# Tropical Storm Alpha

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-alpha/327487>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 23, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-alpha/327487 "2005-10-23T03:05:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-alpha/327487/1 "2005-10-23T03:05:54Z")

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Well, we finally made it to the Greek alphabet. Twenty-two named storms this year. However, Alpha is such a boring name. I think we should get the naming people to follow this list instead.

Tropical Storm Anguirus, followed by Battra, Destoroyah, Ebirah, Fairy Mothra, Godzilla, Hedorah, Jet-Jaguar, King Ghidorah, Mothra, Orga, Rodan, Super Mechagodzilla, Titanosaurus, Varan, and Zigra.

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**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-alpha/327487/2 "2005-10-23T03:13:19Z")

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Been there, [done that.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=341027)  
-foxy

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**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2005, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-alpha/327487/3 "2005-10-23T03:21:11Z")

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> [@ladyfoxfyre](#):
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> Been there, [done that.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=341027)  
> -foxy

Yeah, but that thread doesn’t have a list of Japanese movie monsters.

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**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-alpha/327487/4 "2005-10-23T03:55:04Z")

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> [@asterion](#):
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> Yeah, but that thread doesn’t have a list of Japanese movie monsters.

Heh, you’re right. This one wins. See? It’s already got more replies than the other one. It’s Thread Natural Selection.

I take full credit for that phrase should it begin to take on popularity.  
-foxy

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**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2005, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-alpha/327487/5 "2005-10-23T04:12:13Z")

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Somebody told me I should have included Yonggary, but I say that being Korean, Yonggary doesn’t get included.

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**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2005, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-alpha/327487/6 "2005-10-23T04:12:51Z")

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I can’t wait until we see Tropical Storm Zappa. That needs to be added after Wilma.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-alpha/327487/7 "2005-10-23T04:55:21Z")

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Sorry, **asterion**. . . **elmwood** started his thread first.

[**Tropical Storm Alpha**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=341027)

**Cajun Man**  
for the SDMB