Melissa Baby, can’t we all just be friends?

[TarnishedPenny]

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[Statius]

'Lets go dancing, said the firefly to the hurricane'

Can't remember the band.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Most guys like it when I blow.

 

[Statius]

Most guys like it when I blow.

I imagine that's true

 

[KittyOfSteele]

Most guys like it when I blow.

 

[TheLobster]

Let's hope it doesn't turn out to be a hurricane of bees...

 

[Actingup]

Fun fact: in the NW Pacific, typhoons are generally named after trees, animals, flowers and so on to avoid naming them after people. It avoids those awkward dinner party conversations.

Meanwhile in Darwin, which was devastated by Cyclone Tracy in the 1970s, there was a famous bit of post-cyclone commentary on a (General Motors) Holden Torana:



Australian band Hoodoo Gurus took it further in the 80s with a song about an imaginary girlfriend named Tracy, who went off to vent her rage with a 'blow', singing as she went 'Tojo never made it to Darwin' (the Japanese bombed Darwin many times during WWII, but there was no land invasion).

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Now Cat 5 with 160MPH winds.

That's bad enough when one is moving along as they usually do. But this one isn't. It's crawling at 3MPH, so they'll potentially have 130-140 MPH winds or higher for 2-3 days. Forecast is also for 20-30" of rain, with 40" possible in some areas.

 

[SimonDoom]

Most guys like it when I blow.

But Category 5? I mean, at that level doesn't it just knock it over?

 

[Robin_Starveling]

But Category 5? I mean, at that level doesn't it just knock it over?

At that level, the sheet gets sucked into the ass.

 

[TheLobster]

But Category 5? I mean, at that level doesn't it just knock it over?

A rare instance where taller dicks are at a disadvantage compared to shorter ones.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Let's hope it doesn't turn out to be a hurricane of bees...

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Melissa is from the Greek word for honeybee. In Greek mythology, Melissa was either a nymph who brought honey to the gods, or actually a bee who gave honey to Zeus and Hera as a wedding gift. In return Zeus gave the bees stingers to protect their hives.

 

[SimonDoom]

I think we have a new Sy-Fy channel movie concept. First there was Sharknado. Now there's Bee-i-cane.

Let's hope it doesn't turn out to be a hurricane of bees...

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[Statius]

I think we have a new Sy-Fy channel movie concept. First there was Sharknado. Now there's Bee-i-cane.

That would be worse than Sharknado!

 

[UsuallyPresent]

That would be worse than Sharknado!

Think of the drifts of dead stingless bees left after the storm... Shovelling carapace instead of snow or ash!

 

[Statius]

Think of the drifts of dead stingless bees left after the storm... Shovelling carapace instead of snow or ash!

Get the snowblower out! That'd be even better

 

[SimonDoom]

That would be worse than Sharknado!

And THAT is hard to do.

Sharknado is actually so completely stupid that it's kind of enjoyable. The actors all realize how stupid it is and ham it up. Ian Zeiring is great. The scene where he jumps into the shark's mouth with a chain saw is one of the most jaw droppingly bonkers scenes I've ever seen.

Bees could be just as dangerous, but maybe not as entertaining. Unless they were BIG bees.

 

[Robin_Starveling]

Did you know that the vast majority of industrial honey you consume comes from captive bees fed exclusively on white sugar?

I once got stung by a bee without the slightest provocation. I was calmly reading in the garden when a sudden, searing pain shot through my arm, as if someone had pressed a lit cigarette into my skin. I caught her writhing, still clinging, before I shook her off. I’ve held a grudge ever since.

 

[SimonDoom]

Did you know that the vast majority of industrial honey you consume comes from captive bees fed exclusively on white sugar?

I once got stung by a bee without the slightest provocation. I was calmly reading in the garden when a sudden, searing pain shot through my arm, as if someone had pressed a lit cigarette into my skin. I caught her writhing, still clinging, before I shook her off. I’ve held a grudge ever since.

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Fun fact: in the NW Pacific, typhoons are generally named after trees, animals, flowers and so on to avoid naming them after people. It avoids those awkward dinner party conversations.

Meanwhile in Darwin, which was devastated by Cyclone Tracy in the 1970s, there was a famous bit of post-cyclone commentary on a (General Motors) Holden Torana:



Australian band Hoodoo Gurus took it further in the 80s with a song about an imaginary girlfriend named Tracy, who went off to vent her rage with a 'blow', singing as she went 'Tojo never made it to Darwin' (the Japanese bombed Darwin many times during WWII, but there was no land invasion).

Strange lyrics. Definitely not an American thing, because most American have no clue about history. Anyway, the Japanese wanted to fight everybody without any significant allies. The Germans at least had the Italians and the Romanians, although that didn't help much.

 

[M_K_Babalon]

We're getting the rain from that damn hurricane, as if it ain't cold enough.

 

[Actingup]

Strange lyrics. Definitely not an American thing, because most American have no clue about history. Anyway, the Japanese wanted to fight everybody without any significant allies. The Germans at least had the Italians and the Romanians, although that didn't help much.

The Japanese were taking advantage of the distractions of the Allies in Europe to try and shore up their position, particularly with China so vulnerable.

Every pub band should have a good war history song in their repertoire, I reckon. The best known one in Australia would probably be 'Khe Sanh', by Cold Chisel, a Vietnam Veterans' song. Giving it a Vietnamese title and including lyrics that had it banned from radio ('and their legs were often open, but their minds were always closed, and their hearts were held in fast suburban chains') shouldn't have been a receipe for success, but there are generations of Australians who can be heard bellowing out every word when it's being played.

 

[gunhilltrain]

The Japanese were taking advantage of the distractions of the Allies in Europe to try and shore up their position, particularly with China so vulnerable.

Every pub band should have a good war history song in their repertoire, I reckon. The best known one in Australia would probably be 'Khe Sanh', by Cold Chisel, a Vietnam Veterans' song. Giving it a Vietnamese title and including lyrics that had it banned from radio ('and their legs were often open, but their minds were always closed, and their hearts were held in fast suburban chains') shouldn't have been a receipe for success, but there are generations of Australians who can be heard bellowing out every word when it's being played.

I wonder if invading China was a mistake, like the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The sheer size of the place is daunting.

I've never heard that song before; I doubt most Americans have. I'll have to think of an American band with a song specifically about Vietnam rarely than merely associated with it.

 

[iwatchus]

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I'll have to think of an American band with a song specifically about Vietnam rarely than merely associated with it.

Country Joe and the Fish is the first one to come to mind. There were several others about getting drafted. That was such a big part of the psyche of the late 60's early 70's for every male of age. College was an easy deferment, And if your Daddy was connected, you got into the National Guard, which unlike now, was not deployed over seas.

 

[Statius]

I wonder if invading China was a mistake, like the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The sheer size of the place is daunting.

I've never heard that song before; I doubt most Americans have. I'll have to think of an American band with a song specifically about Vietnam rarely than merely associated with it.

Goodnight Saigon- Billy Joel. Fucking brilliant