It was not a tidal wave!!


"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
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"Edgar" wrote in message
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Capt. Neal® wrote in message
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Second, it was not a disaster. It was a natural siesmic event.

Neal, it is possible for a natural seismic event also to be a disaster



di•sas•ter \di-"zas-t€r, -"sas-\ n [MF desastre, fr. It disastro, fr.
astro star, fr. L astrum] : a sudden or great misfortune —
di•sas•trous \-"zas-tr€s\ adj — di•sas•trous•ly adv

A sudden and great misfortune. Hmmmm, let's find the definition of
misfortune . . .

mis•for•tune \mis-"fÕr-ch€n\ n 1 : bad luck 2 : an unfortunate condition
or event

© 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated

OK now that we understand the words, allow me to explain why an earthquake
and tsunami
cannot be rightly called a disaster.

1) By definition a disaster is a sudden and great misfortune.

2) A misfortune is defined as bad luck and an unfortunate condition or
evet.

Earthquakes happen all the time. They are in no way sudden nor are they
bad luck
because they are as much a part of living on Earth as the very air we
breathe.

Tidal waves are a little less common than earthquakes but they,
nonetheless are
a natural event and not bad luck.

I hope this helps.

CN

ABC news did a report 2 nights ago on all the scammers preying on fools and
their money.
John Steinbeck was right, if you want to help, you have to be where the
problem is.
Scout

"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
ink.net...
I'm not donating one red cent either. I wish our Federal government
refunded
the aid money to us taxpayers so each of us could decide its best use.
As with many charities, a good portion of the donations will go to enrich
the unjust. Almost all the countries hit by the tsunami are vile breeding
grounds of corruption. Thailand is a pedophile mecca, so why does Ganz
want
to send money there? India is taking away our jobs so why can't they help
themselves? Why line the pockets of third world corrupt politcians?
If you want to give money or help, give it directly to the victims, not to
some middleman.

Amen!

Bob Crantz




"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
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I didn't donate one red cent to the tsunami relief efforts.

I'm not going to donate one red cent to the tsunami relief efforts.

I'm proud of the fact that I'm not going to donate one red cent to the
tsunami relief efforts.

What I saw on the videos is a bunch of stupid, fat, drunk tourists on the
beach gawking as the waves
came in and engulfed them. "Wow, honey, look at the size of that wave.
Hand me another beer, please."
Stupid is as stupid does.

CN

Neal,
Your description of misfortune is worth about as much as you donation;
Webster dictionary, new edition:-
misfortune, n. ill-fortune, calamity; an evil accident

You better get yourself a better dictionary. One that doesn't confuse
you, (G)

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
Crapton,

Charity is an individual thing and I don't feel anyone has the right to
question that right.. It is a private matter. BUT Neal, a private
matter doesn't mean you have to defend that right. Keep it to yourself.
IOW shut the hell up.
Ole Thom


You must have a very good system there with your
webTV. Instead of telling me to stfu why not just
turn down the volume?

CN

It was a tidal wave.

tid•al wave \"tïd-€l-\ n 1 : an unusually high sea wave that sometimes follows an earthquake 2 : an unusual rise of water alongshore
due to strong winds

© 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated


"BIGMAC" wrote in message ...
It was not a tidal wave!!


"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...

"Edgar" wrote in message
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Capt. Neal® wrote in message
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Second, it was not a disaster. It was a natural siesmic event.

Neal, it is possible for a natural seismic event also to be a disaster



di•sas•ter \di-"zas-t€r, -"sas-\ n [MF desastre, fr. It disastro, fr.
astro star, fr. L astrum] : a sudden or great misfortune —
di•sas•trous \-"zas-tr€s\ adj — di•sas•trous•ly adv

A sudden and great misfortune. Hmmmm, let's find the definition of
misfortune . . .

mis•for•tune \mis-"fÕr-ch€n\ n 1 : bad luck 2 : an unfortunate condition
or event

© 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated

OK now that we understand the words, allow me to explain why an earthquake
and tsunami
cannot be rightly called a disaster.

1) By definition a disaster is a sudden and great misfortune.

2) A misfortune is defined as bad luck and an unfortunate condition or
evet.

Earthquakes happen all the time. They are in no way sudden nor are they
bad luck
because they are as much a part of living on Earth as the very air we
breathe.

Tidal waves are a little less common than earthquakes but they,
nonetheless are
a natural event and not bad luck.

I hope this helps.

CN

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
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It was a tidal wave.

tid•al wave \"tïd-€l-\ n 1 : an unusually high sea wave that sometimes
follows an earthquake 2 : an unusual rise of water alongshore
due to strong winds

© 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated



"Tidal wave" is sometimes incorrectly used to describe a tsunami, which has
absolutely nothing to do with tides.

http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol204/tsunami.htm

Eisboch

In article ,
Eisboch wrote:

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
news:4jjEd.47654$F25.38534@okepread07...

It was a tidal wave.

tid•al wave \"tïd-€l-\ n 1 : an unusually high sea wave that sometimes
follows an earthquake 2 : an unusual rise of water alongshore
due to strong winds

© 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated



"Tidal wave" is sometimes incorrectly used to describe a tsunami, which has
absolutely nothing to do with tides.

http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol204/tsunami.htm

That's similar to Neal being described as a sailor, when in fact, he
just an idiot.

--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ...
In article ,
Eisboch wrote:

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
news:4jjEd.47654$F25.38534@okepread07...

It was a tidal wave.

tid•al wave \"tïd-€l-\ n 1 : an unusually high sea wave that sometimes
follows an earthquake 2 : an unusual rise of water alongshore
due to strong winds

© 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated



"Tidal wave" is sometimes incorrectly used to describe a tsunami, which has
absolutely nothing to do with tides.

http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol204/tsunami.htm

That's similar to Neal being described as a sailor, when in fact, he
just an idiot.



That's similar to Gaynz being described as straight, when in fact, he
is just gay.

CN

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
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It was a tidal wave.

No, it wasn't.

tid•al wave \"tïd-€l-\ n 1 : an unusually high sea wave that sometimes
follows an earthquake 2 : an unusual rise of water alongshore
due to strong winds

© 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated


Chambers says that the use of "tidal wave" to describe is common, but
improper. You should get yourself a proper dictionary.



Regards


Donal
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Donal wrote:
"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
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It was a tidal wave.


No, it wasn't.

tid•al wave \"tïd-€l-\ n 1 : an unusually high sea wave that sometimes

follows an earthquake 2 : an unusual rise of water alongshore

due to strong winds

© 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary © 1994 by

Merriam-Webster, Incorporated


Chambers says that the use of "tidal wave" to describe is common, but
improper. You should get yourself a proper dictionary.


That's odd, the online Chambers says:

tidal wave noun 1 non-technical a popular name for a tsunami. 2 loosely
an unusually large ocean wave.

Bowditch uses similar language, though in "Oceanography and Seamanship"
Van Dorn goes so far as to call the phrase the "more-common misnomer."

Misnomer or not, it is the common usage and thus it is pedantry to complain.