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« on: Friday, April 21, 2006, 19:17:09 » |
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Well, it appears our African American friends have found something else to be pissed about. A black congresswoman (this would be Sheila Jackson Lee, of Houston) reportedly complained that the names of hurricanes are all Caucasian-sounding names. She would prefer some names that reflect African-American culture such as Chamiqua, Woeisha, and Jamal. I can hear it now: A weatherman in Houston saying ...
"Wordup, Muthas! Herr-i-cane Chamiqua be headin' fo' Galveston like Leroy on a crotch rocket! Bitch be a category fo'! So, turn off dem chitlins, grab yo' chirren, leave yo crib, and head fo' de nearest FEMA office fo yo FREE shit!"
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #1 on: Friday, April 21, 2006, 19:25:06 » |
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I thought some organisation agrees on the naming of hurricanes. I think it's the meteorological (sp?) organisation or something like that?
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« Reply #2 on: Friday, April 21, 2006, 19:29:02 » |
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I think they swap between male and female names every year and they get chosen from a pre-aproved list, with names getting retired if one's particuarly destructive; there won't be another katrina again.
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« Reply #4 on: Friday, April 21, 2006, 19:42:14 » |
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They alternate between male and female names and use a name for each letter of the alphabet
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« Reply #5 on: Friday, April 21, 2006, 19:46:06 » |
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Meh. I got most of it right. not bad for a bit of knowledge randomly sitting at the back of my brain. fuck knows how I know anything about hurricanes, was probably something about it on newsround when I was waiting for 2nd neighbours to start at some point
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pumbaa
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« Reply #6 on: Friday, April 21, 2006, 19:49:46 » |
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This thread has taken a serious twist. I don't like it.
(Well done FB on your hurricane knowledge. Just proves that Newsround remains a valuable source of information for the yoof of today).
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« Reply #7 on: Friday, April 21, 2006, 19:52:32 » |
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Woo hoo I was right, it's the World Meteorological Organization
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« Reply #8 on: Friday, April 21, 2006, 19:53:56 » |
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Apart from the fact you didn't put World :shock:
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« Reply #9 on: Friday, April 21, 2006, 19:55:07 » |
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Apart from the fact you didn't put World :shock: I was hardly going to put Mars  |
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« Reply #10 on: Friday, April 21, 2006, 20:54:58 » |
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 I've always thought they named hurricans/tornados after the person that spotted it first. |
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« Reply #11 on: Friday, April 21, 2006, 20:56:07 » |
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I've always thought they named hurricans/tornados after the person that spotted it first. Sade, you spanner  |
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« Reply #12 on: Friday, April 21, 2006, 20:56:56 » |
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I've always thought they named hurricans/tornados after the person that spotted it first. oh my... |
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« Reply #13 on: Friday, April 21, 2006, 21:01:53 » |
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Then I remembered.....that if it was a hurrican the bloke that spotted it first would of got washed away by a giant wave. I must of dreamt it or something.
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« Reply #14 on: Friday, April 21, 2006, 21:08:08 » |
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Hurricanes involve the wind woman, not water.
Where your waves come from I'm not that sure.
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