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"Man the moon" 

To "man the moon" is to prepare the outter moon of the planet Earth for use as a projectile toward an opposing force. It is a slang term referring to the use of an ultimatum toward an enemy or threat. "Man(ing) the moon" originated as a commonly posted phrase exisiting in the lingo of the web site www.4chan.com. When a picture,news piece,subject,etc is posted that is so menecing,threatening,unbeleivable or overwhelming it is beyond the description of ordinary words, it is common in the 4chan community to post the phrase "man the harpoons" with a small avatar of a readied harpoon(s). Likewise, if the forerunning post is particularly impressive, it is then often dubbed necessary to "man the moon". A picture of the moon coliding with the Earth is often posted along with the phrase.
Original 4chan post:"Hey,has anyone heard that Paris Hilton has recently been working on her new carrer as a politician?"

Reader 1:"Man the harpoons!"

Following 4chan post:"Wow,Panic at the Disco has recently stated that they beleive themselve to actually be talanted and intended to be listened to by straight males"

Reader 1:"MAN THE MOON!"

Reader 1:"For the love of god,Panic at the Disco sucks Donkey dick,it's imparative that we "Man the moon" imeadiatley!
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First Man On The Moon

On July 21, 1969, with the Apollo 11 Spaceflight, Neil Armstrong was the 1st human to step on the Moon! Buzz Aldrin joined him 20 minutes later & they spent 2 1/4th hours gathering 47.5 pounds of lunar material for return to Earth. Pilot Michael Collins stayed in lunar orbit until they returned to the ship. July 24th was splashdown at 819 miles SW of Hawaii. As Neil Armstrong took his 1st step onto the surface of the Moon, he said "1 small step by a man; 1 giant leap for mankind."
I was fortunate to see the live TV broadcast of the First Man On The Moon & it had tremendous impact on me, starting a lifelong love of space & the Moon.
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A man from the Moon 

Someone who is not aware what's going on right now, who looks dreaming, torn off reality.
-Could you tell me please what date is it today?
-Hello. are you a man from the Moon?

man on the moon 

Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon's surface, in the Sea of Tranquility, at 0256 GMT, on 21 July 1969.
We can put a man on the moon, but can we put one on (here insert the name of the person you want to make fun of)?
man on the moon by yorrick hunt February 1, 2008

man on the moon 

An alias for "The lonely stoner", "Mr. Solo Dolo", or the "Mr. Rager" - AKA KID CUDI. ** Man on the Moon lso the name of two albums that he released.
Which album by Scott Mescudi is your favorite? Mine is The Man On the Moon Vol. II

Man on the moon 

A person who is not an outcast but different from everyone else. A unique person, different in a good way.
That guy in the corner is a man on the moon heard he was actually really cool.

they can put a man on the moon, but they can't 

Something said when informed of yet another failure of society
they can put a man on the moon, but they can't make solar cars! What is this world coming to?