Re: OT: Phases of the moon [was Re: A Moronicity of Guido van Rossum]

2005-10-02 Thread Matija Papec
X-Ftn-To: Paul F. Dietz "Paul F. Dietz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> As a similar example: I've been told by various women independently, >> that "there are more babies born near a full moon." > >That's also a myth. Perhaps not, consider deamon or vampire babies. :) --

Re: OT: Phases of the moon [was Re: A Moronicity of Guido van Rossum]

2005-10-01 Thread Running Bare
Ulrich Hobelmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > When TV is turned off by a power failure, lots of people that > usually never have sex start making love, and lots of people that > usually use contraception lose their minds and forget about it. > > 9 months later more babies are born, unless that's

Re: OT: Phases of the moon [was Re: A Moronicity of Guido van Rossum]

2005-10-01 Thread Ulrich Hobelmann
Paul F. Dietz wrote: > Bart Lateur wrote: > >> As a similar example: I've been told by various women independently, >> that "there are more babies born near a full moon." > > That's also a myth. Right, everybody knows that it's not natural (moon) light that influences reproductive behavior, it'

Re: OT: Phases of the moon [was Re: A Moronicity of Guido van Rossum]

2005-10-01 Thread Paul F. Dietz
Bart Lateur wrote: > As a similar example: I've been told by various women independently, > that "there are more babies born near a full moon." That's also a myth. Paul -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: OT: Phases of the moon [was Re: A Moronicity of Guido van Rossum]

2005-10-01 Thread Bart Lateur
Steven D'Aprano wrote: >A skeptical policeman who says he doesn't actually believe the moon >affects behaviour nevertheless reports that "last weekend" things were >really crazy, and it was a full moon. Somebody writes in to correct him: >no, the full moon is actually "tomorrow". As a similar exa

Re: OT: Phases of the moon [was Re: A Moronicity of Guido van Rossum]

2005-09-30 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 18:02:14 -0400, Sherm Pendley wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > >> I wonder if his postings are related to the phases of the moon? It > >> might explain a lot. > > > > Yes, it would. Note that the word lunatic is derived from the Latin word >

OT: Phases of the moon [was Re: A Moronicity of Guido van Rossum]

2005-09-30 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 18:02:14 -0400, Sherm Pendley wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> I wonder if his postings are related to the phases of the moon? It >> might explain a lot. > > Yes, it would. Note that the word lunatic is derived from the Latin word > luna, meaning moon. Yes, lunatic is