# Cyclone Debbie - A sub-editor's dream **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 27, 2017, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclone-debbie-a-sub-editors-dream/783125 "2017-03-27T05:50:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclone-debbie-a-sub-editors-dream/783125/1 "2017-03-27T05:50:20Z")
I’m in Far North Queensland at the moment and Cyclone [Hurricane] Debbie is currently bearing down on the coast to the south. Extremely high winds and monster tides are expected on Tuesday morning. But that’s not important right now. What’s important is that all over Australia, sub-editors are salivating at the prospect. What will the headlines be? “Debbie Does Damage” “Debbie Blows Entire Town” “Debbie Wet Takes Whole Bridge” “Debbie Causes Swells Down Under” “Debbie Causes Surge, Relief in Debbie’s Eye” Only time will tell. ---
**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclone-debbie-a-sub-editors-dream/783125/2 "2017-03-27T09:48:03Z")
Ha ha… And the Cowboys football team’s home ground is in Townsville. Coincidence??? ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclone-debbie-a-sub-editors-dream/783125/3 "2017-03-27T10:31:52Z")
Nice. They are doing well to get to late march and only up to the "D"s. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclone-debbie-a-sub-editors-dream/783125/4 "2017-03-27T12:54:24Z")
Surely a photo will be captioned “Singin’ in the Rain.” ---
**Author:** ![GreedySmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclone-debbie-a-sub-editors-dream/783125/5 "2017-03-27T14:29:40Z")
I’ll just wait to see what the NT News comes up with. They’re always good for an inappropriate headline. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclone-debbie-a-sub-editors-dream/783125/6 "2017-03-27T16:05:28Z")
I like “Debbie Does Darwin”. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclone-debbie-a-sub-editors-dream/783125/7 "2017-03-28T12:33:48Z")
Gee, those folks in Queensland have [all kinds of troubles](http://yournewswire.com/australia-to-forcibly-vaccinate-citizens-via-chemtrails/)\*. ☹ \*yeah, I know it’s bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclone-debbie-a-sub-editors-dream/783125/8 "2017-03-28T22:14:52Z")
Stay safe up there, banana-benders. I hear it’s still just a tad windy today ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclone-debbie-a-sub-editors-dream/783125/9 "2017-03-30T01:57:37Z")
Why did you folks name a cyclone after my ex-girlfriend? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclone-debbie-a-sub-editors-dream/783125/10 "2017-03-30T20:42:51Z")
You should know. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclone-debbie-a-sub-editors-dream/783125/11 "2017-03-30T23:29:09Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Why did you folks name a cyclone after my ex-girlfriend? 🙂 Because when she came it was all moaning and blowing, and when she left someone lost a trailer.