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Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: corey101 on September 01, 2005, 02:18:13 AM

Title: huricanes stink!!!
Post by: corey101 on September 01, 2005, 02:18:13 AM

ok, we've seen these huricanes, WHY WONT THEY STOP!
so i dont care if you havent been hit hard or even been hit at all, tell us, what do you think  about all these huricanes and what you would do if they hit you.


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Post by: Bluhman on September 01, 2005, 02:35:25 AM

Hurricanes blow.

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Post by: smokey_locs2002 on September 01, 2005, 02:50:02 AM

ah maybe you should add just a little detail to that first post. Louisiana got it's *** kicked by a hurricane, my baby lives there =( She's okay though. Found this



Katrina will scar US 'for years'
   
New Orleans residents watch helicopter near Superdome

City under siege
The US states stricken by Hurricane Katrina will take years to recover, President George W Bush has said, after an aerial tour of the disaster zone.

He promised his cabinet will take over the aid operation for "one of the worst natural disasters" the US had seen.

An extra 10,000 troops are being sent to the worst-hit areas in the coastal states of Louisiana and Mississippi.

New Orleans is to be fully evacuated, amid fears thousands may have died there as flood waters swept the city.

With most of the low-lying city now submerged, its remaining residents have no electricity and are running out of fresh water and food.

BBC correspondent Alastair Leithead says widespread looting and the failure to stop water pouring in from burst embankments have added to the panic in the city, and most people are now desperate to leave.

Map of central New Orleans

Plans have been announced to evacuate tens of thousands of people from New Orleans - including some 20,000 sheltering in its crowded Superdome stadium.

Asked how many had died in the city, Mayor Ray Nagin said "Minimum, hundreds. Most likely, thousands."

'Doubly devastating'

President Bush's aircraft circled low over the stricken region on Wednesday as it flew him to Washington, ending his month-long break in Texas a few days earlier than scheduled.

As he passed over towns whose rooftops alone remained visible above flood waters, Mr Bush said: "It's devastating."

   

Follow Katrina's path

"It's got to be doubly devastating on the ground."

Later addressing the nation from the White House, the president said the relief effort would initially focus on restoring power, communication and transport links.

He also announced the release of fuel from federal reserves to stabilise oil output, severely dented by hurricane damage to rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

"This will help take some pressure off the gas price," Mr Bush said.

'Late response'

With conditions still deteriorating, the government has declared a public health emergency along the whole of the Gulf coast to speed up the delivery of food, water and fuel to the region.

   
Before the phones went, I was told [my family in Biloxi] had lost their roof, barn, 2 oak trees and many pines and they were letting in water
Natalie McVeigh
Oakley, England

Your Katrina experiences
Blogging Katrina

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said 1,700 truckloads of essential supplies were on their way there.

Medical shelters are being set up offering 10,000 beds, while the US military is providing dozens of rescue helicopters and boats.

The Pentagon has ordered 10,000 extra national guardsmen to be despatched to Louisiana and Mississippi.

This will bring to 21,000 the total number of troops in areas hit by the hurricane, including Alabama and Florida.

President Bush aboard Air Force One
President Bush flew over areas worst hit by the hurricane

Officials in Mississippi state, to the east of Louisiana, have warned the death toll is likely to climb above the current 110.

The state's Harrison County bore the brunt of Hurricane Katrina as it slammed into Biloxi and Gulfport before heading inland.

Democratic senator Frank Lautenberg has accused the Bush administration of taking too long to respond.

"We are watching this devastation unfold on our televisions for days and you have to ask: where is the federal government?" the Reuters news agency quotes him as saying.

"We should have had a significant amount of troops and supplies there on the ground Monday."

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Post by: Dragonchick93 on September 01, 2005, 02:54:38 AM

Katrina SUCKS _veryangry_

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Post by: Darkfox on September 01, 2005, 03:18:27 AM

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Hurricanes blow.

Bluhman is technically right you know.

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Post by: DragonBlaze on September 01, 2005, 03:47:55 AM

Lol, yeah :p

Yeah hurricanes suck, but there's not much you can do about it. I live in Wisconsin, and hell's gonna freeze over before a hurricane comes here. My aunt and uncle live in florida, so they got hit by a few earlier, but luckily their house wasn't damaged.

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Post by: wildguy3922 on September 01, 2005, 04:29:58 AM

I love hurricanes, but only when they don't do any damage.

