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Post #188,531
by static
12/29/04 9:05:06 PM
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New There was an article last night on the news...
... that briefly explored the term "tidal wave" vs. "tsunami" and the impact on the world's collective consciousness now that we suddenly have so much footage of it happening.

They mentioned that "tidal wave" is inaccurate, though it is understandable how it came about ("earthquake wave" would be more accurate). It was then mentioned that English doesn't have a word for such a wave: but the Japanese do. It is interesting to note that *all* the newscasts here in Oz are calling it a "tsunami".

Wade.

Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
 
Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please

-- "Anything but Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne.
Post #188,606
by tuberculosis
Picture of tuberculosis
12/30/04 6:24:29 PM
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New Yep - as I like to point out
there's a reason tsunami is a Japanese word.


"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."     --Albert Einstein

"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses."     --George W. Bush
     I'm kind of surprised - (jake123) - (35) - Dec. 28, 2004, 02:08:19 PM EST
         What can be said? :-< -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - Dec. 28, 2004, 02:09:38 PM EST
             Exactly. -NT - (inthane-chan) - Dec. 28, 2004, 02:42:43 PM EST
         Still stunned -NT - (Silverlock) - Dec. 28, 2004, 02:19:19 PM EST
         I wondered too - (Nightowl) - (14) - Dec. 28, 2004, 02:24:16 PM EST
             Earthquakes scary? - (Andrew Grygus) - (13) - Dec. 28, 2004, 02:54:30 PM EST
                 You'd love the Puget Sound... - (inthane-chan) - (6) - Dec. 28, 2004, 02:58:41 PM EST
                     It gets worse - (ben_tilly) - Dec. 28, 2004, 07:33:54 PM EST
                     Bring it on - (tuberculosis) - Dec. 28, 2004, 08:01:36 PM EST
                     Riiiiiight. - (FuManChu) - (3) - Dec. 29, 2004, 01:51:51 AM EST
                         Hey, did I say spend $$$? - (inthane-chan) - Dec. 29, 2004, 10:45:39 AM EST
                         Sorry, but that argument is stupid - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Dec. 29, 2004, 03:39:36 PM EST
                             For reference - (jake123) - Dec. 30, 2004, 02:43:31 PM EST
                 La Palma - (pwhysall) - Dec. 28, 2004, 03:03:03 PM EST
                 Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma - (Another Scott) - (1) - Dec. 28, 2004, 05:06:58 PM EST
                     Two guys rode that wave - (drewk) - Dec. 29, 2004, 12:13:20 PM EST
                 Why they are scary - (Nightowl) - (1) - Dec. 28, 2004, 09:16:01 PM EST
                     Ah I see.. sorta like the Bush Admin, then. -NT - (Ashton) - Dec. 29, 2004, 04:28:39 AM EST
                 La Palma - (scoenye) - Dec. 29, 2004, 01:38:00 PM EST
         Nothing to say... - (Arkadiy) - Dec. 28, 2004, 02:38:48 PM EST
         Horrible. Didn't think anything else needed saying. - (imric) - Dec. 28, 2004, 02:55:07 PM EST
         Well, not much to say - (JayMehaffey) - Dec. 28, 2004, 04:56:05 PM EST
         60K dead now. - (pwhysall) - (13) - Dec. 28, 2004, 08:05:55 PM EST
             And counting. - (a6l6e6x) - (12) - Dec. 28, 2004, 09:22:14 PM EST
                 Shipping not affected - (broomberg) - Dec. 28, 2004, 09:33:35 PM EST
                 At sea a tsunami is not a big deal - (ben_tilly) - (5) - Dec. 28, 2004, 10:07:33 PM EST
                     Water disappearing - (tuberculosis) - (3) - Dec. 29, 2004, 02:57:41 PM EST
                         Hence the name "tidal wave" - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Dec. 29, 2004, 03:26:31 PM EST
                             There was an article last night on the news... - (static) - (1) - Dec. 29, 2004, 09:05:06 PM EST
                                 Yep - as I like to point out - (tuberculosis) - Dec. 30, 2004, 06:24:29 PM EST
                     was explaining that to people at work - (daemon) - Dec. 29, 2004, 05:27:12 PM EST
                 Not to mention ... - (drewk) - Dec. 29, 2004, 12:15:16 PM EST
                 Radio news at 3 PM today - (lincoln) - (3) - Dec. 30, 2004, 04:48:14 PM EST
                     As for the 'corporate' response... - (Meerkat) - (2) - Dec. 30, 2004, 06:09:04 PM EST
                         MoveOn.org has sent a note to all members - (Ashton) - (1) - Dec. 30, 2004, 11:31:31 PM EST
                             The City of Sydney is doing its bit. - (Meerkat) - Dec. 31, 2004, 12:03:11 AM EST

Like when you're stuck in a traffic jam for an hour only to learn that the root cause was somebody on the roadside losing a piece of their McGriddle between their plump thighs.
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