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Omigod line of the day

Originally posted Monday, August 10, 2009  

“The storm, Morakot, unleashed record rains that dropped up to 83 inches in some parts of Taiwan on Friday and Saturday…”

NYTimes.com

Eighty-three!

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6 Responses to “Omigod line of the day”

  1. August 10, 2009 at 9:34 am
    Avelino wrote:

    Omigod indeed! I can’t even fathom that…

  2. August 10, 2009 at 9:37 am
    NewMexiKen wrote:

    Nice, if inappropriate, play on words, Avelino.

  3. August 10, 2009 at 9:40 am
    Avelino wrote:

    Oh, wow, that was completely unintended.

  4. August 10, 2009 at 10:25 am
    aimlsrdhd wrote:

    That’s like biblical rain. Holy cow!

  5. August 10, 2009 at 10:30 am
    NewMexiKen wrote:

    Mixed metaphor alert, aimlsrdhd. 1. Biblical, which relates to Judeo-Christian beliefs. 2. Holy cow, which is a Hindu belief.

  6. August 10, 2009 at 7:33 pm
    SnoLepard wrote:

    I was in Taiwan during a typhoon in 1987. It rained maybe 54 inches during that storm and the flooding was extensive. 43 people lost their lives then.

    I can’t even imagine a storm with 50% more rain.