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Whether you believe in astrology or are just an astronomy buff, what's your sign, MMO-C?
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2020-03-30, 07:34 PM #1Old God
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What's your sign MMO?
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2020-03-30, 07:36 PM #2Titan
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Non-believer.
Cancer
And to this day I dunno why someone dubbed a Crab themed sign as Cancer
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2020-03-30, 07:37 PM #3Old God
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Originally Posted by Grimbold21
Origin of the word cancer
Hippocrates used the terms carcinos and carcinoma to describe non-ulcer forming and ulcer-forming tumors. In Greek, these words refer to a crab, most likely applied to the disease because the finger-like spreading projections from a cancer called to mind the shape of a crab.
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2020-03-30, 07:38 PM #4The Insane
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I'm a sexy Lion.
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2020-03-30, 07:38 PM #5Titan
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Well I guess in Portuguese we did the right thing and actually called it Crab (Caranguejo) Originally Posted by Kyphael
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2020-03-30, 07:39 PM #6Legendary!
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Because the latin word for Crab is Cancer. All the Zodiac symbols have the latin name of the animal or object in question. Originally Posted by Grimbold21
The disease Cancer is named after Crabs. Not really sure why, I heard it was because the vein pattern coming off Breast Cancer reminded them of crab legs. Not sure if that is the exact reason, but I know the disease is named after the animal.
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2020-03-30, 07:40 PM #7Old God
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Really? That's interesting, because in Brazil they still call it Cancer, not Crab. Originally Posted by Grimbold21
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2020-03-30, 07:50 PM #8The Undying
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Depends..if you factor in the missing zodiac sign Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer
Ophiuchus lasts 18 days and is sandwiched between Scorpio and Sagittarius, and every other sign’s dates have shifted to accompany it:
Capricorn: January 20th to February 16th
Aquarius: February 16th to March 11th
Pisces: March 11th to April 18th
Aries: April 18th to May 13th
Taurus: May 13th to June 21st
Gemini: June 21st to July 20th
Cancer: July 20th to August 10th
Leo: August 10th to September 16th
Virgo: September 16th to October 30th
Libra: October 30th to November 23rd
Scorpio: November 23rd to November 29th
Ophiuchus: November 29th to December 17th
Sagittarius: December 17th to January 20th
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Unchanged...I'm Cancer.
Changed, I'm Gemini. (And since I have a twin bro...well.)
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2020-03-30, 07:55 PM #9Old God
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Saw this coming. lol I knew of the Ophiuchus but as most people don't, didn't want to confuse anyone as it'd probably hurt the integrity of the poll. Originally Posted by Shadowferal
"What's your sign? Oh, by the way, that's not really it if you factor in the Ophiuchus!"
But since you opened that can up, I'm a Libra, not Scorpio, if we consider Ophiuchus.
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2020-03-30, 07:56 PM #10Herald of the Titans
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Good question... really good question... really, really good question... Originally Posted by Kyphael
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2020-03-30, 07:56 PM #11The Undying
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Well, there were a ton of missing signs that someone brought up earlier that seemed to encompass a sign every few days...it was crazy. (My sign with that was the "Argo")
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2020-03-30, 07:58 PM #12The Unstoppable Force
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I'm Aries.
Just googled a bit and wikipedia told me that #9 is aries's lucky number.
That's my favourite number.
Wtf. Originally Posted by derpkitteh
Originally Posted by derpkitteh
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2020-03-30, 08:02 PM #13Old God
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Wait, what? There are more signs? Originally Posted by Shadowferal
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So what is it? Originally Posted by Tuor
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2020-03-30, 08:08 PM #14The Undying
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I think someone just got creative; These twenty two lost Star Signs, such as the Great Bear and Orion, the Lyre of Orpheus and the Dragon circling round the North celestial pole Originally Posted by Kyphael
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2020-03-30, 08:11 PM #15Old God
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Hah, cool, I'm Ophiuchus according to that one. But yeah, they were being creatively, Ophiuchus has merit, those don't, not astronomically. Originally Posted by Shadowferal
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2020-03-30, 08:13 PM #16The Forgettable
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Astrology is total bullshit.
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2020-03-30, 08:16 PM #17The Undying
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Kinda fun to play with. Originally Posted by Kyphael
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2020-03-30, 08:19 PM #18Old God
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Yeah it is, I'm a big fan of the Knights of the Zodiac anime so I find some of those other signs to be really cool. Originally Posted by Shadowferal
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2020-03-30, 09:07 PM #19Banned
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Unchanged: Capricorn
Changed: Sagittarius
Ascendant: Leo
I used to have some interest in astrology but I don't really buy into it. It can be fun to talk about with the right people though.
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2020-03-31, 04:07 AM #20Herald of the Titans
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leo, cancer, dragon.
I'm all terrain I guess?O Flora, of the moon, of the dream. O Little ones, O fleeting will of the ancients. Let the hunter be safe. Let them find comfort. And let this dream, their captor, Foretell a pleasant awakening
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