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OT: Why are they naming Winter storms now?

Posted on 2/11/14 at 5:49 pm
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
39958 posts
Posted on 2/11/14 at 5:49 pm
Just curious what the thought was behind it.
Posted by dawgfan24348
Member since Oct 2011
49205 posts
Posted on 2/11/14 at 5:50 pm to
Because of reasons
Posted by CatFan81
Decatur, GA
Member since May 2009
47188 posts
Posted on 2/11/14 at 5:52 pm to
Posted by SoGaFan
Member since Jan 2008
5956 posts
Posted on 2/11/14 at 5:59 pm to
You would think they would have gone with Nordic mythology because you know- winter.
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
39958 posts
Posted on 2/11/14 at 6:02 pm to
Thanks Cat.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
63768 posts
Posted on 2/11/14 at 6:05 pm to
quote:

You would think they would have gone with Nordic mythology because you know- winter.




Winter Storm Asatru is about to drop the hammer.
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
41623 posts
Posted on 2/11/14 at 6:09 pm to
Because people are stupid and need to have information (especially potentially dangerous information) dumbed down into a small paragraph, a short sentence, or just a single word (a name) to understand its significance.
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
39958 posts
Posted on 2/11/14 at 6:12 pm to
Pretty much what I got out of that article
Posted by JimDawginTexas
Member since Sep 2012
1538 posts
Posted on 2/11/14 at 6:39 pm to
sounds like certain executives to me. "I have to be able to read it on my blackberry since I am on the golf course."
Posted by Nicolae
Member since Dec 2012
1880 posts
Posted on 2/12/14 at 3:22 am to
quote:

Because people are stupid and need to have information (especially potentially dangerous information) dumbed down into a small paragraph, a short sentence, or just a single word (a name) to understand its significance.


Exactly. Plus they can make a much bigger deal out of a storm with a name.
Posted by DawgCountry
Great State of GA
Member since Sep 2012
30536 posts
Posted on 2/12/14 at 5:49 am to
^this
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