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DVTimes · 09-01-2010, 03:03 PM

i thought they only had female names.

why is this one a male name?

bushwacker · 09-01-2010, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DVTimes

i thought they only had female names.

why is this one a male name?

Si · 09-01-2010, 03:10 PM

Is Juan a female name?

DVTimes · 09-01-2010, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Si

Is Juan a female name?

its a bit girly.

marketsmart · 09-01-2010, 03:50 PM

they go alphabetically... not by sex...

although i think a lot come out to be female...

its a mans world and we like to name our shit with female names

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the Shemp · 09-01-2010, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DVTimes

i thought they only had female names.

why is this one a male name?

they alternate them...

WinstonTriplexcash · 09-01-2010, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by the Shemp

they alternate them...

someone's been paying every other storm attention

DateDoc · 09-01-2010, 06:35 PM

Hmmm, I am sure everyone remembers Hurricane Andrew!

DateDoc · 09-01-2010, 06:37 PM

Here are the names for 2010:

Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Danielle
Earl
Fiona
Gaston
Hermine
Igor
Julia
Karl
Lisa
Matthew
Nicole
Otto
Paula
Richard
Shary
Tomas
Virginie
Walter

the Shemp · 09-01-2010, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by the Shemp

they alternate them...

i thought it was common knowlege ...

ArsewithClass · 09-01-2010, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DVTimes

its a bit girly.

And you think I chat shit

There is already a thread about Hurricane Earl https://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=984704

Lets all start a new thread every time we have a question about a thread...

JD · 09-01-2010, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by the Shemp

they alternate them...

this ^

dyna mo · 09-01-2010, 07:18 PM

they used to use female only, for decades, then switched to male and female names in the 70s.

Ron Bennett · 09-01-2010, 07:46 PM

IMHO, they shouldn't use people names at all.

For one, the current system results in duplicate hurricane names over the years, and secondly, makes difficult to know where the hurricane was (ie. Atlantic or Eastern Pacific basins) let alone when it occurred.

A better name system would be something like tropical storm location; year; number.

And amazingly, though it's something I've never seen mentioned in the mass news media, the National Hurricane Center, internally, actually does identify tropical storms using such a system...

EARL is AL072010
FIONA is AL082010
GASTON is AL092010

Much better way with no confusion. And less hurt feelings too - many people with the name Katrina will forever have a name associated with one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history.

Ron

ArsewithClass · 09-01-2010, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron Bennett

Much better way with no confusion. And less hurt feelings too - many people with the name Katrina will forever have a name associated with one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history.

Ron

Hurricane Mitch was a bad hurricane back in 1998 hitting over the Caribbean. With over 10000 deaths, it was one of the strongest hurricanes with wind speed of 180mph.

Natalie & I arrived in the Dominican to find muddy seas.... That was weeks after.

ArsewithClass · 09-01-2010, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ArsewithClass

Hurricane Mitch was a bad hurricane back in 1998 hitting over the Caribbean. With over 10000 deaths, it was one of the strongest hurricanes with wind speed of 180mph.

Natalie & I arrived in the Dominican to find muddy seas.... That was weeks after.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Mitch

After looking it up. It was worse than I thought

Seth Manson · 09-02-2010, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron Bennett

many people with the name Katrina will forever have a name associated with one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history.

I'm sure that the people named Andrew feel no sympathy for them.

Zuzana Designs · 09-02-2010, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by the Shemp

they alternate them...

They sure do. I'm hoping Earl stay off the coast. I'm going to punch him right back out to sea today if he gets close

the Shemp · 09-02-2010, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Zuzana Designs

They sure do. I'm hoping Earl stay off the coast. I'm going to punch him right back out to sea today if he gets close

do they ever get down to the Z's ?

GregE · 09-02-2010, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by dyna mo

they used to use female only, for decades, then switched to male and female names in the 70s.

And it was only in the early 50's that they were given any official names. Prior to that, the big ones are only remembered by the year and, sometimes, by whatever name the newspapers gave them such as, The Long Island Express of 1938 or The Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944.

I've spent a lot of summers on the beach in NJ, so this is a subject that's always interested me.

Zuzana Designs · 09-02-2010, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by the Shemp

do they ever get down to the Z's ?

In 2005 they went through all the letters and had to use greek names like Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon and Zeta. Hurricane Zuzana would be a cool name. But she would not do any damage if she took after me at all. I'm all about love

I'm looking to make soe tee shirts today that say Hurricanes Blow!

gmr324 · 09-02-2010, 06:46 AM

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The Long Island Express of 1938

Saw a great documentary on the Cat 5 1938 Hurricane. Caused $400M damage, 600 deaths and demolishd 6,000 homes. It never really made any news headlines because it was overshadowed by the Czechoslovakian crisis.

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Ron Bennett Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,653	IMHO, they shouldn't use people names at all. For one, the current system results in duplicate hurricane names over the years, and secondly, makes difficult to know where the hurricane was (ie. Atlantic or Eastern Pacific basins) let alone when it occurred. A better name system would be something like tropical storm location; year; number. And amazingly, though it's something I've never seen mentioned in the mass news media, the National Hurricane Center, internally, actually does identify tropical storms using such a system... EARL is AL072010 FIONA is AL082010 GASTON is AL092010 Much better way with no confusion. And less hurt feelings too - many people with the name Katrina will forever have a name associated with one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history. Ron __________________ Domagon - Website Management and Domain Name Sales

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