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2021-09-24 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Fuego Volcano Erupt in Guatemala, Spewing Out Vast Amounts of Smoke and Lava

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Posted by Fred 2021-09-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Amigo to Guatemalteco:
"¡Señor, favor, leggo mi Eggo!"
A standoff ensued
That the two quickly rued
As they stewed in a lago of fuego.

Posted by Clyde the Hairy8275 2021-09-24 01:58|| 2021-09-24 01:58|| Front Page Top

#2 previous eruptions were in 2018

the peak of the volcano is about 12k feet

probably no consequences to the stratosphere as it is about 50k feet at that latitude

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-09-24 08:26|| 2021-09-24 08:26|| Front Page Top

#3 "We're screwed. Where are we gonna find a virgin to sacrifice? Tu Mama?

Posted by Frank G 2021-09-24 08:45|| 2021-09-24 08:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Melting of polar ice isn't just causing sea levels to rise — it's also warping Earth's CRUST, with effects seen across thousands of miles, study warns

Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-24 09:26|| 2021-09-24 09:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Isn't that what volcanoes usually do? And ain't "Fuego" (Fire, if your Spanish is that rusty) an original name for a volcano?

Had a conversation with eldest about the merits of learning other languages. I explained to her that magic moment when you realize all those exotic sounding names are just as flat as our own.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-09-24 10:54|| 2021-09-24 10:54|| Front Page Top

#6 queso means cheese in spanish

Posted by Deacon Blues 2021-09-24 12:42|| 2021-09-24 12:42|| Front Page Top

#7 I think Rio Grande translates into something like Big Money.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-09-24 15:26|| 2021-09-24 15:26|| Front Page Top

#8 Chili con translates to "Chili with."

Deadpool sez "cancer" is "el cancer."

Posted by Fred 2021-09-24 16:01|| 2021-09-24 16:01|| Front Page Top

#9 Rio Del Oro

Posted by Et Tu Brute 2021-09-24 16:01|| 2021-09-24 16:01|| Front Page Top

#10 So this group of people is out of country, and sit down at the local restaurant.

Waiter comes up, says something unintelligible. Group of people all make that face when presented with this situation. Again, waiter speaks, and finally one of the group says, "We Do Not Speak Your Language."

Waiter, speaking slower and louder, says, "I'm from Boston!"

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-09-24 17:10|| 2021-09-24 17:10|| Front Page Top

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