DLB-GOUROCK
16-08-2009, 16:27
Just noticed the first two storms starting and they have named them Ana and Bill.
I immediately thought that they were all named after women then a second later recalled Charlie etc. But it bugged me that my first thought was woman's names. So I looked around and ....
The practice of naming hurricanes solely after women came to an end in 1978 when men's and women's names were included in the Eastern North Pacific storm lists. In 1979, male and female names were included in lists for the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
Is this how the saying "hell has no fury like a woman's scorn" arose, or is this why they originally named the hurricanes after women?
Please no flak, just a bit serious and just a bit tongue in cheek.
I immediately thought that they were all named after women then a second later recalled Charlie etc. But it bugged me that my first thought was woman's names. So I looked around and ....
The practice of naming hurricanes solely after women came to an end in 1978 when men's and women's names were included in the Eastern North Pacific storm lists. In 1979, male and female names were included in lists for the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
Is this how the saying "hell has no fury like a woman's scorn" arose, or is this why they originally named the hurricanes after women?
Please no flak, just a bit serious and just a bit tongue in cheek.