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Naming the weather: "Big fat snow," "wet heat" and more
Posted: Feb 13, 2008 in Things to do
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As I was trudging along the sidewalk from the bus stop to work this morning, I got caught in the splatter of big, fat, wet snow that was falling for awhile. Then I realized that I must really be becoming a Hoosier as I now know that there are several types of snow (powdery snow, icy, hail-like snow that looks like mini-hail balls, round pellet snow, etc.).
Then I thought of all the types of weather we have here (in a given hour, let alone a given year), and it got me to thinking -- do you have names for certain weather? There's got to be at least 100 different names for the weather we see here.
Thoughts?
I've heard the term "Barn Burner" I would suspect it's that time of the year where we haven't had rain for weeks and it's 95+ out.
My favorite term (courtesy of co-worker from ages past) for an full-on snowstorm is "The White Death"
C'mon SoCal...
The "June Gloom"..
s.h.
p.s. And you have entirely too many teeth to be a Hoosier.
There's also:
The Rusty Trombone,
The Dirty Raccoon,
The Raspberry Beret,
The Dirty Sanchez,
oh wait....wrong message board....
There's also: The Rusty Trombone, The Dirty Raccoon, The Raspberry Beret, The Dirty Sanchez, oh ...
The Spiderman . . .
There's also: The Rusty Trombone, The Dirty Raccoon, The Raspberry Beret, The Dirty Sanchez, oh ...
Don't forget the Cincinnati Bowtie...THE single most disgusting thing I've ever heard of.
for more, click here, but be warned that it has some sorta nasty language
I actually Googled all of those terms (because I didn't know any of them). It's fun if you don't know them.
Oh, and it's not the heat that gets you. It's the humidity.
And it wouldn't be so bad, but that wind.
My two least favorite words right now: WIND CHILL.
Something is very wrong when the Cali girl starts saying, "Wow, it's 28 degrees. It's really not that bad out."
Shoot me.
Something is very wrong when the Cali girl starts saying, "Wow, it's 28 degrees. It's ...
Welcome to hell.
Welcome to hell.
Thanks. I didn't know there was an official welcoming committee.
You must've been awfully naughty to be welcoming folks to hell. ;)
I wonder what hell's welcome wagon's fruit basket would contain...
Something is very wrong when the Cali girl starts saying, "Wow, it's 28 degrees. It's ...
FOCUS!
Just think Carne Asada, Fish Tacos, Smog, Palm trees, sand, X-mas in shorts, 4 hour drive to Vegas, buying booze on Sunday....
FOCUS! Just think Carne Asada, Fish Tacos, Smog, Palm trees, sand, X-mas in shorts, 4 ...
You had me at carne asada.
I wonder what hell's welcome wagon's fruit basket would contain...
Broken glass, maggots, squid ink, and mung.
But that's just a guess.
I wonder what hell's welcome wagon's fruit basket would contain...
Oh...I forgot to put fruit basket on the list of terms. It gives glass shower doors a whole new purpose.
s.h.
Broken glass, maggots, squid ink, and mung. But that's just a guess.
I like the way the word "mung" sounds.
"to mung is to consume the bodily fluids of a corpse, preferably that of an old woman, and typically by direct mouth-on-orifice contact while a buddy jumps on the corpse's stomach." mung
Huh....Who knew?
s.h.
I like the way the word "mung" sounds.
I believe I heard that term on "Wayne's World" originally, but I think they actually had some on Fear Factor one time for people to drink.
"to mung is to consume the bodily fluids of a corpse, preferably that of an ...
No...wait. Maybe not, though I could see them trying that on Fear Factor.
"to mung is to consume the bodily fluids of a corpse, preferably that of an ...
Well that ruined it.
"to mung is to consume the bodily fluids of a corpse, preferably that of an ...
Still, not quite as disgusting as Cincinnati Bowtie.
Okay...I just read that description again. They're tied.
You have obviously not heard of a Tahitian Face Mask, Joe.
I haven't. I can't imagine anything being any worse than the CB.
I haven't. I can't imagine anything being any worse than the CB.
It's worse.
Really. I'll look it up tonight (workplace environments are NOT the best place to Google such things). :)
Don't bother googling it - go right to (www.urbandictionary.com) and search from there. ew. ew. ew.
Don't bother googling it - go right to (www.urbandictionary.com) and search from there. ew. ew. ...
Ummm....Could you pass the saran wrap please?
Thank you for that. I also re-Googled "Cincinnati Bowtie" and found 4 definitions (on the same urbandictionary.com). The one I had heard was the fourth...and that one was by far the most disgusting. If you pardon me, Kimiko and others, that one is most disgusting.
But that's pretty bad too.