A Public Service

As a result of recent world events, billions of people are trying to figure out exactly what the hell is a cyclone. The media is throwing around a lot of terms in a feeble attempt to make the American public understand what kind of force of nature could wipe out an entire third world country ruled by something as naughty sounding as a military junta. A typhoon, a tornado, a monsoon, a tsunami, a hurricane, a recession, a nor’easter… they all fall short of the mark. The confusion is understandable seeing as nobody even knows what the country is called. Is it Burma? Is it Myanmar? Is it France? Nobody knows.

As a public service, I’ve decided to impart you with a bit of my knowledge on the subject. Feel free to reference said knowledge to shock, amaze, and belittle your friends, coworkers, and family. A nugget like this is good to toss out at functions such as a Mother’s Day dinner.

A cyclone is mythical storm with one eye and a horn.

More new posts to follow… Have a happy Mother’s Day.

Comments

[Leah]

I thought a cyclone was a roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia.

[Igmar Fillipé]

...A mythical roller coaster with one eye and a horn.

[teb]

I thought it was some type of mythical ice cream drink... Glad you're here to set me straight, old friend.

[HeyJoe]

And just when I was about to delete you from my blogroll. ;)

I thought a cyclone was another euphemism for the one-eyed trouser trout.

[the weirdgirl]

Those one eye, one horned things certainly wreak havoc, don't they?

[bacster]

so, what, then, is a myanmar ... and, exactly how dirty is a junta?

[Wil]

HA! just give me a toothpick and some pepper spray.

[Scott]

What pisses me off, especially living along the Florida Gulf Coast, is that the American Press calls any Pacific storm a "hurricane". Americans are ignorant because their press keeps them so. You probably already know this--but this is for the benefit of your readers. If it's in the Pacific, it's a typhoon. If it's in the Atlantic, it's a hurricane. If it's in the Indian, it's a cyclone.