[AZ-Observing] Re: The Real Blue Moon
- From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 18:14:03 -0700
The now common usage of the term is not unusual in it's origins. Quite a few
phrases have come to be part of the pop lexicon by misinterpretation & over
usage, more so now that the internet can spread misinformation like wild
fire.
Some recent examples:
You say: I was Bangalored. You mean: My job was outsourced to India
You Say I was Plutoed: You mean I was demoted or publicly demeaned
One has only to watch Seinfeld reruns for other examples: Master of Your own
Domain, No Soup for you, Yada Yada Yada.
Makes the world an interesting place to live, I suppose.
Rick Tejera
President
Editor SACnews
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
saguaroastro@xxxxxxx
www.saguaroastro.org
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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brent A Archinal
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: The Real Blue Moon
I would agree with what others have said or implied here, that this
definition is now hopelessly engrained in our culture, whether it's wrong or
even makes sense or not. We're hearing about it now and will be hearing
about forever because it gives the TV weather folks something to talk about.
Personally, I don't think something that's happens every couple of years or
so and is visible by everyone on Earth (that isn't clouded out) is a rare
event.
- Brent
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