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Marthe48

(21,946 posts) Wed Jun 25, 2025, 12:21 PM Jun 2025

Hurricane names 2025

Karen? Really? lol

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-names-list-2025-season/

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Hurricane names 2025 (Original Post) Marthe48 Jun 2025 OP

Some dislocatons already occurring Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #1

I've never liked attaching personal names to potentially lethal events. Harker Jun 2025 #2

You're not complaining about Karen, True Dough Jun 2025 #3

With Karen as the go to name for all of the crabby women Marthe48 Jun 2025 #4

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!! some_of_us_are_sane Jun 2025 #5

Bernardo de La Paz

(58,964 posts)

1. Some dislocatons already occurring

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 12:31 PM

Jun 2025

Hurricane names:

Donald
John
tRump
RFinKJr
...

Some scientists and professionals are relocating to evacuation countries.

Harker

(16,900 posts)

2. I've never liked attaching personal names to potentially lethal events.

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 07:48 PM

Jun 2025

For instance, I can't hear "Walking on Sunshine" without thinking of the tragedy in New Orleans.

True Dough

(24,599 posts)

3. You're not complaining about Karen,

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 08:36 PM

Jun 2025

right...

It's a real conundrum!

Marthe48

(21,946 posts)

4. With Karen as the go to name for all of the crabby women

Reply to True Dough (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 09:01 PM

Jun 2025

if we get a hurricane Karen, the jokes won't stop. Although, if a hurricane Karen is a killer, there won't be much to laugh about.

some_of_us_are_sane

(2,151 posts)

5. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 09:56 PM

Jun 2025

MY NAME is f*cking KAREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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