We've been Learning about Birth'n Hurricanes
 

Today starts hurricane season. Last year, the first hurricane was June 9. Names for this year's storms are:
Alberto Beryl Chris Debby Ernesto
Florence Gordon Helene Isaac
Joyce Kirk Leslie Michael
Nadine Oscar Patty Rafael
Sandy Tony Valerie William

Currently storms that might swell into hurricanes are leaving Africa and transversing to Brazil - too far south. Only one hurricane has struck Brazil - in 1994. When that line moves north, then the fun here begins:

Does anyone want to bet on which name will be a monster?

Brianna is not on the list.

That's very funny, tw.

Now, I'm going to bet on Ernesto simply because I like saying 'Ernesto'.

Tony, of course.

yeah! Go Tony!

Nadine is going to be a bitch, in a way that only a southern diner waitress can be ...

Gordon? Since when are hurricanes Canadian?

Rafael, because half of the US will pronounce it Ray-full and drive me nuts.

Along the same lines, nearly the entire city of St. Louis pronounces the street Goethe as go-thee where the "th" as in "thing".

I heard that the hurricane naming convention will be redeployed under the Dept. of Homeland Security, and that Bush has issued an Executive Decree that henceforth all hurricanes shall be named with Islamic names. That way, when the next city gets flattened we can blame it on "Hurricane Jafar" or whatever. You know, War on Terror, and all that. God Bless America, etc. etc.

I thought the Teenage Mutant ninja Turtles fixed that?
I predict Isaac will not shaft us, just be hazy.:blush:

Hurricane Chris will be bad !!!

I'm betting Beta will be nasty...

It'll be Willy that gets ya...

So what happens if we have this hurricane party and no guest of honor arrives? Estimate something like eight major evacuations before one is honored by a storm.