As Always, Life Imitates XKCD

I feel badly for the fellow who wrote this:

Please retweet this if you know who Buzz Aldrin is. I’m trying to prove a point to a coworker that no one knows who Buzz Aldrin is

— John Ernstes (@RealJohnErnstes) October 22, 2014

But seeing it, I can’t help flashing back to this eight year old cartoon at the popular geeky XKCD site:

When Neil Armstrong died, I wrote that 500 years from now, he might just be the only name most people associate with the 20th century, in much the same way that Christopher Columbus is the only household name today from the 15th century. But hopefully a few people will remember Buzz as well. And marvel at what a hoss he was:

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