The Moon Is Made Of Green Cheese
"The Moon is made of green cheese" is a statement referring to a fanciful belief that the Moon is composed of cheese. In its original formulation as a proverb and metaphor for credulity with roots in fable, this refers to the perception of a simpleton who sees a reflection of the Moon in water and mistakes it for a round cheese wheel. It is widespread as a folkloric motif among many of the world's cultures, and the notion has also found its way into children's folklore and modern popular culture. The phrase "green cheese" in the common version of this proverb (sometimes "cream cheese" is used), may refer to a young, unripe cheese or to cheese with a greenish tint. There was never an actual historical popular belief that the Moon is made of green cheese (''cf.'' Flat Earth and the myth of the Flat Earth). It was typically used as an example of extreme credulity, a meaning that was clear and commonly understood as early as 1638. Fable There exists a family of stories, in compa ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Full Moon Reflections (1285407742)
Full may refer to: * People with the surname Full, including: ** Mr. Full (given name unknown), acting Governor of List of colonial heads of German Cameroon, German Cameroon, 1913 to 1914 * A property in the mathematical field of topology; see Full set (topology), Full set * A property of functors in the mathematical field of category theory; see Full and faithful functors * Satiety, the absence of hunger * A standard bed size, see California king (bed), Bed * Fulling, also known as tucking or walking ("waulking" in Scotland), term for a step in woollen clothmaking (verb: ''to full'') * Full-Reuenthal, a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland See also

*"Fullest", a song by the rapper Cupcakke *Ful (other) {{disambiguation ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]