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September 12, 2008
Enough
You know what? I'm over this whole hurricane business. As I write this, Hurricane "Ike" is bearing down on Texas, and is likely to flood the bejesus out of Galveston and Houston. I truly hope that all those in the way of the hurricane are safe, and that they return to find their property also safe.
However, I think I've had it with the hurricane naming system. It's simple, really. Each tropical storm and hurricane is given a name, so as to make them easier to identify in case multiple storms should form at the same time. Also, it helps to portray storms as almost humanlike. It also helps for songs. (Incidentally, when I make a mix CD, I also give it a person's name. So there.)
The current system, though, is unfair. It always starts with A, then goes in alphabetical order. So, unless there's an exceptional amount of hurricanes, the people with names lower in the alphabet get the metaphorical shaft. Do you know there has never been a Hurricane Tim? Sure it made the list once, but what are the odds of there being 20 hurricanes in one year? Scant, I tell you, scant! I, and all people with names like Rick, or Zach, or Wanda, ought to consider this a personal affront. What's so cool about an A name, anyway? Everybody knows the people who get called on first are all brown-nosers anyway.
There's only one way to remedy this. One year, the list starts at A; the next year, it starts at Z, and goes in reverse alphabetical order. This shouldn't be too hard of a concept. Anyone who's sober can say the alphabet backwards, so it shouldn't be so hard for naming storms.
It's only fair.
entry no. 1213
Posted at September 12, 2008 08:22 PM