~ Does Our Moon Have a Name? ~

[Tal 0]

Whoo hoo i actually said something partly intelegent, Shame i couldnt remember anything about it though.

[Jeanway 0]

SQUIRREL EATING MOONPIE ^_^

 

[Airies 0]

Jeanway you are crazy!!! In a good sort a way. ^_^

[Jeanway 0]

Airies, I think that is a forgone conclusion ^_^ There is NO need to state the obvious. ^_^ Tell us all something we DON"T know. :( :P I think the "Verdict is In" on that one already. AND I can see I'm in good company in here. :lol:

[Jeanway 0]

Moon Challenge time again. The song titled "----------" Was sung by Cat Stevens. Do you know the first two lines and the title? If you know the rest just sing them for us, O.K.? :)

[fenriz275 0]

Ok he's got 3 'Moon' songs that I could find :)

 

Moonshadow

 

Oh, I'm bein' followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow

Leapin and hoppin' on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow

 

And if I ever lose my hands, lose my plough, lose my land,

Oh if I ever lose my hands, Oh if.... I won't have to work no more.

And if I ever lose my eyes, if my colours all run dry,

Yes if I ever lose my eyes, Oh if.... I won't have to cry no more.

 

And if I ever lose my legs, I won't moan, and I won't beg,

Yes if I ever lose my legs, Oh if.... I won't have to walk no more.

And if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth, north and south,

Yes if I ever lose my mouth, Oh if.... I won't have to talk...

 

Did it take long to find me? I asked the faithful light.

Did it take long to find me? And are you gonna stay the night?

 

Moonstone

 

Well, first I have to tell you that I'm not insane

and that once I was a famous archaeologist {named}

{who ran} a recent expedition in a distant land

I just happened to passin' my hand in the sand

 

and then I stopped, looked, and then I was hooked

 

I saw a flash, then a sparkle from a moonstone

then the mist started, started to clear

I saw a face, a face in the moonstone

then it started to disappear

 

well, I walked and walked and never talked

for many days

and without a friend the desert is a lonely place

I was just about to turn around and make way home

when something told me that i had to see it again

 

Avuray....etc.

 

The Boy With The Moon And Star On His Head

 

A gardener's daughter stopped me on my way, on the day I was to wed

It is you who I wish to share my body with she said

We'll find a dry place under the sky with a flower for a bed

And for my joy I will give you a boy with a moon and star on his head.

Her silver hair flowed in the air laying waves across the sun

Her hands were like the white sands, and her eyes had diamonds on.

We left the road and headed up to the top of the Whisper Wood

And we walked 'till we came to where the holy magnolia stood.

And there we laid cool in the shade singing songs and making love...

With the naked earth beneath us and the universe above.

The time was late my wedding wouldn't wait I was sad but I had to go,

So while she was asleep I kissed her cheek for cheerio.

The wedding took place and people came from many miles around

There was plenty merriment, cider and wine abound

But out of all that I recall I remembered the girl I met

'Cause she had given me something that my hear could not forget.

A year had passed and everything was just as it was a year before...

As if was a year before...

Until the gift that someone left, a basket by my door.

And in there lay the fairest little baby crying to be fed,

I got down on my knees and kissed the moon and star on his head.

As years went by the boy grew high and the village looked on in awe

They'd never seen anything like the boy with the moon and star before.

And people would ride from far and wide just to seek the word he spread

I'll tell you everything I've learned, and Love is all...he said.

[Jeanway 0]

~ Why Do We Have 'Half-Moons' on our Fingernails? ~

 

 

The half-moon or lunula is the outer part of the fingernail matrix, the formative tissue from which the nail grows. The rest of the matrix is under the skin behind the cuticle.

 

The formative tissue retains the half-moon shape because it stays in place as the rest of the fingernail grows out from it.

 

The name lunula, for the visible part of the nail matrix, a scientific nickname, little moon, from the Latin word for moon, luna.

Edited September 8, 2004 by Jeanway

[Jeanway 0]

~ A Short Informative Poem ~ by Jeanway

 

Did you know, there's a place where you can go

If you write poetry, it's called Moonlight Cove

 

:wacko:

[Airies 0]

Moons and Logs Your Native American name would be "moonlogg" :wacko:

[fenriz275 0]

Moonshine Still

 

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[Jeanway 0]

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:lol: :wacko:

 

Hey Fen? Those some of them Kentucky "Good Ole Boys"???? :wacko:

[fenriz275 0]

You know my Grandfather had a still in his cellar. Except he lived in West Virginia. :wacko: :wacko:

[Guest Ktrek]

It seems to me that if our planet had more than one moon we would have to name the moons so we could distinguish the moons. Since Earth has only one we call it THE MOON because it is THE moon. I see no need to name it anything else.