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Post by: Drace on September 01, 2005, 10:58:18 AM

I agree with Wildguy. It's the one time a year  of excitment. Well, not really a huricane we have but a little bit of wind and falling trees.

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Post by: tyia on September 01, 2005, 11:54:06 AM

I hate hurricanes, especially this one.
Most of my family live in Louisiana.

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Post by: Drighton on September 01, 2005, 01:13:01 PM

It is havoc there.

They have declared Martial Law in New Orleans (or is it all of Louisiana), meaning the police force can do WHATEVER they want to uphold the law, disregarding Miranda Rights and Civil Rights. They can "pop a cap" in someone without a second thought.

All this because of the looting that is going on. People have looted Wal-Marts, which of course has weapons and live ammo, and gun shops.

There was an evacuation of the Superdome to move the 10,000+ people from there to the Astrodome here in Houston, but that has been suspended due to people AT the Superdome shooting at the very helicopters that are trying to help. Thats right, people have guns at the Superdome.

And don't even get me started on gas prices. Before the hurricane, I was flipping out that gas was expected to reach $3/gallon by the end of the year... now its expected to reach $3 REALLY soon and $4 by the end of the year. :( Since I drive and pay for my own gas THIS SUCKS! I paid off one of my credit cards, but the rising gas prices made the difference.

 :yell: THIS SUCKS! THIS SUCKS! THIS SUCKS! :yell:

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Post by: smokey_locs2002 on September 01, 2005, 02:08:02 PM

Matial Law is insane....I seen that into act....it ain't purdy.

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Post by: Moosetroop11 on September 01, 2005, 02:23:06 PM

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Originally posted by Drighton
It is havoc there.

They have declared Martial Law in New Orleans (or is it all of Louisiana), meaning the police force can do WHATEVER they want to uphold the law, disregarding Miranda Rights and Civil Rights. They can "pop a cap" in someone without a second thought.

All this because of the looting that is going on. People have looted Wal-Marts, which of course has weapons and live ammo, and gun shops.

There was an evacuation of the Superdome to move the 10,000+ people from there to the Astrodome here in Houston, but that has been suspended due to people AT the Superdome shooting at the very helicopters that are trying to help. Thats right, people have guns at the Superdome.

And don't even get me started on gas prices. Before the hurricane, I was flipping out that gas was expected to reach $3/gallon by the end of the year... now its expected to reach $3 REALLY soon and $4 by the end of the year. :( Since I drive and pay for my own gas THIS SUCKS! I paid off one of my credit cards, but the rising gas prices made the difference.

 :yell: THIS SUCKS! THIS SUCKS! THIS SUCKS! :yell:

American fuel costs nothing comared to British. Count yourself lucky in that respect.

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Post by: GhostClown on September 01, 2005, 02:37:04 PM

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Originally posted by corey101
ok, we've seen these huricanes, WHY WONT THEY  STOP!

It IS Hurricane season you know.

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Post by: Drighton on September 01, 2005, 02:37:13 PM

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Originally posted by Moosetroop11

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Originally posted by Drighton It is havoc there. They have declared Martial Law in New Orleans (or is it all of Louisiana), meaning the police force can do WHATEVER they want to uphold the law, disregarding Miranda Rights and Civil Rights. They can "pop a cap" in someone without a second thought. All this because of the looting that is going on. People have looted Wal-Marts, which of course has weapons and live ammo, and gun shops. There was an evacuation of the Superdome to move the 10,000+ people from there to the Astrodome here in Houston, but that has been suspended due to people AT the Superdome shooting at the very helicopters that are trying to help. Thats right, people have guns at the Superdome. And don't even get me started on gas prices. Before the hurricane, I was flipping out that gas was expected to reach $3/gallon by the end of the year... now its expected to reach $3 REALLY soon and $4 by the end of the year. :( Since I drive and pay for my own gas THIS SUCKS! I paid off one of my credit cards, but the rising gas prices made the difference.  :yell: THIS SUCKS! THIS SUCKS! THIS SUCKS! :yell:

American fuel costs nothing comared to British. Count yourself lucky in that respect.

American fuel prices are going up because of the demand. Shockingly, even with the prices as high as they are, the demand is going up. People are actually driving more, and no one has changed their habits. We still drive our H2s (the hummers) and Escalades and all those stupid gas guzzlers everywhere we go.

