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Thu 22 Sep, 2005 03:33 pm
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Quote:Names for Storms, Hurricanes Running Out
By JOHN PAIN
Associated Press Writer
MIAMI -- Hurricane Alpha? Tropical Storm Epsilon? Before this year is out, TV forecasters and coastal residents may have to break out their Greek dictionaries if the Atlantic hurricane season keeps up its frantic pace.
There are only four names left for tropical storms and hurricanes this year: Stan, Tammy, Vince and Wilma. After that, names switch to the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and so on through Omega, if needed.
That has never happened before in roughly 60 years of regularly named Atlantic storms.
Any nominations?
Personally, I'd rather enjoy having a Hurricane named after me, but I understand every year some people are very offended.
What every happened to alternating male and female names?
"What ever happened to alternating male and female names?"
Females blow more hot air?
Sorry................I couldn't resist.
Lord E--
This was the established mode of thought--until the feminists started screaming.
Hurricane Noddy -- it has a nice ring to it...
Wait a second wait a second!!!
How about we give'em the names of our not-so-popular teachers???? They must be around still, and for free?
All the different languages and their way of talking to the teacher?
"We have a new class 2 hurricane over Cuba called Miss jones"
"Wir haben ein Tornado ueber Switzerland Namens Frau Schmitt"
"(no spanish skills!!! ;-) )Big tornado coming towards Cancun called Senora Bandera y Tortuga de Santa Maria de Corazon de la Madre"
Perhaps we could name them after unpopular politicans ?
I just read that we're still alternating male and female names--it's just that the male storms have been wimpy this year.
RP--
Thank you. I have a little list....
I'm sorry, Noddy, it wasn't my intention to monsoon on your thread!!!
"Senora Bandera y Tortuga de Santa Maria de Corazon de la Madre"
Ay, Chewowow, fella. Storm would be over before we learned its name.
Hey dude, you know that the euro'merican names are getting low by the numbers...
..was just a thought, okay?
BTFW!!! do y'all remember when ALL the bad weathers had lady names? And the good weathers had boy names?
AAANNNDDD they changed all that, just to be non-discrimational-or-what-ever,
and made all the names alphabetical!
Bigdice--
Monsoon on my thread--any time.
Moon on my thread and you're in trouble.
I had a fearsome history teacher named Mrs Hussein - there you go, unpopular teacher and unpopular politician all in one
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