Message 22/82
Date: 13-Jun-10 @ 04:43 AM -
RE: footie corner
you're gloating beds. everyone knows it.
on a related subject, we're having an electrical storm here. i'm calling it an electrical storm because
in the states we don't call then electrical storms. we we refer to them as thunder and lightning. "we're
having thunder and lightning here. "ever wonder why it's called thunder and lightning when in reality
you SEE the lightning first then you HEAR the thunder? you would think it should be called lightning
and thunder but no. we say it's thunder and lightning like those annoying people who tell you how the
movie ends.
then there are the people who just call them thunder storms.
"look! a thunder storm!"
my answer to those people is "yeah i know. i've already seen the lightning. the thunder is not far
behind. tell me something i don't know."
this is why people who speak english as a second language call them electrical storms. it's easier
than remembering to say thunder before lightning. i'm glad english is my native tongue. i can say
things that don't make sense without having to think about them. they flow effortlessly.
i should be a sportscaster. this is the type of thing i'd be talking about while the world cup was going
on down there on the field.