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Why doesn't Earth's moon have a name?

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London

Other planets' moons have names, so why is ours just moon?

What shall we call it?

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London

Minus points for anyone saying Moony McMoonface.

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Doris

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"Doris "

A female moon?

What about Keith?

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By *andaloriansCouple
over a year ago

Malvern

Luna. Thats its name, like our sun is called sol

S

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By *ayjay199xMan
over a year ago

london

It does, it’s called D L Moonie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Karen.

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton


"Doris

A female moon?

What about Keith?"

Why wouldn’t the moon be female? Keith will adore it

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"Luna. Thats its name, like our sun is called sol

S"

I thought lunar meant pertaining to anything moony.

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

Call it whatever you like, it doesn't come.

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"Karen. "

I was hoping for something more exotic.

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By *avexxMan
over a year ago

cheshire

no they dont jupiter as 3 moons and they are called moons they are saterlites,, fuckin know all i am

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

MooMoo

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By *aliceWoman
over a year ago

Birmingham

It does have a name - moon. Nothing else was called moon before well, the moon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fred

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By *it-chrissyTV/TS
over a year ago

sw. london

the big cheese.

thankyou and goodnight x

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"no they dont jupiter as 3 moons and they are called moons they are saterlites,, fuckin know all i am"

Moons are satellites aren't they, as they move around a planet in an orbit?

Jupiter's moons have names and there's more than 3. Many more.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The ancient Greeks called her Selene.

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"the big cheese.

thankyou and goodnight x"

Imagine old whatshisname Moore announcing that we have a waxing gibbous big cheese tonight

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"The ancient Greeks called her Selene."

Oh that's a beautiful name.

We should have kept it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The ancient Greeks called her Selene.

Oh that's a beautiful name.

We should have kept it.

"

I know!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Babybel because the moon is made of cheese.

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"The ancient Greeks called her Selene.

Oh that's a beautiful name.

We should have kept it.

I know! "

Probably lost it when they stopped worshipping Goddesses and Titans.

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"Babybel because the moon is made of cheese. "

That actually does sound rather scientific.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Madame lunar norks

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"Madame lunar norks "

Moons have boobies?

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By *aliceWoman
over a year ago

Birmingham

While we're at it I vote for changing the name 'Earth' we got the short straw compared to all the others

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By *adyJayneWoman
over a year ago

Burnleyish (She/They)

Copied from the NASA website cause I'm a nerd...


"Most of the planets in our solar system – and some asteroids – have moons. Earth has one moon. We call it "the Moon" because for a long time it was the only one we knew about. Many languages have beautiful names for our Moon. It is "Luna" in Italian, Latin, and Spanish, "Lune" in French, "Mond" in German, and "Selene" in Greek."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Karen.

I was hoping for something more exotic. "

The moon is a proper Karen. It ruins most of my days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Karen.

I was hoping for something more exotic.

The moon is a proper Karen. It ruins most of my days. "

How?!

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By *avexxMan
over a year ago

cheshire

i was pulling your leg jupiter as lots of moons its a massive planet as up to 70 moons,, and yes they do have names i wud be here all night,, one small black hole on the planet earth wud fit through it four times,, i am a mad scientist

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Conspiracy theorists will say.

That the, Earth. does not have a 'moon'

And they want you to believe aswell.

That 'man' did not land on the 'moon' either.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Babybel because the moon is made of cheese.

That actually does sound rather scientific. "

It was that or Khonsu which is the ancient egyptian name for the moon.

X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Karen.

I was hoping for something more exotic.

The moon is a proper Karen. It ruins most of my days.

How?! "

Comes along and bam, I can’t see as well anymore.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What about babylon?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We can call ut Titan. I like that name.

We can find some other name for the Saturn's moon later. It's far away anyway.

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By *andaloriansCouple
over a year ago

Malvern


"Luna. Thats its name, like our sun is called sol

S

I thought lunar meant pertaining to anything moony."