I remember complaining about gas going up from $1.80 to $1.90 to $2.00 .... I would be happy to pay that much now.

I think gas is the equivalent of $6-$8 in Europe, right?

People here need to cut back on their luxury. Americans definately live out of their means. There was a commercial with a guy talking about his house and his cars and everything he had. "How do I do it?" he asks, driving his riding lawn mower. He replies with a giant, painful grin, "I'm in debt up to my eyeballs."

What bothers me is the fact that we have had the technology to produce fuel efficient vehicles, but have refused to do so. Do we really need a car that goes 1000mph when the speed limit says we can't go over 70mph? I think it was in Iceland that they developed a car that runs on garbage. Your own trash!

Our next president needs to be one who will push the transition from gas to hydrogen fueled cars... hell and make us use the metric system.

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Post by: WarxePB on September 01, 2005, 02:46:13 PM

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Originally posted by Drighton
Our next president needs to be one who will push the transition from gas to hydrogen fueled cars... hell and make us use the metric system.

Metric systems pwns the Imperial system, oh yeah!


In any case, on the topic of hurricanes, I think that global warming has something to do with it - it's causing massive climate shifts already. So yeah, we're doomed to die by nature killing us with supervolcanoes and megatwisters and all that good movie stuff.

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Post by: Drighton on September 01, 2005, 02:48:38 PM

Hmmm I don't mind drowning, nor being sucked up in a twister... but dying because I've fallen into lava... that would suck.

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Post by: Drace on September 01, 2005, 02:50:45 PM

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Originally posted by Warxe_PhoenixBlade

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Originally posted by Drighton hell and make us use the metric system.

Metric systems pwns the Imperial system, oh yeah!
 

Hell yeah. Join the metric side! It's way better!

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Post by: Drighton on September 01, 2005, 02:57:43 PM

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Originally posted by Warxe_PhoenixBlade


Metric systems pwns the Imperial system, oh yeah!


In any case, on the topic of hurricanes, I think that global warming has something to do with it - it's causing massive climate shifts already. So yeah, we're doomed to die by nature killing us with supervolcanoes and megatwisters and all that good movie stuff.

If this world is destroyed, it will be by the hands of man, not nature. Nature instictively rights what is wrong, violently if necessary. Hurricanes, tornadoes, etc are all ways that the Earth heals and cleanses itself. If we would leave the world alone, not pollute, and live off of the earth as was intended it would eventually fix all the damage done by this and past generations.

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Post by: SaiKar on September 01, 2005, 03:18:00 PM

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Originally posted by Drighton
If this world is destroyed, it will be by the hands of man, not nature. Nature instictively rights what is wrong, violently if necessary. Hurricanes, tornadoes, etc are all ways that the Earth heals and cleanses itself. If we would leave the world alone, not pollute, and live off of the earth as was intended it would eventually fix all the damage done by this and past generations.

There is no "natural instinct". There is no "intended". None of this is happening for a moral reason. Huge hurricanes like this might be because of mankind's impact on the global climate, but it isn't some sort of punishment by an angry earth spirit. It might be a good sign that we're mucking things up too much for our own good though.

I'm sort of in shock over this. It isn't every day that I wake up one day, check the news, and find that a major city is just basically GONE. September 11th was a handfull of buildings. This pales in comparison. Though I wonder which event will be more infamously remembered a hundred years down the line.

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Post by: Drace on September 01, 2005, 03:20:41 PM

An entire city is gone? Woah! I need to read an online paper.

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Post by: Ace of Spades on September 01, 2005, 07:53:46 PM

It was the terrorists!!!11!!11111 They have invented technology to.... no, they're in ca-hootz (sp?) with the Asians and THEY made the technology to synthesize natural disasters, it's the only explanation!!!11!!

