But fewer mobile homes, so not as much publicity
Sorry, Captain. I'm real sorry. I shoulda kept better care of her. Usually she lets me know when something's wrong. Maybe she did, I just wasn't paying attention...
Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Vortex - Nov 17, 2007 6:39:47 pm PST #2868 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
tommyrot - Nov 17, 2007 6:39:57 pm PST #2869 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
You're twice as likely to see a tornado in Britain than in the U.S.
That's because here in the US, tornadoes mostly come at night. Mostly.
OK, I made that up. Anyway, I thought the US central plains was tornado capital of the world. Oh well.
meara - Nov 17, 2007 6:42:03 pm PST #2870 of 10001
Seriously?? More tornadoes in Britain?? Why do we never hear about them? Do they do as much damage? Are there more hard-core tornadoes in the US, or have we just been brainwashed?
[edit: or is it just "in all of america" vs "all of britain", where we figure that alaska and hawaii and so on don't have a lot of tornadoes, but if we compare "tornadoey parts of britain" vs "great plains", it's def great plains?]
Kristen - Nov 17, 2007 6:43:14 pm PST #2871 of 10001
That's because here in the US, tornadoes mostly come at night. Mostly.
hee Brilliant.
tommyrot - Nov 17, 2007 6:44:44 pm PST #2872 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
More tornadoes in Britain??
I bet it has something to do with Stonehenge. Which, incidentally, is not a henge.
DavidS - Nov 17, 2007 6:47:18 pm PST #2873 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I bet it has something to do with Stonehenge. Which, incidentally, is not a henge.
Fascinating fact - it's not stone either. It's plaster over chicken wire. They just discovered this last year.
Dana - Nov 17, 2007 6:47:30 pm PST #2874 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Are there more hard-core tornadoes in the US, or have we just been brainwashed?
Yes, apparently they are more dangerous and destructive in the U.S., particularly in Tornado Alley.
tommyrot - Nov 17, 2007 6:48:51 pm PST #2875 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yes, apparently they are more dangerous and destructive in the U.S., particularly in Tornado Alley.
Well, one would hope that Tornado Alley would have especially bad tornadoes, or else one would lose all faith in our ability to name things....
Dana - Nov 17, 2007 6:55:20 pm PST #2876 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
QI can destroy many illusions.
aurelia - Nov 17, 2007 7:27:26 pm PST #2877 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
You're twice as likely to see a tornado in Britain than in the U.S.
I'll bet probability of proximity has something to do with it. Tornado Alley contains a lot of wide open, low population density area.