Hurricane Mavis

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?

And after being asked whether Mavis would hit New Orleans,
the forecaster would reply 'Ooooo, I don't really know.....'

Col

--
I just know that something good is gonna happen.

Trevor

2005-09-22 18:04:11 UTC

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?
I await Hurricane Tatlock with trepidation
Tricky

There's running out of letters apparently so if they're any more
they'll be called Hurricane Alpha, Beta, Gamma etc.

Matt Wheeler

2005-09-22 18:07:47 UTC

Post by Trevor

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her
honour surely?
I await Hurricane Tatlock with trepidation
Tricky

There's running out of letters apparently so if they're any more
they'll be called Hurricane Alpha, Beta, Gamma etc.

How can they run out of letters ? they Just start from A again. (which
they do at the start of each year anyway)
Or do you mean they are running out of names ?
Surely Hurricane season is nearly over anyway, so i doubt they'll run
out before they get to Z on the current cycle anyway.

Trevor

2005-09-22 18:33:51 UTC

Matt Wheeler wrote:
<snip>

Post by Matt Wheeler
How can they run out of letters ? they Just start from A again. (which
they do at the start of each year anyway)
Or do you mean they are running out of names ?
Surely Hurricane season is nearly over anyway, so i doubt they'll run
out before they get to Z on the current cycle anyway.

http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hurricanenames.htm

They have 21 new names each year and can't reuse them.

Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma are the names left this year.

Marcus Houlden

2005-09-22 19:44:09 UTC

Post by Trevor
<snip>

http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hurricanenames.htm
They have 21 new names each year and can't reuse them.
Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma are the names left this year.

There's a more comprehensive list at
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml. They don't expect to have more
than 21 hurricanes a year in the Atlantic, which is why Q, U, X, Y and Z are
missing. It's a shame, as it would be good to have hurricanes named things
like Queenie and Ursula.

mh.

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jermec

2005-09-22 20:49:17 UTC

Post by Trevor
<snip>

http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hurricanenames.htm
They have 21 new names each year and can't reuse them.
Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma are the names left this year.

From another group, recently:

Hurricane Names 2006
Abscess
Bush
Cheney
Durian
Embryo
Frankenstein
Godzilla
High School Reunion
Iraq war
Jello, with fruit in it
Kid
Lyme disease
Michael Jackson
No-more-Mr-Nice-Storm
Osama
Paris Hilton
Quagmire
Rush Limbaugh
Sprog
Tarantula
Umbilical Cord
Vampire
Work
Xenoblast
Yodel
Zebra of Death!

US-centric, unsurprisingly given recent events, but I'm sure the UK can
contribute.... Cyril, over to you.

--
jermec

'It's not the despair, I can cope with the despair. It's the hope I can't
stand.'

Steve Walton

2005-09-22 21:00:33 UTC

Post by jermec

Post by Trevor
<snip>

http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hurricanenames.htm
They have 21 new names each year and can't reuse them.
Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma are the names left this year.

Hurricane Names 2006
Abscess
Bush
Cheney
Durian
Embryo
Frankenstein
Godzilla
High School Reunion
Iraq war
Jello, with fruit in it
Kid
Lyme disease
Michael Jackson
No-more-Mr-Nice-Storm
Osama
Paris Hilton
Quagmire
Rush Limbaugh
Sprog
Tarantula
Umbilical Cord
Vampire
Work
Xenoblast
Yodel
Zebra of Death!
US-centric, unsurprisingly given recent events, but I'm sure the UK can
contribute.... Cyril, over to you.

but they didn't follow the rules, ie no Q, U, X, Y and Z

--

Steve

jermec

2005-09-22 21:41:53 UTC

Post by Steve Walton

Post by jermec

Post by Trevor
<snip>

http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hurricanenames.htm
They have 21 new names each year and can't reuse them.
Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma are the names left this year.

but they didn't follow the rules, ie no Q, U, X, Y and Z
--
Steve

If you want to stick to the rules.... that's no fun at all.

jermec

'It's not the despair, I can cope with the despair. It's the hope I can't
stand.'

