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. |
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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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Mon Mar-29-10 03:49 PM
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Mon Mar-29-10 04:12 PM
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2. I knew a fire captain in Hollywood |
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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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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 |
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sister-in-law give birth to my niece told her that always happens.
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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 |
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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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Mon Mar-29-10 04:48 PM
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5. my mom is a nurse, and she totally believes in it. |
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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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Mon Mar-29-10 05:55 PM
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6. I'm the least superstitious person I know |
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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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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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Mon Mar-29-10 06:05 PM
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9. The teachers at the school where I volunteer buy it. |
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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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Mon Mar-29-10 08:09 PM
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10. My daughter an ER nurse |
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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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