tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25625654.post8871170917083031359..comments2023-12-23T03:49:20.907-08:00Comments on watchpaul: Once in a Blue MoonRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14023852057418281003noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25625654.post-57317709815635189942010-01-02T10:36:16.546-08:002010-01-02T10:36:16.546-08:00According to NASA, that phrase is believed to have...<i>According to NASA, that phrase is believed to have originated in 1883 after the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Krakatoa. The volcano put so much dust in the atmosphere that the moon actually looked blue in color. The event was deemed so unusual the phrase “once in a blue moon” was coined.</i><br /><br />This means NASA is lazy/stupid - MerriamWebster dates the usage to 1821 in the <i>Saturday Evening Review</i>:<br />http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20moonMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904412888243979076noreply@blogger.com