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The Apollo Principle

A big mission that unites people in purpose.

On May 25, 1961, in his address to Congress, President John F. Kennedy proposed the national goal of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" by the end of the 1960s. This goal was accomplished on the Apollo 11 mission, when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, later returning back to earth.

There is a great story of the janitor mopping the floor at the Space Station being asked what his job was in the organisation. His answer was: ‘I’m helping to put a man on the moon”.

This highlights the Apollo Program’s 'secret sauce' - a big mission or goal to unite people in purpose.

A big challenge aligns people under a common cause like nothing else can.
"We use the Apollo principle in our company."

"The Apollo Principle motivates my team."
by MarcoW June 22, 2014
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midwest apology

A midwest tradition where, some time after drama, everyone is assumed to be forgiven, and life resumes as usual.
A: She just kinda started acting normal around me again
B: Sounds like a midwest apology
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Apollo's Face

Refers to the flat hairy spot above the Penis.
People tend to hit Apollo's face while failing to sack tap you.
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I want to apologize

words spoken when the other person loses an argument with you by using a weapon
Hudson : You,re a dead meat
Carl : *hold a gun*
Hudson : I want to apologize
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Apolojizz

When a woman gives a man an orgasm out of remorse for something she may have done. It is essentially giving the man an orgasm as an apology.
Rachel: I was a really big bitch to Kieran last night
Kate: Did you apolojizz to him?
Rachel: Yeah, I gave him a blowjob
by Mohammed Abdul Jabar December 14, 2010
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