Steve Walton

2005-09-22 20:57:52 UTC

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:33:51 +0100, Trevor

Post by Trevor
<snip>

http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hurricanenames.htm
They have 21 new names each year and can't reuse them.
Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma are the names left this year.

so what happened to
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
and Phillipe
these hardly got a mention and its not long since Katrina
how much longer is there in the hurricane season ?

--

Steve

cupra

2005-09-22 21:04:35 UTC

Post by Steve Walton
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:33:51 +0100, Trevor

Post by Trevor
<snip>

Post by Matt Wheeler
How can they run out of letters ? they Just start from A again.
(which they do at the start of each year anyway)
Or do you mean they are running out of names ?
Surely Hurricane season is nearly over anyway, so i doubt they'll
run out before they get to Z on the current cycle anyway.

http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hurricanenames.htm
They have 21 new names each year and can't reuse them.
Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma are the names left this year.

so what happened to
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
and Phillipe
these hardly got a mention and its not long since Katrina
how much longer is there in the hurricane season ?

Tropical storms or Hurricanes that were either short lived or tracked out
into the Atlantic (therfore not very newsworthy unless you're a mariner) -
the hurricance season can extend into November.....

Steve Walton

2005-09-22 21:18:40 UTC

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 22:04:35 +0100, " cupra"

Post by cupra

Post by Steve Walton
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:33:51 +0100, Trevor

Post by Trevor
<snip>

Post by Matt Wheeler
How can they run out of letters ? they Just start from A again.
(which they do at the start of each year anyway)
Or do you mean they are running out of names ?
Surely Hurricane season is nearly over anyway, so i doubt they'll
run out before they get to Z on the current cycle anyway.

http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hurricanenames.htm
They have 21 new names each year and can't reuse them.
Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma are the names left this year.

so what happened to
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
and Phillipe
these hardly got a mention and its not long since Katrina
how much longer is there in the hurricane season ?

in that case my bets are that they will need more names

--

Steve

cupra

2005-09-22 21:18:25 UTC

Post by Steve Walton
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 22:04:35 +0100, " cupra"

<snip>

Post by Steve Walton

Post by cupra

Post by Steve Walton
so what happened to
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
and Phillipe
these hardly got a mention and its not long since Katrina
how much longer is there in the hurricane season ?

Tropical storms or Hurricanes that were either short lived or
tracked out into the Atlantic (therfore not very newsworthy unless
you're a mariner) - the hurricance season can extend into
November.....

in that case my bets are that they will need more names

Yep - plus they retire the names that cause massive damage and loss of
life....

Jeff Lawrence

2005-09-23 05:47:18 UTC

Post by cupra

Post by Steve Walton
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:33:51 +0100, Trevor

Post by Trevor
<snip>

Post by Matt Wheeler
How can they run out of letters ? they Just start from A again.
(which they do at the start of each year anyway)
Or do you mean they are running out of names ?
Surely Hurricane season is nearly over anyway, so i doubt they'll
run out before they get to Z on the current cycle anyway.

http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hurricanenames.htm
They have 21 new names each year and can't reuse them.
Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma are the names left this year.

so what happened to
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
and Phillipe
these hardly got a mention and its not long since Katrina
how much longer is there in the hurricane season ?

Especially if there are any postponments due to bad weather.
Cheers
Jeff

Thanatos

2005-09-22 21:39:27 UTC

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:33:51 +0100, Trevor

Post by Trevor
<snip>

http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hurricanenames.htm
They have 21 new names each year and can't reuse them.
Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma are the names left this year.

I misread the second and third ones as "Tommy Vance". :-)

--
"...everyone knows who the The Mullen is now." - Helen

Steve Walton

2005-09-22 23:17:06 UTC

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 21:39:27 GMT, Thanatos

Post by Steve Walton
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:33:51 +0100, Trevor

Post by Trevor
<snip>

http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hurricanenames.htm
They have 21 new names each year and can't reuse them.
Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma are the names left this year.

I misread the second and third ones as "Tommy Vance". :-)

was he in corrie ?

