# Let's have a hurricane pool **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 3, 2009, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544 "2009-06-03T03:54:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![parthenokinesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@parthenokinesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parthenokinesis)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/1 "2009-06-03T03:54:25Z")
Now that Hurricane Season has officially begun, it’s time to bet on which one will be the one to remember from this year. As much as I want to see A Hurricane Called Wanda, it’s too far back in the alphabet too late in the season for real impact. No this year I have to put my money on Hurricane Joaquin. The jokes, they’re endless. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/2 "2009-06-03T13:56:03Z")
Hurricane Sam? Sam would never hurt you. Hurricane Grace? Hurricane Danny? Hurricane Mindy? [http://geography.about.com/od/physicalgeography/a/2009names.htm](http://geography.about.com/od/physicalgeography/a/2009names.htm) And it would be just plain embarrassing to be whomped by Hurricane Fred. ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/3 "2009-06-03T14:00:47Z")
I’m putting my money on Grace, just because that’s my middle name. Hurricane Larry makes me smile though. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/4 "2009-06-03T14:02:07Z")
I’d hate to get soaked by a Hurricane Peter. My bet’s on Henri. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/5 "2009-06-03T14:15:48Z")
I’ll go with Hurricane Kate. Later this year, it’ll be “HurriKate” this and “HurriKate” that. Wanna make a quick buck? Go register [hurrikate.com](http://hurrikate.com). Hmmm… In fact, never mind. I just registered it myself. ---
**Author:** ![aerodave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f08c70/32.png) [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/6 "2009-06-03T15:14:37Z")
> [@parthenokinesis](#): > > As much as I want to see A Hurricane Called Wanda, it’s too far back in the alphabet too late in the season for real impact. Not so fast. Hurrican Wilma (2005) was the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic. Ruined more than a few people’s days. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/7 "2009-06-03T15:26:13Z")
Nope. It’s gotta be Ida. Imagine the headlines: **Ida moved, had I thought it would be this bad!** **Ida Thought Floridians Would Know Better By Now!** The possibilities are endless. Maybe we should add a tiebreaker for where the hurricane will hit? Florida is probably the easiest bet, so I’ll go out on a limb and say, **Ida scheduled my golf vacation for Arizona, if Ida known North Carolina would get hit this hard!** ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/8 "2009-06-03T15:36:09Z")
Beware Ida march, is too brutal. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/9 "2009-06-03T15:42:19Z")
Oh, the pool! I’m going with Hurricane Nicholas. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/10 "2009-06-03T16:26:05Z")
Me, too: Nicholas ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/11 "2009-06-03T16:30:59Z")
I’m gonna go with Odette. What do I get if I win? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/12 "2009-06-03T17:09:48Z")
Hurricane Fred Should also predict date of land fall, state first hit, wind strength category at landfall, number of fatalities attributed, total property damage, etc. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/13 "2009-06-03T17:46:57Z")
I’ll take Hurricane Larry. Tiebreaker: Gulf Coast, between Mobile and Pensacola. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/14 "2009-06-03T17:57:23Z")
Hurricane Shirley! ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/15 "2009-06-03T18:52:29Z")
I don’t know, I think wave pools are challenging enough. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/16 "2009-12-10T03:28:55Z")
Looks like hurricanes made it only to Ida – Bill, Fred and Ida were the only real storms this year, with Bill as the worst. A relatively light year for hurricanes. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/17 "2009-12-10T03:35:48Z")
El Nino strikes again. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-hurricane-pool/498544/18 "2009-12-10T07:35:17Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > Hurricane Shirley! Shirley, you can’t be serious. :rolleyes: