In the hey day of NASA (about 1967-1978) there was a organization called
the Order of Turtles, to which most people in NASA and ancillary businesses
belonged. It went like this:

The order of turtles is an organization that is composed of people that
always have pure thoughts. and every member has an imaginary jackass.
and if asked if you are a turtle, a member must answer is a loud voice
"I bet my ass I am!" if not answered properly, that member must by all
turtles present a drink. to become a turtle a purity test must be passed
with the following questions:

1) Q: What does a man do standing up, a woman do setting down, and a
      dog do on three legs?


   A: Shake Hands


2) Q: What does a woman have two of and a cow four of?



   A: Legs


3) Q: What does a dog do that man steps in?



   A: Pants


When Alan Shepard was on the way to the moon, he ask Chris Craft,
Flight Director, on live TV if he was a turtle. Chris left the air for
10 Seconds, then came back on and announced that his answer was recorded

Walter Cronkite, commented that this was technical talk about the
the LEM. most of the nation (85+%) never understtod what was going on