--

Steve

Halmyre

2005-09-23 08:10:09 UTC

Post by Steve Walton
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:33:51 +0100, Trevor

Post by Trevor
<snip>

http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hurricanenames.htm
They have 21 new names each year and can't reuse them.
Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma are the names left this year.

I misread the second and third ones as "Tommy Vance". :-)
--
"...everyone knows who the The Mullen is now." - Helen

ROTFL! What a tribute that would be...

--
Halmyre

f c e k
i r i s h c o n n e c t i o n

Dom Robinson

2005-09-23 23:12:08 UTC

Post by Trevor
http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/hurricanenames.htm
They have 21 new names each year and can't reuse them.
Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma are the names left this year.

I misread the second and third ones as "Tommy Vance". :-)

His death was badly timed - shortly after John Peel's so it was completely
ignored by the media :(

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2005-09-22 18:26:50 UTC

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:04:11 +0100, Trevor

Post by Trevor

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?
I await Hurricane Tatlock with trepidation
Tricky

There's running out of letters apparently so if they're any more
they'll be called Hurricane Alpha, Beta, Gamma etc.

That's Alpha Roberts, Beta Turpin.....:-)

--
Mike Plowman
Coronation Street Visual Updates - www.csvu.net
"There was life before Coronation Street,
but it didn't amount to much." Russell Harty

Tricky Dicky

2005-09-22 18:36:48 UTC

Post by Mike Plowman
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:04:11 +0100, Trevor

Post by Trevor

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?
I await Hurricane Tatlock with trepidation
Tricky

There's running out of letters apparently so if they're any more
they'll be called Hurricane Alpha, Beta, Gamma etc.

That's Alpha Roberts, Beta Turpin.....:-)

ROTFLMAO!

Very good. You get the daily Oscar Wilde award for witty contributions to
this ng <g>

Tricky

r***@myway.com

2005-09-22 23:34:20 UTC

Post by Mike Plowman
That's Alpha Roberts, Beta Turpin.....:-)

... and Gamma Garments.

Dom Robinson

2005-09-22 18:29:26 UTC

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?

I DONNNNNN'T REEEEEEALLY KNOWWWWWWWW!

Ben

2005-09-22 18:32:57 UTC

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?

I DONNNNNN'T REEEEEEALLY KNOWWWWWWWW!

I can't hear that now without thinking of Extras.
"If its not up there, I'll give you the money myself"

Thanatos

2005-09-22 18:48:40 UTC

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?

I DONNNNNN'T REEEEEEALLY KNOWWWWWWWW!

I can't hear that now without thinking of Extras.
"If its not up there, I'll give you the money myself"

There's currently an advert that uses the song "Magic", which I now
can't hear without thinking of Bunny.

"Custaaaaaard!"

:-)

--
"...everyone knows who the The Mullen is now." - Helen

Dom Robinson

2005-09-22 19:16:10 UTC

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?

I DONNNNNN'T REEEEEEALLY KNOWWWWWWWW!

I can't hear that now without thinking of Extras.
"If its not up there, I'll give you the money myself"

There's currently an advert that uses the song "Magic", which I now
can't hear without thinking of Bunny.
"Custaaaaaard!"
:-)

I can't hear "Bunny!" without thinking of Fizz ;)

Mike Plowman

2005-09-22 19:23:22 UTC

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 20:16:10 +0100, Dom Robinson

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?

I DONNNNNN'T REEEEEEALLY KNOWWWWWWWW!

I can't hear that now without thinking of Extras.
"If its not up there, I'll give you the money myself"

There's currently an advert that uses the song "Magic", which I now
can't hear without thinking of Bunny.
"Custaaaaaard!"
:-)

I can't hear "Bunny!" without thinking of Fizz ;)

I can't think of Fiz without thinking of Kirk.

next?

--
Mike Plowman
Coronation Street Visual Updates - www.csvu.net
"There was life before Coronation Street,
but it didn't amount to much." Russell Harty

Dom Robinson

2005-09-22 20:07:54 UTC

In article <***@4ax.com>, ***@csvu.net
says...

Post by Mike Plowman
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 20:16:10 +0100, Dom Robinson

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?

