα και τον Κωστίκα στο διάστημα έχουν να βγουν,π.χ. :
Γιωρίκας:Κωστίκα,πάω μια βόλτα έξω να φτιάξω εκείνη τη βλάβη που ανακάλυψα.Που είναι η στολή;
Κωστίκας:Στο δεύτερο ράφι!
Περνάει μια ώρα,δυο,τρεις,αλλά ο Γιωρίκας δε λέει να γυρίσει.
Έχουν περάσει πια 8 ώρες,και ο Κωστίκας καθώς πλέον έχει αρχίσει να ανησυχεί σοβαρά μήπως έπαθε τίποτα ο φίλος του,αποφασίζει να βγει κι αυτός έξω απ' το διαστημικό σταθμό και να δει τι συμβαίνει επιτέλους με το Γιωρίκα.Καθώς ψάχνει να βρει τη στολή του,αναφωνεί έντρομος:Ρε το μαλ.....! Αντί για τη διαστημική στολή,πήρε την...παραδοσιακή ποντιακή που φοράει στο χορευτικό του πολιτιστικού συλλόγου!
Ελπίζω να μην παρεξηγηθεί όποιος Πόντιος το διαβάσει αυτό.Οι Πόντιοι είναι γενικά πανέξυπνοι άνθρωποι και το ωραίο είναι ότι σχεδόν όλα αυτού του είδους τα ανέκδοτα τα βγάζουν οι ίδιοι!
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