Thats why, luna means 'of the moon'

S

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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago

In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon

Can we call it Ed?

I have absolutely no reason to suggest this at all.

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"What about babylon?"

I feel we should keep it secular.

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"Can we call it Ed?

I have absolutely no reason to suggest this at all."

Cos it's ball shaped?

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

It's probably called moon because that's what whom ever saw it first named it.

Then as we could see, discover more the names got more interesting.

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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago

In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon


"Can we call it Ed?

I have absolutely no reason to suggest this at all.

Cos it's ball shaped?"

That works.

Can we call it Ed then please?

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"We can call ut Titan. I like that name.

We can find some other name for the Saturn's moon later. It's far away anyway."

Things pertaining to Titan would be Titanic

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"Can we call it Ed?

I have absolutely no reason to suggest this at all.

Cos it's ball shaped?

That works.

Can we call it Ed then please?"

Imagine it Posh. You're strolling hand-in-hand with your beau one warm, summer's night. He looks up into the starry sky, with a dreamy expression on his face and says "Oh darling,doesn't Ed look beautiful tonight".

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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago

In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon


"Can we call it Ed?

I have absolutely no reason to suggest this at all.

Cos it's ball shaped?

That works.

Can we call it Ed then please?

Imagine it Posh. You're strolling hand-in-hand with your beau one warm, summer's night. He looks up into the starry sky, with a dreamy expression on his face and says "Oh darling,doesn't Ed look beautiful tonight"."

I can see it now. I have a little tear in my eye at the beauty of the moment.

You set a gorgeous scene, Nanna

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What about babylon?

I feel we should keep it secular. "

I’m gonna just leave and cry myself to sleep.

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By *avexxMan
over a year ago

cheshire

then ed turns into werewolf,,

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By *carlet_woman_xxWoman
over a year ago

somewhere

Just Norman. Is Norman out tonight

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"then ed turns into werewolf,,"

That would be a blood big werewolf. Plus, we'd probably all die due to there not being a moon any more. Wonder if we'd spin off into the universe or into the sun?

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Selina

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By *ord MarmiteMan
over a year ago

BRIDGEND

The planet we live on actually has more than one moon. We just choose to ignore the other one(s) for simplicity and because we can't see the other one(s) with our naked eyes and it has no bearing on the ecology of this planet.

But in classical nomenclature, the first time a thing is found/observed and the name given to it at the point of discovery is the singular use of the word as a name. Only when other examples of that thing are later discovered or observed do we give the following cases names so as to be able to differentiate between them all.

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"The planet we live on actually has more than one moon. We just choose to ignore the other one(s) for simplicity and because we can't see the other one(s) with our naked eyes and it has no bearing on the ecology of this planet.

But in classical nomenclature, the first time a thing is found/observed and the name given to it at the point of discovery is the singular use of the word as a name. Only when other examples of that thing are later discovered or observed do we give the following cases names so as to be able to differentiate between them all. "

That makes sense. Now I want to know where our other moons are.

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"The planet we live on actually has more than one moon. We just choose to ignore the other one(s) for simplicity and because we can't see the other one(s) with our naked eyes and it has no bearing on the ecology of this planet.

But in classical nomenclature, the first time a thing is found/observed and the name given to it at the point of discovery is the singular use of the word as a name. Only when other examples of that thing are later discovered or observed do we give the following cases names so as to be able to differentiate between them all.

That makes sense. Now I want to know where our other moons are.

"

NASA is saying Earth only has one natural satellite.

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By *iss_Cali_xxCouple
over a year ago

Herne Bay


"Luna. Thats its name, like our sun is called sol

S"

This...

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Covent Garden

Call it what you will but I'm taking you to the moon Nan' back.

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By *icolerobbieCouple
over a year ago

walsall

I thought it was called button moon. With Tina teaspoon regularly visiting.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not really. There’s objects orbiting in the same resonance as Earth, but not actually orbiting as moons have to.

