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bvar22

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7. The Summer Solstice is June 21st, the longest day and shortest night of the year,

Reply to pokerfan (Original post)

Fri Jun 21, 2013, 05:10 PM

Jun 2013

and also the official beginning of SUMMER!

The official Super Moon is June 23rd, but that is close enough for me.

[font size=5]YIPPEEE!
Naked Dancing around the Bonfire
In The Deep, Dark Woods,
in the Veggie Garden at MIDNIGHT,
Saturday Night,
on the Solstice
under a Supermoon!!!!!

Everyone is invited.
Bring Your Own Naked!!![/font]

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Get ready for Supermoon Sunday, you lunatics! [View all] pokerfan Jun 2013 OP

I can't see it through the mountains due east of here Warpy Jun 2013 #1

Phil Plait blogged about this the other day. longship Jun 2013 #2

appreciate the link Voice for Peace Jun 2013 #4

Yeah, you can't really tell pokerfan Jun 2013 #6

Um! The closest moon happens every damned month. longship Jun 2013 #10

Right pokerfan Jun 2013 #12

Well, you'd better have a damned good instrument to detect the difference. longship Jun 2013 #16

Again, right pokerfan Jun 2013 #17

Plus, it looks really large through a telephoto lens. longship Jun 2013 #19

I remember first time when i saw a supermoon as a child darkangel218 Jun 2013 #3

You mean lunartics?... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #5

The Summer Solstice is June 21st, the longest day and shortest night of the year, bvar22 Jun 2013 #7

I know current usage is "the beginning of summer" truebluegreen Jun 2013 #15

True that pokerfan Jun 2013 #18

Sorry, can't make it. Please post pics. (n/t) Jim Lane Jun 2013 #23

Bring my own naked WHAT? HillWilliam Jun 2013 #24

Under the Super Moon at Midnight on the Solstice, bvar22 Jun 2013 #26

Is this the super moon that was supposed to hit Earth on Dec 21 2012? truedelphi Jun 2013 #8

No. truebluegreen Jun 2013 #22

I'm in. I can bring a few HillWilliam Jun 2013 #25

Gosh, that sounds delish. truedelphi Jun 2013 #27

I wonder what percentage of people flipping out over that can actually notice a difference. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #9

In the new America, you really do have to watch what you write. matt819 Jun 2013 #11

My neighbor just sent me an email about this. timdog44 Jun 2013 #13

Real treat tomorrow at sunrise? tomorrow (Saturday) coldbeer Jun 2013 #14

GROOVY! dreampunk Jun 2013 #20

I'm upstream a ways pokerfan Jun 2013 #21