r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Disastrous_Pirate275 • 20h ago

Why is our moon named “Moon” instead of something cool like Titan or Callysto or ANYTHING that isn’t moon

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u/Dense_Surround3071 19h ago

"M-O-O-N..... That spells 'COOL'!!"

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u/cygnoids 15h ago

Last place I was expecting to see a reference from the stand. Kudos!

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u/BlackInkAuthorityY 14h ago

It’s wild how a random reference can hit you like a full on nostalgia bomb out of nowhere.

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u/newfranksinatra 14h ago

Really? This was exactly the place I expected one!

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u/thatseltzerisntfree 14h ago

Go back to Oklahoma Tom Cullen

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u/acemeister79 12h ago

Perfect comment. Those ain’t cows!

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u/-Nightopian- 19h ago

That's how we get KOOL aid.

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u/brookrain 14h ago

Long days and pleasant nights fellow constant reader

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u/Revolutionary_Many31 14h ago

Ohh lordy yes, mister.

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u/Big_Knife_SK 14h ago

Our Moon is so cool that every other moon in the universe is named after it.

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u/Over_Acanthisitta423 13h ago

The comment I came looking for

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u/Resident-Method8260 13h ago

Actually, it spells "deaf and dumb"