Thursday, September 09, 2004

Ivan look ruff no rass

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in the 90's Bigbro came back from jamaica with a souvenir t-shirt with the words "Gilbert ruff no rass".

Loosely translated from Patois, that means, said with a tone of awe, "Gilbert was rough as fuck!".

This is an understatement.

Hurricane Gilbert is still referred to as the King of Hurricanes.

Now, we've got Category 5 Hurricane Ivan bearing down on Jamaica, full force.

Gilbert was only a Category 3 hurricane when it tore through Jamaica in 1988.

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Ivan the Terrible has us fixed in his sights. We reminisce about Gilbert. We're reminded by the weather experts that he was a Category Three son of a b. Ivan is a Five. We try not to think what the difference could mean.
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McClint: what kind of hurricane prep can ya do when you live on an island?
JPennant: storm shutters, high ground, concrete houses, prayer
McClint: hehe

I wasnt joking.


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