 

Kevin

Edited September 10, 2004 by Ktrek

[Jeanway 0]

Your absolutely right Ktrek :wacko: Good thinking. :wacko:

[Guest Ktrek]

I thought you would appreciate that answer Jean! :wacko:

 

Kevin

[Jeanway 0]

Well, Thank you Kevin yes, yes I did. :wacko:

[fenriz275 0]

People in my family do make moonshine but at least no one can play the banjo...at least as far as I know :wacko:

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[Jeanway 0]

You did Good!! :wacko: :wacko:

[Jeanway 0]

Moonstone comes in colorless, white, yellow, orange, and gray. It always has a white or blue sheen. That is, moonstone reflects light in a distinctive shimmering phenomenon known as adularescence. Moonstone has a hardness of 6.

 

Moonstone can be easily scratched.

 

Edited September 13, 2004 by Jeanway

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I just found out that if you see a HUGE moon on the horizon some night that if you bend over and look at it upside-down between your legs it will go back to it's original size. That's because it's an Illusion. Try it. :)

[Airies 0]

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I just found out that if you see a HUGE moon on the horizon some night that if you bend over and look at it upside-down between your legs it will go back to it's original size. That's because it's an Illusion. Try it. :)

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Uh :) that's ok, you go ahead, I might hurt myself. :)

[Jeanway 0]

No report today Airies??? :) :) HUH??? :)

[Airies 0]

No report today Airies???   :) HUH???  

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^ :) Wrong thread maybe Admiral. I can give a moon report. I call mine Harry! :)

[Jeanway 0]

No report today Airies???   HUH???  

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^ :) :P Wrong thread maybe Admiral. I can give a moon report. I call mine Harry! :)

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Look at my AVATAR, Airies, I'm a '2 Bar Federation Ambassdor' now, not an Admiral anymore, I got me a promotion and a big raise!!! :) :) :)

[Airies 0]

No report today Airies???   HUH??? :) 

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^ Wrong thread maybe Admiral. I can give a moon report. I call mine Harry!

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Look at my AVATAR, Airies, I'm a '2 Bar Federation Ambassdor' now, not an Admiral anymore, I got me a promotion and a big raise!!! :) :P :)

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Sorry Ambassador. I did not notice. I beg forgivness :) I am your humble servant. (Can I borrow some money since you got a raise? I'm still living on Captains pay! :))

Edited September 24, 2004 by Airies

[Jeanway 0]

Sure, here you go Airies, ::flings wallet at Aires:: take what you need. :(

 

Hey, I guess Cat Stevens won't be singing "I'm Being Followed by a MoonShadow" these days. It'll be more like " OH, I'm being followed by a Sky-Marshall, Sky-Marshall, Sky-Marshall" :( "A leapin and jumping from a Sky-Marshall, Sky-Marshall, Sky-Marshall." :blink:

[Jeanway 0]

Shame On The Moon

by Bob Seger

 

 

Until you've been beside a man

You don't know what he wants

You don't know if he cries at night

You don't know if he don't

Where nothing comes easy, old nightmares are real

Until you've been beside a man

You don't know how he feels

 

But once inside a woman's heart

A man must keep his head

Heaven opens up the door

Where angels fear to tread

Some men go crazy, some men go slow

Some men go just where they want

Some men never go

 

Oh, blame it on midnight

Ooh, shame on the moon

 

Everywhere is all around

Comfort in the crowd

Stranger's faces all around

Laughing right out loud

Hey, watch where you're goin'

Step light on old toes

‘Cuz until you've been beside a man

You don't know who he knows

 

Oh, blame it on midnight

Ooh, shame on the moon

Oh, blame it on midnight

Ooh, shame on the moon

 

Blame it on midnight

You can blame it on midnight

Shame, shame, shame, shame on the moon

Blame it on midnight

Shame on the moon

[Jeanway 0]

[Wishfire 2]

I think the moon is also called Luna, not just in sci-fi, but also in reality. Same with Earth (Terra) and the sun (Sol). I might be wrong, though.