I DONNNNNN'T REEEEEEALLY KNOWWWWWWWW!

I can't hear that now without thinking of Extras.
"If its not up there, I'll give you the money myself"

There's currently an advert that uses the song "Magic", which I now
can't hear without thinking of Bunny.
"Custaaaaaard!"
:-)

I can't hear "Bunny!" without thinking of Fizz ;)

I can't think of Fiz without thinking of Kirk.
next?

I can't think of Kirk without thinking of "Dear John" :)

Tricky Dicky

2005-09-22 21:25:19 UTC

Post by Dom Robinson
says...

Post by Mike Plowman
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 20:16:10 +0100, Dom Robinson

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?

I DONNNNNN'T REEEEEEALLY KNOWWWWWWWW!

I can't hear that now without thinking of Extras.
"If its not up there, I'll give you the money myself"

There's currently an advert that uses the song "Magic", which I now
can't hear without thinking of Bunny.
"Custaaaaaard!"
:-)

I can't hear "Bunny!" without thinking of Fizz ;)

I can't think of Fiz without thinking of Kirk.
next?

I can't think of Kirk without thinking of "Dear John" :)

Now that would be a programme I would like to see again. It was a great
series back when it was on (middle 80's?) but I wonder if it has stood the
test of time?

Tricky

Thanatos

2005-09-22 21:40:10 UTC

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 22:25:19 +0100, "Tricky Dicky"

Post by Tricky Dicky

Post by Dom Robinson
I can't think of Kirk without thinking of "Dear John" :)

Now that would be a programme I would like to see again. It was a great
series back when it was on (middle 80's?) but I wonder if it has stood the
test of time?

I was wondering the same thing myself, tiger. ;-)

--
"...everyone knows who the The Mullen is now." - Helen

Dom Robinson

2005-09-23 23:12:08 UTC

Post by Tricky Dicky

Post by Dom Robinson
says...

Post by Mike Plowman
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 20:16:10 +0100, Dom Robinson

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?

I DONNNNNN'T REEEEEEALLY KNOWWWWWWWW!

I can't hear that now without thinking of Extras.
"If its not up there, I'll give you the money myself"

There's currently an advert that uses the song "Magic", which I now
can't hear without thinking of Bunny.
"Custaaaaaard!"
:-)

I can't hear "Bunny!" without thinking of Fizz ;)

I can't think of Fiz without thinking of Kirk.
next?

I can't think of Kirk without thinking of "Dear John" :)

Now that would be a programme I would like to see again. It was a great
series back when it was on (middle 80's?) but I wonder if it has stood the
test of time?

Were there any........ *sexual* problems?

Thanatos

2005-09-22 19:24:16 UTC

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 20:16:10 +0100, Dom Robinson

Post by Thanatos
There's currently an advert that uses the song "Magic", which I now
can't hear without thinking of Bunny.
"Custaaaaaard!"
:-)

I can't hear "Bunny!" without thinking of Fizz ;)

Heh-heh. And to think, there are probably people who read that and
didn't know what you meant. I can't believe it was 1993. Seems like
only yesterday....

However, to nitpick a little, that wouldn't be so much "Bunny" as
"Buh-nay". :-)

--
"...everyone knows who the The Mullen is now." - Helen

Dom Robinson

2005-09-22 20:09:25 UTC

Post by Mike Plowman
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 20:16:10 +0100, Dom Robinson

Post by Thanatos
There's currently an advert that uses the song "Magic", which I now
can't hear without thinking of Bunny.
"Custaaaaaard!"
:-)

I can't hear "Bunny!" without thinking of Fizz ;)

Heh-heh. And to think, there are probably people who read that and
didn't know what you meant. I can't believe it was 1993. Seems like
only yesterday....
However, to nitpick a little, that wouldn't be so much "Bunny" as
"Buh-nay". :-)

And I'm trying to think whether she was murdered by Nick Moran or he went on
to terrorise Bunny, alone?

Fr J. Hackett

2005-09-22 20:10:58 UTC

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?
I await Hurricane Tatlock with trepidation

:-))

I suspect Hurricane Higgins has hit a few people in its time.

fr.