See here - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claimed_moons_of_Earth

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It does, d'moon...its the o.g moon

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton


"The ancient Greeks called her Selene."

I didn't know that. Thanks.

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By *ord MarmiteMan
over a year ago

BRIDGEND


"NASA is saying Earth only has one natural satellite.

"

Gotta love a Google search, right? But whilst we are at it, there are plenty of NASA people who don't want to be associated with the idea that the moon is a 'natural' satellite. The math involved is too precise, too much of a coincidence in Natural Law in terms of the mathematical probability of the outcome that exists for it to be 'natural'.

This planet has at least 3 other bodies which can be called moons, although other labels are usually given to the others. Whilst it is true that we only see one that orbits this planet on a predicted, reliable, never changing basis. We as a species have observed objects that are not of human origin which can be reliably predicted to be only here in our local bit of the cosmos because of the effect of the planet we are on. 'Planet Earth' or 'Terra' as it can often be known, even has a shadow. Following behind us in the exact same orbit as our planet, around the star we call 'The Sun', is a very small rock that has the same definition of a year if you were to live on it. It is travelling at the exact same speed as us in exactly the same direction as us, just like a little trailer this planet drags with it.

Humans have known about it for ages. Since the first real telescopes. But because it was always there, nobody gave it a thought. Until recently, when someone doing a Uni thesis thought it would be a good idea to actually investigate it. Turns out it does exactly what this planet does, only it measures a mile or three wide and so has no real relevance.

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By *undance_KidMan
over a year ago

London

Lovely name that

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By *quaman87Man
over a year ago

Colchester


"I thought it was called button moon. With Tina teaspoon regularly visiting."
brilliant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Other planets' moons have names, so why is ours just moon?

What shall we call it? "

It’s called the moon as years ago they though it was the only one out there, but as we now know there are loads of moons around all the other planets

And we should call it Betty

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By *ew aged adventurerMan
over a year ago

swansea

It's The Clanger Den ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Máni is the ancient Norse name.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The ancient Greeks called her Selene.

Oh that's a beautiful name.

We should have kept it.

I know! "

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By *dam_TinaCouple
over a year ago

Hampshire

Alfie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Full

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The ancient Greeks called her Selene."

Correct and the greeks names the sun, which stuck.

Selena sounds fitting but the moon doesnt look like a selena.

Ill go with 'Cornelius'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Earth's moon does have a name: In English, it's "the moon." The word moon is Proto-Germanic in origin, deriving from a similar-sounding word that came into use a few thousand years ago in Northern Europe.

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By *renchFantasyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

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By *renchFantasyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

Boring fact, not sure if anyone else said it, our moon is called moon that's because it is the first and it wasn't until Galileo spotted other planets also had an orbiting chunk of rocks that we realised, so oops to late we had already named it, and so other planets get names so they don't get confused when being talked about.

So we have the moon named Moon.

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

I like the idea that NASA don't want their maths too precise.

That's a great premise for a proper oddball conspiracy theory.

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By *tinerant scribeMan
over a year ago

County Durham


"Boring fact, not sure if anyone else said it, our moon is called moon that's because it is the first and it wasn't until Galileo spotted other planets also had an orbiting chunk of rocks that we realised, so oops to late we had already named it, and so other planets get names so they don't get confused when being talked about.

So we have the moon named Moon."

Precisely: it's like God and gods.if you believe there is only one, you don't need other names.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Boring fact, not sure if anyone else said it, our moon is called moon that's because it is the first and it wasn't until Galileo spotted other planets also had an orbiting chunk of rocks that we realised, so oops to late we had already named it, and so other planets get names so they don't get confused when being talked about.

So we have the moon named Moon.

Precisely: it's like God and gods.if you believe there is only one, you don't need other names."

