Drew Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 This has been touched on elsewhere, but with reports about the latest storm (Imogen, FFS - I'm grinding my teeth just typing it) arriving, I have to express my absolute contempt for this naming trend. I can't be the only person who finds this extremely irritating and condescending. It's bad enough that people give names to their f**king cars, but this is a step too far. Its wind, rain, and occasionally snow. We don't need to give it a poxy middle-class name to identify what the f**k it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 (edited) This has been touched on elsewhere, but with reports about the latest storm (Imogen, FFS - I'm grinding my teeth just typing it) arriving, I have to express my absolute contempt for this naming trend. I can't be the only person who finds this extremely irritating and condescending. It's bad enough that people give names to their f**king cars, but this is a step too far. Its wind, rain, and occasionally snow. We don't need to give it a poxy middle-class name to identify what the f**k it is! Agree. A load of fcuking bollocks. Fair enough if this is the midwest USA in tornado season, and you are trying to get folk to board up their houses and get tbe fcuk out of Dodge the day before it hits... but this is Scotland in winter, and it gets wild, wet, and windy. Hold the front page. Storm Imogen. FFS! Edited February 7, 2016 by pozbaird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 This has been touched on elsewhere, but with reports about the latest storm (Imogen, FFS - I'm grinding my teeth just typing it) arriving, I have to express my absolute contempt for this naming trend. I can't be the only person who finds this extremely irritating and condescending. It's bad enough that people give names to their f**king cars, but this is a step too far. Its wind, rain, and occasionally snow. We don't need to give it a poxy middle-class name to identify what the f**k it is! Its as annoying as the phrases "temperatures are STRUGGLING to get above freezing" and the classic "Britain is BRACING itself for ...." Neither are true. The temperature doesnt WANT to be higher and Britain is a lump of rock which isnt even thinking about the weather. Classic dumbing down to try and turn everything into entertainment for the easily bored masses. News and weather are news and weather. If I wanted entertainment I would go to the cinema........provided they werent showing that bloody awful Bond film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Bute Saint Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 The next storm I will call Stuart Dickson , expect a strong storm of hot air followed by masses of tear drops. Things will brighten up later as storm Stuart Dickson moves out of the forum taking the storm to pieandbovrilland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 You should have title this post 'Drew', because your causing a bit of a storm on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjerseybuddie Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Let's start taking bets on the next storms cringy name. "Jezebel", "Jeremy", " Jesus it's helluva windy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Getting blown away by Storm Huntley was delightful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapamythighs Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 just think that some tory fkwit got paid good tax payers money to come up with those names..........cant wait for storm zebadee in the spring tho................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 just think that some tory fkwit got paid good tax payers money to come up with those names..........cant wait for storm zebadee in the spring tho................ There will be no storm zebedee. We can look forward to Jake next followed by Katie. At some point there will be a Nigel as well. According to the Met Office, the reason they came up with names, and seriously I kid you not, is because in 2011 people in Scotland called one storm Hurricane Bawbag which apparently "caused confusion". “In this way the public will be better placed to keep themselves, their property and businesses safe,” explains the Met Office website. In other words, like I said above, they think the public are thick as f**k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Great thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinbuddie Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I'm very disappointed that no-one has mentioned 'The Nanny State' or how it's 'Health and safety gone mad'. Those phrases are usually mentioned in the ill informed, irritated ramblings of those bemoaning any minor and largely inconsequential change in modern life. Folk on here need to get their finger out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjerseybuddie Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Storm natikup would be novel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlucifer Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 (edited) Storm natikup would be novel There's been plenty of them on here through the years. Edited February 13, 2016 by stlucifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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