Obviously I'm just being an idiot with that, but seriously, I really don't care about the people who our left there. (omg, Ace you are an inhumane ***hole) No, really. They had a 5 DAY EVACUATION WARNING. Sure, I'm sorry about what's going on down there, and that people are being killed and such, but guess what, maybe Katrina WANTED to rid the earth of those filthy bastards down there who are shooting people, raping women, looting places, just completely reaking havoc across the place. I'm not saying that Katrina the hurricane had a mind of its own, but nature has its way of "cleaning things up", and from what I've heard and seen, New Orleans is a filthy place. But what's sickening to me, is not a damn country is going to help at all. Nobody, we haven't gotten any response, no other country gives a ****. We do what we can to help donate for the tsunami that happened, and what do we get in return? Not a damn cent, not even a ****ing tank of water bottles FRANCE. It's so stupid, America helps people, and then when **** happens to us, everyone else just gives us the finger "**** YOU AMERICA!!!". I hate it. I seriously think that America from now on should just say "**** YOU" back. But no, we won't do that. Though we WANT to, we're TOO NICE to do it. That's right, everyone thinks that America is the bad guys, we suck, screw them, but then in time of need, "Oh America, please help us." and we do. Anyway, got a little off topic... actually not really, but yeah. Don't even say that there's nothing you can do about the hurricane when they had a warning. In my mind though, I wish that Katrina could've cleared that place out, with all the crime and **** they're doing now. And gas prices... don't even get me started. Those fuckers at OPEC don't give a damn that a disaster happened, they take advantage at every disaster that happens, because they're HEARTLESS MOTHER FUCKERS WHO DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ANYTHING BUT THEIR ****ing FOREIGN SELVES AND MONEY. ARAGHGHGHGHGH!!!!!! .....and those people that were in the dome and **** better not come up here, I don't feel like getting malaria, typhoid or any other **** that they're plagued with...

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Post by: Darkfox on September 01, 2005, 08:06:27 PM

Gee Ace... this is totally not like you... rather uncomforting, you've never used so many cusses in one post as far as I remember so I'm assuming your pretty angry towards this subject... it's usually me who's Mr. Rage. Though I can understand your hatred towards a place that is full of that. But what of those who aren't and have no choice but to live with it (or die from it whichever the case may be) and have not enough income to move and maybe do not even have a car?

Though I do agree that those gas companies are greedy, and those awful people needed to be dealt with.

Though I know some sombody down around there that was close to the hurricane destruction field, though he said he and his family was going to take extra precautions so I'm hoping they are alright.

I just want to say, that for most people it ain't easy to leave a place you've lived in for years and have grown attached to, knowing that it'll likely be destroyed, leaving all the money that was put into it. Hey, it wouldn't really be much to some really rich guy, he probably would have secondary houses already built, but what about those poorer people, some even don't have cars. I dunno, there are too many factors left out.

Yes, I loathe the creeps, but those who have no choice are those you should try to take into consideration.

OOT: MelvinMyster? What does that mean? It's a new member O.o people get the oddest nicknames somtimes.

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Post by: Drace on September 01, 2005, 08:20:18 PM

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Originally posted by Darkfox
I just want to say, that for most people it ain't easy to leave a place you've lived in for years and have grown attached to

That doesn't only aply to humans. Animals have that too. But then again, an animal won't have a 5 day evacuation warning...

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Post by: coasterkrazy on September 01, 2005, 09:00:11 PM

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Originally posted by Drighton
If this world is destroyed, it will be by the hands of man, not nature. Nature instictively rights what is wrong, violently if necessary. Hurricanes, tornadoes, etc are all ways that the Earth heals and cleanses itself. If we would leave the world alone, not pollute, and live off of the earth as was intended it would eventually fix all the damage done by this and past generations.

My dad said that once, and this is what I what was thinking:
You are definitely right about the world being destroyed by the hands of man and not nature. What I think warxe meant about global warming was meaning man. Global warming is being done by the burning of fossil fuels and the like. Have you ever seen The Day After Tomorrow? I think that it was a good take on the effects of global warming, and while I wouldn't believe it to be that dramatic, I think global is making storm systems worse. At least hurricane's and twister's anyway. It's been snowing on and off more and less in winter's up here in northeastern US. That's just my whole view of things.

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Post by: PyroAlchemist on September 01, 2005, 09:23:48 PM

LOL I live in Alabama so Katrina got my house. Not the whole thing but it sure got my porch LOL It blew it all away so I had to jump down like     15 feet to get down. So much fun >_<

PS- My condolences for those who lost more.

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Post by: Drace on September 01, 2005, 10:20:17 PM

I heard that if the global temperature rises 3 degrees celcius that Greenland's(not sure) ice caps will melt and that the sea will rise 7 meter. And when that happens, make sure you have a trash can. It kept the guy in Brainiac floathing.