There we go that’s this thread sorted , next

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Luna. Thats its name, like our sun is called sol

S"

Came here to say this, glad to see someone already did

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By *uck-RogersMan
over a year ago

Tarka trail

Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, jumped over Ed.

Just ain't got the same ring to it.

As for the Pink Floyd album. !

''The dark side of Ed''

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"NASA is saying Earth only has one natural satellite.

Gotta love a Google search, right? But whilst we are at it, there are plenty of NASA people who don't want to be associated with the idea that the moon is a 'natural' satellite. The math involved is too precise, too much of a coincidence in Natural Law in terms of the mathematical probability of the outcome that exists for it to be 'natural'.

This planet has at least 3 other bodies which can be called moons, although other labels are usually given to the others. Whilst it is true that we only see one that orbits this planet on a predicted, reliable, never changing basis. We as a species have observed objects that are not of human origin which can be reliably predicted to be only here in our local bit of the cosmos because of the effect of the planet we are on. 'Planet Earth' or 'Terra' as it can often be known, even has a shadow. Following behind us in the exact same orbit as our planet, around the star we call 'The Sun', is a very small rock that has the same definition of a year if you were to live on it. It is travelling at the exact same speed as us in exactly the same direction as us, just like a little trailer this planet drags with it.

Humans have known about it for ages. Since the first real telescopes. But because it was always there, nobody gave it a thought. Until recently, when someone doing a Uni thesis thought it would be a good idea to actually investigate it. Turns out it does exactly what this planet does, only it measures a mile or three wide and so has no real relevance. "

Well, I don't have books here and I don't know anyone other than you who knows all about the Universe, so I thought NASA might have some information om it. Where did you get your knowledge of it from?

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By *ad Nanna OP   Woman
over a year ago

East London


"NASA is saying Earth only has one natural satellite.

Gotta love a Google search, right? But whilst we are at it, there are plenty of NASA people who don't want to be associated with the idea that the moon is a 'natural' satellite. The math involved is too precise, too much of a coincidence in Natural Law in terms of the mathematical probability of the outcome that exists for it to be 'natural'.

This planet has at least 3 other bodies which can be called moons, although other labels are usually given to the others. Whilst it is true that we only see one that orbits this planet on a predicted, reliable, never changing basis. We as a species have observed objects that are not of human origin which can be reliably predicted to be only here in our local bit of the cosmos because of the effect of the planet we are on. 'Planet Earth' or 'Terra' as it can often be known, even has a shadow. Following behind us in the exact same orbit as our planet, around the star we call 'The Sun', is a very small rock that has the same definition of a year if you were to live on it. It is travelling at the exact same speed as us in exactly the same direction as us, just like a little trailer this planet drags with it.

Humans have known about it for ages. Since the first real telescopes. But because it was always there, nobody gave it a thought. Until recently, when someone doing a Uni thesis thought it would be a good idea to actually investigate it. Turns out it does exactly what this planet does, only it measures a mile or three wide and so has no real relevance.

Well, I don't have books here and I don't know anyone other than you who knows all about the Universe, so I thought NASA might have some information om it. Where did you get your knowledge of it from? "

Dust moons?

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By *avexxMan
over a year ago

cheshire

without the moon our sea.s would rage flood all the lands,, so when we look up into the night sky give it a bit of love...

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By *instonandLadyAstorCouple
over a year ago

Not where we seem to be...

Blue.

*thread closed

Winston

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Shame we don't two moons. It would then be like a giant womans bum in the sky.

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan
over a year ago

Gilfach


"without the moon our sea.s would rage flood all the lands,, so when we look up into the night sky give it a bit of love..."

Nonsense. Without the moon the sea would stay exactly where it is. The tides would disappear though, so a large number of tide-dependent creatures would die out.

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

I prefer a crescent moon rather than the full on thing.

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By *hoirCouple
over a year ago

Clacton/Bury St. Edmunds

It does. It just doesn't a typical name in English. It has a name in other languages however.

C

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