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trumad

(41,692 posts) Sun Dec 16, 2012, 10:09 AM Dec 2012

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The name "Sandy" sure has taken a beating the last couple of months...

Not to make light of it---but weird though...

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The name "Sandy" sure has taken a beating the last couple of months... (Original Post) trumad Dec 2012 OP

First image I get at its mention remains dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #1

"It's no stinking fun at all having a calamity share your name" - Dusty Berlum Dec 2012 #2

I had the same thought malaise Dec 2012 #3

I was thinking the same thing democrattotheend Dec 2012 #4

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

1. First image I get at its mention remains

Reply to trumad (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 10:22 AM

Dec 2012

Last edited Sun Dec 16, 2012, 07:15 PM - Edit history (1)

Olivia Newton John.

edit to add : I was not aware that was the actual name of the school in CT. Above comment was in relation to the other Sandy.

Berlum

(7,044 posts)

2. "It's no stinking fun at all having a calamity share your name" - Dusty

Reply to trumad (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 10:32 AM

Dec 2012

malaise

(269,056 posts)

3. I had the same thought

Reply to trumad (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 10:46 AM

Dec 2012

The name may be retired in the hurricane lists but it will live in infamy.

democrattotheend

(11,605 posts)

4. I was thinking the same thing

Reply to trumad (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 11:13 AM

Dec 2012

Kind of surreal that we had a devastating hurricane named Sandy and a month and a half later this shooting at Sandy Hook.

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