Col

2005-09-22 20:20:17 UTC

Post by Fr J. Hackett

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?
I await Hurricane Tatlock with trepidation

:-))
I suspect Hurricane Higgins has hit a few people in its time.

LOL!

Col

--
I just know that something good is gonna happen.

Marcus Houlden

2005-09-22 21:18:14 UTC

Post by Fr J. Hackett

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?
I await Hurricane Tatlock with trepidation

:-))
I suspect Hurricane Higgins has hit a few people in its time.

Find out more about Hurricane Ena on the net.

mh.

--
From address is a blackhole. Reply-to address is valid.

"People are animals too."

Steve Walton

2005-09-22 21:35:46 UTC

Post by Fr J. Hackett

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?
I await Hurricane Tatlock with trepidation

:-))
I suspect Hurricane Higgins has hit a few people in its time.

Find out more about Hurricane Ena on the net.

this has been good

--

Steve

Stuart

2005-09-22 20:18:30 UTC

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:38:46 +0100, "Tricky Dicky"

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?
I await Hurricane Tatlock with trepidation
Tricky

From Katrina to Rita already........Have they had THAT many since
Katrina .???

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Peter Cheeseman

2005-09-22 20:24:43 UTC

Post by Stuart
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:38:46 +0100, "Tricky Dicky"

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?
I await Hurricane Tatlock with trepidation
Tricky

From Katrina to Rita already........Have they had THAT many since
Katrina .???

The 2005 list is
Arlene
Bret
Cindy
Dennis
Emily
Franklin
Gert
Harvey
Irene
Jose
Katrina
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
Philippe
Rita
Stan
Tammy
Vince
Wilma

I remember Ophelia being mentioned on the news, but the others must have
been mere breezes.

Hey - and look! Stan's next!

PC

Col

2005-09-22 20:32:01 UTC

Post by Peter Cheeseman
I remember Ophelia being mentioned on the news, but the others must have
been mere breezes.

Not necessarily.
A lot of strong hurricanes swing out into the Atlantic and go
nowhere near any land, therefore we don't tend to hear about them.

Col

--
I just know that something good is gonna happen.

Fr J. Hackett

2005-09-22 21:24:01 UTC

Post by Peter Cheeseman
Hey - and look! Stan's next!

Never mind about Rita and Mavis, it should be Hilda.

fr.

Halmyre

2005-09-23 08:12:14 UTC

Post by Peter Cheeseman

Post by Stuart
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:38:46 +0100, "Tricky Dicky"

Post by Tricky Dicky
Well after Rita, they are bound to name the next one Mavis in her honour
surely?
I await Hurricane Tatlock with trepidation
Tricky

From Katrina to Rita already........Have they had THAT many since
Katrina .???

The 2005 list is
Arlene
Bret
Cindy
Dennis
Emily
Franklin
Gert
Harvey
Irene
Jose
Katrina
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
Philippe
Rita
Stan
Tammy
Vince
Wilma
I remember Ophelia being mentioned on the news, but the others must have
been mere breezes.
Hey - and look! Stan's next!
PC

That's another fine mess you've gotten me into, Stanley...

--
Halmyre

f c e k
i r i s h c o n n e c t i o n

Marcus Houlden

2005-09-23 20:56:51 UTC

Post by Halmyre

Post by Peter Cheeseman
The 2005 list is
Arlene
Bret
Cindy
Dennis
Emily
Franklin
Gert
Harvey
Irene
Jose
Katrina
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
Philippe
Rita
Stan
Tammy
Vince
Wilma
I remember Ophelia being mentioned on the news, but the others must have
been mere breezes.
Hey - and look! Stan's next!

That's another fine mess you've gotten me into, Stanley...

And after that, the well known country & western song "Stand By Your Man (if
he hasn't been blown away)". Hurricane Wilma has a few interesting
possibilities. Do you think Fred will get blown by Wilma?

mh.

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From address is a blackhole. Reply-to address is valid.

"People are animals too."

Matt Wheeler

2005-09-22 20:35:57 UTC