War Room Lounge v40: Mixed Feelings about Natural Disasters

[Fawlty]

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Did you know that Emily Dickinson wrote 5 poems with the word "volcano" in the title? She sounds like a freeeeeak.


Odd Note:
"
The volcano sleeps
And dreams
Of lava red and scalding
And smokes from vents
All spurting.

And it was night
And above circled high
The night-stars
Frightened
The bats flew, now and
Then
A solitary owl wisely
Sped herself
Opened full her wings
To by-pass high
The nether hell of red
To trees of safety.
"
― Emmanuel George Cefai


"Time to go down to the basement for some more hauntingly delicious...unprecedented death tolls!”
― Count Chocula

 

[jk7707]

I hope this thread generates a FLURRY of activity.

I'll see myself out.

 

[Trotsky]

Rankings of disasters by how cool they are:

1. Hurricane
2. Earthquake
3. Blizzard (lol @ "winter storm," you dumb bitch)
4. Tsunami
5. Tornado
6. Volcano
7a. Avalanche
7b. Mudslide (seems more fun than an avalanche)
8. Sinkhole
9. Flood
10. Drought

 

[Fawlty]

3. Blizzard (lol @ "winter storm," you dumb bitch)

If you just go with blizzard, you're missing out on rain freezing over a flood and crazy cold snaps.

 

[Quipling]

Rankings of disasters by how cool they are:

1. Hurricane
2. Earthquake
3. Blizzard (lol @ "winter storm," you dumb bitch)
4. Tsunami
5. Tornado
6. Volcano
7a. Avalanche
7b. Mudslide (seems more fun than an avalanche)
8. Sinkhole
9. Flood
10. Drought

Blizzards are the coolest

Volcanos should be at the bottom of the list by that metric.

 

[Trotsky]

Blizzards are the coolest

Volcanos should be at the bottom of the list by that metric.

Stop it right now.

 

[91 seconds]

Tsunami for now but a giant volcano would probably top it if I survived to watch the footage.

 

[Dirt Road Soldier]

Went with Winter Storm, as we in Minnesota just had a fun one that involved snow, sleet, rain, thunder, and lightning in a matter of hours. It went back AMD forth for a while there, good times.

 

[Trotsky]

I knew I was on to something but it seems I have fingered the wrong man as the mastermind.

 

[Fawlty]

Blizzards are the coolest

Volcanos should be at the bottom of the list by that metric.

You have a drought sense of humor imo.

 

[PolishHeadlock2]

 

[Renard]

Rankings of disasters by how cool they are:

1. Hurricane
2. Earthquake
3. Blizzard (lol @ "winter storm," you dumb bitch)
4. Tsunami
5. Tornado
6. Volcano
7a. Avalanche
7b. Mudslide (seems more fun than an avalanche)
8. Sinkhole
9. Flood
10. Drought

Disaster movies sold me on the coolness of tsunamis and tornados. Hurricanes, volcanos and avalanches aren't bad either. The others are very low energy

 

[PolishHeadlock2]

Blizzards are the coolest

Volcanos should be at the bottom of the list by that metric.

This post is the #1 Natural Disaster

 

[PolishHeadlock2]

Went with Winter Storm, as we in Minnesota just had a fun one that involved snow, sleet, rain, thunder, and lightning in a matter of hours. It went back AMD forth for a while there, good times.

Actually the state of Minnesota in general is the #1 Natural Disaster

 

[Fawlty]

lol @ "Dad, help me, my leg is burning!"

Bitch there's no time for complete sentences.

 

[Jack V Savage]

Liberals gleefully making fun of burning legs. Disappointed head shake.

 

[Dirt Road Soldier]

Actually the state of Minnesota in general is the #1 Natural Disaster

It's not all bad, we got lutefisk!

 

[PolishHeadlock2]

Lol this fucking guy

 

[HockeyBjj]

On poll topic, I absolutely love thunderstorms. I get excited when they start, and sleep like a baby after a very peaceful evening listening to them.

Winter storms I also enjoy, just hate the shoveling after. They also don't cause too many deaths or injuries nowadays. Just inconvinces to travel for the most part, and a lot of prettiness after the sun comes back out

The others I really liked as a kid. Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes. The raw power I think. I'd watch the weather news on TV rooting for the hurricane to hit as a Cat 5. But now I realize the fatalities and damage and not so much a fan of those types. Still that little bit of dark coolness tho I have to shamefully admit

 

[Dirt Road Soldier]

Lol this fucking guy

To be fair, the structure collapsed anyways soooo.... yah. I think his comment, while not well though out, is a wash.