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Post by: ZeroKirbyX on September 01, 2005, 10:29:44 PM

Ah, Louisiana... the only state that no one will accuse of being part of the US. Overall though you know that people will recover, the idiots that didn't leave in heed of a week long warning have been wiped from the gene pool, and Mardi Gras will go on no matter the level of destruction so it's all good.

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Post by: Razor on September 01, 2005, 10:39:26 PM

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Originally posted by Darkfox I just want to say, that for most people it ain't easy to leave a place you've lived in for years and have grown attached to

That doesn't only aply to humans. Animals have that too. But then again, an animal won't have a 5 day evacuation warning...

Yeah, but animals can sense weather anomalies before they happen. w00t.


edit: retardretardretard!!!I meant to say "can"! arg!

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Post by: wildguy3922 on September 01, 2005, 11:02:18 PM

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You know, this entire day, I was at work, and the only thing I hear around the store was "Gas prices, Gas prices, Gas prices."

We get people coming in on their shifts and they start telling everyone of the LONG lines that are at the gas stations. I've known ever since I've lived here, this city I live in is the hometown for the worst drivers. There's about 5 wrecks a day in our city, because people like to cut out in front of each other or people like to look pimp and forget how to drive.

BUT, my point is, you should've seen the wrecks today....I counted....about....25 wrecks between my job and my house, which is like 3 miles. As soon as I was driving back, I was just thinking over and over, "If something goes wrong locally, doesn't matter if its minor or major, the entire city will go chaotic. The only thing that's majorly chaotic are the fist fights that go on at the gas pumps, people cutting in line and fighting over gas. Tomorrow, all of our gas stations will either be $6.00 a gallon, or be shut down. Thank god we filled up today.

I even heard that today that some people brought shotguns to a gas station and took about 50 gallons of gas for free and left and never got caught. The gas station's shut down now.

Doesn't matter how much gas we have left, if it's 0 or 2 drops, people just want to drive for no apparent reason, for no reason at all. I'm going to be laughing when no one has gas and everybody has to walk, and we are the only ones will gas. It'll be like that one scene on War of the Worlds, where they were fighting over that car.

Bush said that they took loans and made a large shipment from foriegn countries full of fuel, but I think that's a bunch of balony. It's only been said so it can calm us down. But face it everybody, THERE'S NO GAS COMING!!!

And just like Ace said, let most of the people in New Orleans rot, because like I said, one thing, minor or major, the entire city will go hectic. Since this is major, rapings, lootings, shootings, etc etc is happening.

I agree with everything Ace said too, I'm just not expressing it the same way he is. I've never seen Ace so angry.

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Post by: Darkfox on September 02, 2005, 12:23:56 AM

 

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I've never seen Ace so angry.

Nor have I. He's not seemed himself, but I'll assume he's under quite a bit of stress.

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Post by: Deathreaper on September 02, 2005, 01:50:07 AM

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Originally posted by corey101
ok, we've seen these huricanes, WHY WONT THEY STOP!
so i dont care if you havent been hit hard or even been hit at all, tell us, what do you think  about all these huricanes and what you would do if they hit you.


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Well, Mr.Sessler Hurricanes have to be ere and reason they are coming so much is becuase they are fixing the atmosphere, but people should try not to live in Red zones if they don't not want to suffer. Sincea hurricane and other storms run on heat tis Global Warming fault, but this was temerures were going to move in an area one day and GW just made i faster. You cannot blame the hurricane for even thou it kills it rebuilds the oozone and with out it we would have to move underground to escape the UV rays and then a solor falre will kill us all after that.

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Post by: Razor on September 02, 2005, 06:37:55 AM

Do you
A) Understand a hurricane at all?
B) Even know what a solar flare is and how it works? (seriously doubt this one)
C) Know what you just said?

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Post by: Sephiroth12317 on September 02, 2005, 12:11:23 PM

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Originally posted by corey101
ok, we've seen these huricanes, WHY WONT THEY STOP!

Its a force of nature they wont stop lol

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Post by: Drace on September 02, 2005, 02:13:14 PM

I say we go and fight the hurricane. Drop some A-Bombs on it.

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Post by: Darkfox on September 02, 2005, 02:41:29 PM

Well Katrina is dead already. Like a fish out of water.

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Post by: Sephiroth12317 on September 02, 2005, 02:44:04 PM

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Originally posted by Drace
I say we go and fight the hurricane. Drop some A-Bombs on it.

Charge it with some knives! RUN INTO IT! BOOYA!!! lol