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This is actually where the term comes from, lat. lunaticus "moon-struck". So the pun is almost full-circle.

If there's ticks on the moon, we have bigger issues I suppose.

"Ticks...why'd it have to be ticks?"

I was hiking in Edgewood Park on the SF Peninsula, and when I got to my car and took off my hat, this big fat tick came running out. He must have been the size of a coffee bean, or it sure looked that way in my moment of fear.

Is it true that they grow six times larger on the Moon?

If it's true they can just blow up the Moon for all I care.

And now we know the true explanation of the first paragraph of Seveneves:

The Moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason. It was waxing, only one day short of full. The time was 05:03:12 UTC. Later it would be designated A+0.0.0, or simply Zero.

Wanted to add this to my list of books to read, only to find that of course 'Neal Stephenson' was already there.

Thnx anyways

Yeah, like roaches on Mars.

From largest to smallest the divisions would be lunar firsts, seconds, and thirds.