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24. it's sexier for today's teevee

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 09:33 PM

Dec 2012

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Winter storm Draco??? Seriously, since when do winter storms get names?? [View all] Siwsan Dec 2012 OP

That's a cool name, though, Draco. ananda Dec 2012 #2

Stupid... Rider3 Dec 2012 #3

I lived in Michigan that year... Kalidurga Dec 2012 #14

SInce this year HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #4

It's a Weather Channel thing. NOAA and NWS ignore it (nt) Recursion Dec 2012 #5

A a matter of fact, I think NOAA asked them to annabanana Dec 2012 #18

And some nor'easters certainly operate on a similar kind of level Posteritatis Dec 2012 #9

It started this year more or less as a gag Posteritatis Dec 2012 #7

I was wondering the same thing. graywarrior Dec 2012 #10

No one glues themselves to their teevee Mariana Dec 2012 #16

harry potter thing--watch out for storm voldemort dembotoz Dec 2012 #11

I just said the same thing to someone not 10 minutes ago. What the hell? Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2012 #12

The Greater Snow of 2000 and the Greatest Snow of 2000. TexasProgresive Dec 2012 #17

When I was a kid we didn't name hurricanes. Glassunion Dec 2012 #13

I've been told I'm as old as dirt TexasProgresive Dec 2012 #20

They gave us Frankenstorm and The Chiclone ... eom Kolesar Dec 2012 #27

Three storms away from GANDOLF Earth_First Dec 2012 #19

Q......????????? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #25

No doubt it focus grouped well. xfundy Dec 2012 #21

Well, we had snowmageddon here in the DC area a few years ago. amandabeech Dec 2012 #22

it's sexier for today's teevee spanone Dec 2012 #24

Next ... maybe there will be corporate sponsors for storms. LOL n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #26