When the wind blows...Part I
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) - Hurricane Emily ripped roofs off luxury hotels along Mexico's Mayan Riviera, stranded thousands of tourists and left hundreds of local residents homeless Monday, forcing many to remain in crowded, leaky shelters.
Residents of Yucatan Peninsula resorts, including Playa del Carmen and Tulum, began wading through knee-deep flood waters to assess damage under a light drizzle, as the storm barreled west into the Gulf of Mexico.
OK, it's been too serious hereabouts lately...not that these violent storms are funny, but I think they're an excellent example of "P.C." gone awry.
Since we're all supposed to be "politically correct" nowadays, rather than hurricane or himmicane, why not just cyclone? No gender implied there. Even though conventional wisdom tells us that "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned", since we've been calling alternate storms by male names, why not use the gender neutral term "cyclone"?
Silly? Perhaps. That's my point; for the sake of the "P.C." crowd, the powers-that-be altered (yeah, pun intended) their long-standing policy of giving female names to cyclones.
Seems like just so much "hot air" to me...
posted by camojack | 21:27
28 Comments:
Kajun News:
You're probably thinking of a typhoon, which is a cyclone, too...
How about "doggone big storm!" and leave it at that?
LebenFrei:
Good one. Of course, "P.C." can also stand for personal computer, which is why I spelt it out.
The trotting Possum:
"Doggone big storm!" would work too, since it's gender neutral as well...
Kajun:
¡¿Hermaphrocane?!
JannyMae:
Sounds WAY too hot pour moi...but I reckon it's a DRY heat, non?
Camo, good question. I am in Berlin Germany right now and logged on to see if it was heading towards my home near Houston. Looks like (what I would call "A FREAKING HUGE STORM") it will miss us except for the rain, thank goodness.
Now speaking of PC stuff, why, if it applies to women, do they call everything with a 'his' or a 'men' to it. Take Histerectome, or MENstration? If men had periods would we call it Herstration or Shestration.
Just go figure!!!
David:
So, you're saying cyclone isn't "P.C." either, huh?
Hmmm...
kwl
Berlin, huh? Guten tag! Ich bin ein jelly donut!
How 'bout womynstruation or hersterectomy, then?
mig:
I think if the storm is big enough, it could make a dog gone...as in "The Wizard of Oz", when Dorothy and Toto got blown away by another type of cyclone.
Or was that all a dream?
Camo:
Wurst for me!!!
OOOHHHH, Is this mike on?
HELLO!!!!!
kwl:
"Wurst for me!!!"? Ouch.
Now it's guten abend, but I guess it already was the first time in Berlin, Ja?
Camo,
The answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind... the answer is blowin' in the wind.
kwl,
Well, you've got...
your 'Knackwurst',
your 'Bratwurst',
your 'Weisswurst',
your 'Grutzwurst',
your 'Pinkelwurst',
your 'Liverwurst',
and all the 'wurst' stuff you could ask for.
kwl: Do they still have those little gambling machines in the beer places?
If so, they must take euros now.
I used to enjoy a bowl of goolosh (sp) right after a few lukewarm, high alcohol content beers. Not sure what were the ingredients, but after a few German beers, almost anything tasted good!
Even those odd looking salads.
Hawkeye®
So that's where it is. How do I decipher it from there?
Also, from Bad to Wurst?!
RAM:
If a beer is any good, it's still OK when it's tepid.
(Lukewarm...)
SGT USMC 1ea:
Ah, Guinness...nutritionally complete!
I agree with you about incarceration; it's definitely not good for you...
Technically, that was a 'twister' that took Dorothy and Toto, too.
You Southern folk can keep your big circle rain/wind storms. We have our own version up North: it's called a Saskaktuan (sp?) Screamer!
MargeinMI:
To quote Pat'sRick, "* sigh *".
OK, I previously posted a link to the definition of a cyclone, but now I'll just post the definition...
cy·clone
Pronunciation: 'sI-"klOn
Function: noun
Etymology: modification of Greek kyklOma wheel, coil, from kykloun to go around, from kyklos circle
1 a: a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain
b: TORNADO
The link is here.
SGT USMC 1ea:
I'll say it again; you really shouldn't abandon your blog...you're too funny! I'd certainly add a link to yours, if you decide to take it up again. I particularly enjoyed your definition of a Cyclone.
On the subject of Guinness, did you know it was the brewing company that originally commissioned the book of world records? I just learnt that recently...
