Joe Cuhaj

“As he passed his fellow engineers, they turned away and refused to look at him. “Nobody would shake my hand,” he recalls. “I got to the last fellow, and I said, ‘Hello, I’m Julius Montgomery.’ He said, ‘Look boy, that’s no way to talk to a white man.’ I said, ‘Ah, forgive me, oh great white bastard. What should I call you?’ I laughed, he laughed, and he shook my hand.”
― Joe Cuhaj, Space Oddities - Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space

“I remember during one of my launch counts, the ladies were taking our prelaunch breakfast orders, going around the table. I was hearing things like dry toast. A little yogurt. Cereal. You gotta be kidding me, what kind of pantywaists am I flying with? They got to me and I replied firmly and evenly, “Steak and eggs, medium rare and over easy.” Everyone looked at me funny. I stated the obvious. “Hey, we might go out tomorrow and get blown up. I’m going to have steak and eggs!” Immediately, three guys changed their orders to steak and eggs. I was doing all of us a favor, really. You need a hearty breakfast before launch. You’re going to be really busy. Yogurt? Come on.”
― Joe Cuhaj, Space Oddities - Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space