Oh no, not Desmond.

[terrypin]

Headline:

Storm Desmond set to unleash 75mph winds and up to 200mm rainfall in 30 hours.

Desmond? Ffs couldn't they name it something more sinister?
Damian, for instance.

 

[Brigadier]

A brisk breeze and a bit of rain? Does it even deserve its own name?

 

[terrypin]

A brisk breeze and a bit of rain? Does it even deserve its own name?

That's got a ring to it.
"The storm with no name"

 

[JBR]

I admit to being one of those old dinosaurs who thinks that the world was a better place when such storms were routinely given female names.
Of course, we had a sense of humour in those days.

 

[handyjack]

They used to name storms after women for a very good reason. When they came they made a lot of noise. When they left, the took your car and half your house with them.

 

[noseall]

Of course, we had a sense of humour in those days.

Yes, and polio.


It's the do-gooders fault.

 

[noseall]

oops double bubble.

 

[longdogs]

I thought Desmond had a barrow in the market place.

 

[securespark]

He was.

And Molly was the singer in a band.

Another lyric born out of drugs!

That's got a ring to it.

So's my b*m, but you wouldn't name a storm after it!

 

[jockscott]

So's my b*m, but you wouldn't name a storm after it!

Yes they have. The letter S has been called Securesparks B*m (expect a lot of wind and sh*t weather)

 

[JBR]

Just been helping the wife with replacing the bed linen. She shouted at me for taking too long over my side (I'm a perfectionist), so I explained to her why (before the PC age) they used to name all hurricanes using female names.
She thought it was quite funny, actually.

 

[longdogs]

Just been helping the wife with replacing the bed linen. She shouted at me for taking too long over my side (I'm a perfectionist), so I explained to her why (before the PC age) they used to name all hurricanes using female names.
She thought it was quite funny, actually.

I also get shouted at when we are replacing the bed linen but that's because I am totally cr^p at it.

 

[JBR]

Just been helping the wife with replacing the bed linen. She shouted at me for taking too long over my side (I'm a perfectionist), so I explained to her why (before the PC age) they used to name all hurricanes using female names.
She thought it was quite funny, actually.

I also get shouted at when we are replacing the bed linen but that's because I am totally cr^p at it.

I suppose we are not designed to be good at such things. Woman's work.

 

[terrypin]

Told you, Damian would have been more appropriate.

 

[JBR]

Diane would have been even better.

(Wasn't there a Diane on here?)