My astrology sign is Cancer, why did they pick that name?
Posted by carl on Oct 14, 2008
I see alot of cool shirts with astrology signs, but I don't really like to wear one that saids Cancer. Why can't they change it? It would be like another astrology sign if they called it tumor.
Cancer is the name of the constellation said to resemble a crab. It is on the horizon at dawn in late June and early July, so it's said to be the sign for that time period. It has nothing directly to do with the illness by the same name.
Cancer is the name of the constellation said to resemble a crab. It is on the horizon at dawn in late June and early July, so it's said to be the sign for that time period. It has nothing directly to do with the illness by the same name.
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Cancer literally means "crab" in Latin, hence the name of the constellation.
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The constellation was named Cancer before the disease was discovered. Sucks for us Cancerians
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Don't be so egocentric. Just thank your "lucky stars" it wasn't named AIDS, heheheeh…
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it means
C=clumsy
a=arrogant
n=nonsense
c=crule
e=ensane
r=rotten
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"Cancer" is the name of a constellation in the zodiac. It was named that long before the disease was known. If people are that dumb, then just laugh and correct them. End of hassle.
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