I try not to be superstitious, but there's something to the full-moon urban legends.

arbusto_baboso

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Mon Mar-29-10 03:31 PM
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I try not to be superstitious, but there's something to the full-moon urban legends.

I'm a social worker, and I deal with crazy every day. For the past few months, I've noticed it ratchets up sharply during the full moon. Bizarre. I better stock up on crosses, holy water and silver bullets!

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RainDog

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Mon Mar-29-10 03:49 PM
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1. and moon shoes!

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NV Whino

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Mon Mar-29-10 04:12 PM
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2. I knew a fire captain in Hollywood

He said all the guys dreaded the full moon shift.

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arbusto_baboso

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Mon Mar-29-10 04:24 PM
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3. My wife, an ER nurse, does too.

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grace0418

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Mon Mar-29-10 04:35 PM
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4. Don't maternity wards fill up during the full moon? The nurse who helped my

sister-in-law give birth to my niece told her that always happens.

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kimi

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Mon Mar-29-10 06:03 PM
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8. I worked L&D and nursery for 10 years

it's absolutely true, I'm convinced. Always wanted to do a research project on it, but never got the chance.

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caitxrawks

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Mon Mar-29-10 04:48 PM
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5. my mom is a nurse, and she totally believes in it.

She's not a superstitious person either, in fact she's quite religious and usually dismisses "hokey pokey" stuff. But there must be something to it. The facts don't lie.

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EvolveOrConvolve

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Mon Mar-29-10 05:55 PM
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6. I'm the least superstitious person I know

If you read the health or R&T or skeptic forum you'll know that I'm pretty anti-superstitious.

But where I work we see an uptick in crime during full moons, especially the summertime. The increase is slight, and I attribute it to the extra light not the "moon vibes". Also because the increase doesn't usually happen if the weather is bad.

Since I manage the data for the office, I see the statistics myself.

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hobbit709

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Mon Mar-29-10 05:57 PM
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7. Some of the weirdest things I've seen has been on no moon nights.

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trof

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Mon Mar-29-10 06:05 PM
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9. The teachers at the school where I volunteer buy it.

Miz t. and I work with kindergarteners, one on one.
ABCs, numbers, simple reading first words, etc.

One day my kids just could not concentrate.
Fidgity, squirmy, EVERYONE seemed to have ADHD.
I mentioned it to the teacher.
"Full moon", she said.
"They're WILD today."
:shrug:

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Old Troop

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Mon Mar-29-10 08:09 PM
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10. My daughter an ER nurse

says it is totally true. They get more patients during a full moon and the injuries and illnesses are more bizarre.

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