Just checking to make sure the night shift turned the lights out in here.
Energy shortage, you know. ;-)
On topic: I thought maybe camo had sent a cyclone to Indianapolis last night. I don't see any damage this morning, but I am surprized there is not after last night.
RAM:
If I'd sent something, it would've been a psychlone*...and there'd have been damage, trust me.
*Like that? I just made it up.
(Hold the presses!!! I did a search, and it was coined previously; let's just say I came up with it anew, independently...)
SGT USMC 1ea:
As you wish. I think we choose our profile pictures as we prefer to represent ourselves...and a doting father is WAY better than a scruffy biker.
Where in WV? I'll be there for Labor Day Weekend; specifically, HERE.
SGT USMC 1ea:
I know they're not mutually exclusive circustances; my point was regarding how we choose to represent ourselves.
The Robertson Association Campground is a private facility, for members only, of which I am one. It's just off of US 219, South of Elkins, WV...Dailey, to be specific. Speakin' of cyclones, it seems as though a lot of years we get the rainy remnants of one passing through the area for Labor Day Weekend. It makes for a wet ride on the Harley...
howie:
Explain to me why the U.S. should ratify the Kyoto Protocol, when other "developing" countries get a free pass.
Can you ever defend the words you post, or just copy them from elsewhere?
truth_is_freedom:
I'm glad we can agree on something...
truth_is_freedom:
China in particular puts out a LOT of pollution; statistically they weight their emissions on a per capita basis, and they've got a LOT of people. While I'm not opposed to reducing pollution in any way, shape or form, I am opposed to other countries not having to play by the same rules. It's the principle of the thing, y'see.
Anyway, the Kyoto Protocol remark was addressed to howie, who brought it up in the first place...and I asked him if he could defend his words. Are you his surrogate, or something? Let the boy speak, if he's got something besides copy & paste to say...
truth_is_freedom:
Did you even bother to read my last comment?
Here's a refresher:
"While I'm not opposed to reducing pollution in any way, shape or form, I am opposed to other countries not having to play by the same rules."
So what do you mean when you say "we're all signed up"? The collective "we", as in the world as a whole, most definitely is not. No free passes!
BTW, calling me a Bush-person who parrots him doesn't do anything positive for your credibility; I'm quite capable of independent thought, thank you very much...
truth_is_freedom...
(Speaking of hot air)
Where do I disagree with Bush?
1. Our porous Southern border. Bush needs to make it a real priority, before more terrorists infiltrate with nastier bombs and such.
2. No Child Left Behind. The Federal government should leave a lot more programs on a State level.
3. The multi-billion dollar Medicaid debacle. Yet another handout program that we can scarcely afford.
I could go on, but 3 will suffice. I don't have to answer to a sarcastic, adversarial person like you anyhow...but I'm magnanimous thataway. Bottom line, you don't know squat about me or what I think, and you're quite presumptuous with your little snide remarks. But please do keep it up; I find you amusing sometimes...
truth_is_freedom:
I never said that I disagree with Bush on foreign policy. Mostly, I agree with him on that. Better to combat terrorism in the sandbox that spawns it, than in our own backyard. And before you go off on a tangent about civilian casualties, they are most regrettable, of course. But the terrorists don't seem too concerned about innocents; they like bombing children that are getting candy from soldiers. Fact is, they kill more of the local residents than they do soldiers...
You asked if could give examples of where I do disagree with Bush, and I did.
You seem to avoid answering my question, but expect me to answer yours. We have a word for that hereabouts.
Once more:
"While I'm not opposed to reducing pollution in any way, shape or form, I am opposed to other countries not having to play by the same rules."
Here's the question again:
So what do you mean when you say "we're all signed up"? (Regarding the Kyoto business) The collective "we", as in the world as a whole, most definitely is not. No free passes!
truth_is_freedom:
I'm going to start to worry if you keep agreeing avec moi.
But seriously, I am not opposed to the concept espoused by the Kyoto Protocols; decreasing the emission of pollutants is a noble goal.
When I retire, for example, I intend to use catchment water and solar- & wind-derived electricity. I think those latter 2 technologies should be developed to the fullest feasible extent, worldwide...in addition to others.
truth_is_freedom:
Actually my Español is better, but yes, I do think that controlling pollution is vital. I think ½ the planet is exaggerated, but can't disagree about doing it for future generations. We should focus on alternative energy sources without delay...
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