# Blue Moooooon

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-moooooon/90748>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 31, 2001, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-moooooon/90748 "2001-10-31T17:39:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-moooooon/90748/1 "2001-10-31T17:39:44Z")

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Apparently, it’s going to be a full moon tonight. The first on Halloween in over 40 years. And it’s a blue moon as well:

[http://www.obliquity.com/astro/bluemoon.html](http://www.obliquity.com/astro/bluemoon.html)  
Cool. I should be able to see it rising over the bay as I leave work today.

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-moooooon/90748/2 "2001-10-31T17:46:59Z")

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_…you saw me standing alone  
without a care in my heart  
without a love of my own…_

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-moooooon/90748/3 "2001-10-31T18:07:29Z")

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_…You knew just what I was there for  
You heard me saying a prayer for,  
Someone I really could care for.  
And then there suddenly appeared  
Before me, the only one my arms  
Will ever hold.  
…_

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**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-moooooon/90748/4 "2001-10-31T18:16:00Z")

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Ba B-B-Ba Ba Ba-baba-ba B-B-Ba B-B-Ba B-Dang-a-dang-dang-a-dinga-dong ding BLUE MOON!!!

Ever tried typing doo-wop? It’ll drive you nuts.

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-moooooon/90748/5 "2001-10-31T18:18:07Z")

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I guess I’m the only one who thought **“smurf ass”** when reading the title of this thread??

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-moooooon/90748/6 "2001-10-31T18:40:48Z")

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FairyChatMom…

Yep…🙂

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-moooooon/90748/7 "2001-10-31T19:12:35Z")

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I thought of Blue Moon beer…