Alpha is a name?

[Tom Flapwell]

In case you haven't heard, this will be the first year ever to cycle to the end of the (used) alphabet and come back to A for a hurricane name. Already on the rise is Hurricane Alpha, whose very name suggests an exhaustion of ideas.

[VisibilityMissing]

Well, the meteorologists use the Greek alphabet to name the storms after they run to the end of the list for the year. It's not really a lack of ideas, but a nod to the fact that the lists of storm names are published and agreed upon years ahead of time.<br><br><a href='http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml' target='_blank'>Hurricane and tropical storm names</a><br><br>Hopefully we won't get very far past alpha . . .<br><br>But, for the uninitiated it goes: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta . . . <a href='http://www.physlink.com/Reference/GreekAlphabet.cfm' target='_blank'>Greek alphabet</a><br><br>Anyone notice that Oscar shows up in 2006, but Felix doesn't come 'round 'til 2007?

[Steve the Pocket]

Hmm, I see a Florence in there for 2006. Must mention this on the Freefall forum. *zips off*

[norsenerd]

It does speak to soemthing. They also don;t plan for a second alhabet since nobody has ever expected over 26 named storms before any season has ever started. This makes me somewhat speachless. (right.. a polititian speachless. I said <b>almost</b> speachless)

[Bocaj Claw]

I didn't know you were a politician... But anywho.. A month still left and a whole other alphabet to get through.<br><br>I wonder how many more hurricanes we'll have? I'm now taking highly illegal and morally objectionable bets on the subject.

[Richard K Niner]

<!--QuoteBegin-VisibilityMissing+Oct 24 2005, 01:56 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (VisibilityMissing @ Oct 24 2005, 01:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Anyone notice that Oscar shows up in 2006, but Felix doesn't come 'round 'til 2007? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> What are you getting at? I don't follow.

[VisibilityMissing]

<!--QuoteBegin-Richard K Niner+Oct 24 2005, 02:13 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Richard K Niner @ Oct 24 2005, 02:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> What are you getting at?  I don't follow.<br><br> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br><a href='http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063374/' target='_blank'>The Odd Couple</a><br><br>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><br><br><!--QuoteBegin--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> </td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> It does speak to soemthing. They also don;t plan for a second alhabet since nobody has ever expected over 26 named storms before any season has ever started. This makes me somewhat speachless. (right.. a polititian speachless. I said almost speachless)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br><br>Well, as infrequently as it happens that we go through the 21 names before the end of the season (this is only the second time in about 50 years), 21 names have been enough in a normal year.<br><br>This is not a normal year.

[Softpaw]

<!--QuoteBegin-Richard K Niner+Oct 24 2005, 02:13 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Richard K Niner @ Oct 24 2005, 02:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <!--QuoteBegin-VisibilityMissing+Oct 24 2005, 01:56 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (VisibilityMissing @ Oct 24 2005, 01:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Anyone notice that Oscar shows up in 2006, but Felix doesn't come 'round 'til 2007? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>What are you getting at? I don't follow. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> What about Felix? [earperks and looks around]

[Bocaj Claw]

Apparently you're married to some guy named Oscar.

[norsenerd]

Am I oscar?

[Bocaj Claw]

We are all a little Oscar. On the inside. Somewhere near the pancreas.

[Rooster]

YES! Hurricane Tomas! 2010 come on!

[Softpaw]

Actually, my boyfriend's name is Mike, not Oscar <!--emo&:P--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /><!--endemo-->

[Steve the Pocket]

<img src='http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/1260 ... dav1au.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br><br>Did someone mention Mike? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... iggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->

[Bocaj Claw]

Is that from Podunk U?