OT: Phases of the moon

[Cruise Director]

Ulrich Hobelmann wrote:
> 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's artificial light -- TV.
>
> 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 also a myth.

But the myth in question is babies being *born* under natural or
artificial light.  Not being conceived.


Cheers,
Brandon J. Van Every
   (cruise (director (of SeaFunc)
           '(Seattle Functional Programmers)))
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SeaFunc