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2005-10-03 -Short Attention Span Theater-

How Come the Chinese Get All the Good Typhoon Names?

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Posted by mojo 2005-10-03 13:07|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I think the literal translation is Dragon King.... I guess a dragon is a kind of snake......

Posted by Jealet Hupeans8063 2005-10-03 14:01|| 2005-10-03 14:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeah, but our hurricane paths look more like that.

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-10-03 15:05|| 2005-10-03 15:05|| Front Page Top

#3 :) Mojo, would you prefer that Maxine Waters name cyclones?

Posted by GK 2005-10-03 15:09|| 2005-10-03 15:09|| Front Page Top

#4 AndrewJackson
Bull
Connor
DeadlyDolphins
Empire
FrickinHurricanes
Gitmo
Herebemoney
Iromey
JacksonTwicer
KKK
Lee
PitBull
Quaomanista
MariaMary
RayRay
Nawlins
Signify
Turquesta
UltraVeee

Posted by Shipman 2005-10-03 16:17|| 2005-10-03 16:17|| Front Page Top

#5 I dunno... I kinda like the sound of "Hurricane RayRay"...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-10-03 17:03|| 2005-10-03 17:03|| Front Page Top

#6 Hurricane Laquisha

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-10-03 17:24|| 2005-10-03 17:24|| Front Page Top

#7 I liked it better when the names were exclusively female. Now most of the Pacfic typhoons get these wackass names.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-10-03 17:57|| 2005-10-03 17:57|| Front Page Top

#8 Ship left out real names.

Posted by Hatfield 2005-10-03 19:03|| 2005-10-03 19:03|| Front Page Top

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