Hurricane Derek
D | Tuesday, September 20, 2005

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Will there ever be a Hurricane Derek? No. I am sad and relieved all at the same time. Sad because I'll probably never hear a local news person say the following, "That's right Greg, I'm standing on the pier and we are simply being bombarded by Derek's unimaginable strength and power." Relieved because I'll never hear this statement, "Derek destroyed my house, wrecked my car, and took everything I own - Derek ruined my life." (There's a not funny joke here about the women I've dated...).

Here's something I did not know. When naming hurricanes there is a pre-approved cyclical regionally based list which includes every letter in order save Q, U, X, Y, and Z. If, as is possibly the case this year, we have more than 21 hurricanes in the Atlantic, we start using the Greek alphabet. Are you a hurricane?

My Blogroll
Name- Yes or No (if no, closest match)

Derek- N (Frederic)
Alex- Y
Brad- N (Bret)
Lisa- Y
Kate- Y
Brendan- N (Bret)
Beth- N (Becky or Bessi)
Brooke- N (Bonnie)
Jack- N (Jacob)
Ruvym- N (Rusa or Rugare maybe Rumbia)
Chris- Y (also Walter)
Ash- N (Washi)
Teresa- Y
Honor- N (Rhonda)
Greg- Y
Ari- N (Nari)
Pam- Y

D | 9/20/2005 05:05:00 PM |   Post your comment

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Comments:

Rusa, Rugare, or Rumbia but no Ruvym? This really doesn't make sense to me. So let me get this straight, my name is strange?

Actually, if I break it down more, I'm named after my great grandmother Riva which is very close to Rita, the hurricane that, unfortunately, is gonna rip Texas apart. I'm only saying Texas because I'm praying it misses New Orleans. This is what I'm talking about when I say I'm totally awed by hurricanes.
Ruvym | September 21, 2005 1:46 AM | permalink
 

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Rhonda? At least my pirate name is Mad Anne Cash.
HM | September 21, 2005 9:37 PM | permalink
 

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R,
Strange. Yes, sure. More like unique.

H,
Sorry Honor, that seems to be as close as it gets. Nice pirate name though.
D | September 21, 2005 11:41 PM | permalink
 

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