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# Yep
The Moon's orbit isn't a circle, it's an oval. At the moment it's closer to earth

Post pub SCIENCE!
(, Fri 9 Jan 2009, 23:47, archived)
# The Earth isn't a sphere either;
it's an Oblate spheroid.

QI FTW
(, Fri 9 Jan 2009, 23:53, archived)
# Oh yeah?
Well you can take your oblate spheroid, and shove it up Fry's arse!
(, Fri 9 Jan 2009, 23:54, archived)
# Oooo, can I?
(, Fri 9 Jan 2009, 23:55, archived)
# Er, yeah
But don't tell him I said you could
(, Fri 9 Jan 2009, 23:56, archived)
# *Shoves*
(, Fri 9 Jan 2009, 23:57, archived)
# Hang on
By "oblate spheroid", do you mean "lime shaped"?
(, Fri 9 Jan 2009, 23:58, archived)
# oh no.
(, Sat 10 Jan 2009, 0:07, archived)
# Pretty much.
Cue the LIMES!
(, Sat 10 Jan 2009, 0:15, archived)
# oval? the moon's orbit is a cricket ground?
(, Sat 10 Jan 2009, 0:06, archived)
# Indeed, it's currently in the Strauss phase


Disclaimer: I know nothing about cricket
(, Sat 10 Jan 2009, 0:09, archived)
# did you have a look last year when it was at it's closest?
if not, you can fuck off.
(, Sat 10 Jan 2009, 0:18, archived)