Slog - Comments on Something New Everyday http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday My surprise? Tornadoes happen in places outside of the US. LILLE, France (AP) -- A fierce but short-lived tornado has left at least three people dead in northern France. Inhabitants of four regions are assessing the damage after the tornado collapsed some homes and uprooted trees along its path. The tornado swept through the Lille region's town of Hautmont and three other communities shortly before midnight Sunday. iReport.com: Did you witness the tornado? The local prefecture said 13 people had been hospitalized for injuries and three others were dead as a result of the tornado. In addition, officials say... Copyright 2008 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:27:39 -0800 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:06:36 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Cattymaran I dunno- France?

]]> Cattymaran http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092478 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092478 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:44:44 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 France would seem a good fit, the french read philosophy books the same way Americans read self-help books, compulsively and without understanding the content or purpose of the books.

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092485 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092485 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:48:29 -0800 Comment by joeyp Man, there isn't a project Anne Hathaway will say no to.

Charles, for Barthian reasons, China. You must go to China next.

]]> joeyp http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092492 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092492 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:54:03 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways Cloud CuckooLand?

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092503 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092503 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:02:07 -0800 Comment by scharrera There were tornados just out side of London last time I was there. It was freaky.

]]> scharrera http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092514 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092514 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:10:27 -0800 Comment by Gitai Three of those citizenships seem related by the Commonwealth, and two are simply a name change for a country. Why not do the easy thing and wait for America to collapse. Then you can be a citizen of Cascadia.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092515 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092515 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:10:33 -0800 Comment by SeMe Just dont try South Africa Charles. It would appear that Zimbaweans(sp?) are not welcomed there.

]]> SeMe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092517 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092517 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:11:53 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I'd say Canada.

It's a good choice.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092526 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092526 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:14:52 -0800 Comment by Vince Sovereign nation of Washington?

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092527 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092527 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:15:14 -0800 Comment by Dougsf The U.S. is the tornado capital of the world, and no one can take that away from us. Can I get a U-S-A! U-S-A!?

They're not just for razing cornfields though. When my mom was a girl in Toledo, a tornado took out both her neighbors' homes, but luckily jumped over hers.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092535 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092535 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:20:29 -0800 Comment by bronkitis Tornadoes strike lower-income places (the classic example being those that hit trailer parks), regardless, I think, of nation. I have walked the dogshit-covered streets of Lille and can say that it is kind of the Spokane/Buffalo/Fresno, etc., of France. Not surprised.

]]> bronkitis http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092550 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092550 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:28:54 -0800 Comment by DaiBando French tornadoes are not the same as American ones. They speak, um, French.

]]> DaiBando http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092555 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092555 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:32:48 -0800 Comment by Providence Chuck, I'd say you've achieved at least Permenant Resident status in the State of Intoxication.

]]> Providence http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092561 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092561 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:37:37 -0800 Comment by Mother Stemming from both observation and intuition about your personality, Charles, I would have to say that you will become your own nation. The dimensions of your "self" have become legendary and, as such, require their own domain.


Mudedistan.

]]> Mother http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092586 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092586 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:53:16 -0800 Comment by Hartiepie Really Charles, information about tornados is a click away on the Internet (gasp!). Takes about 4 seconds to find out the answers to your meteorology questions....I suspect you are just doing your ususal bombastic Socratic style where you already know the answer. This is probably true for your non-sequitor second question, too.

]]> Hartiepie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092615 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092615 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:09:52 -0800 Comment by COMTE Blefuscu.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092660 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092660 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:30:16 -0800 Comment by Smade I'd hit it. Remember, with Charles it's always about the pudendum. Marxism, like everything else invented by men, is all about getting laid. Economic and social theory is just a smoke screen to distract his target.

]]> Smade http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1092666 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:31:38 -0800 Comment by The Insatiable Sulk Inquired Charles Mudede, "What next will I become?"

If there's still a stack of cans of Rize in Kelly O's office, then Charles, you know what to do.

And no, I don't feel like letting it go.

]]> The Insatiable Sulk http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1093034 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/something_new_everyday#c1093034 Science Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:06:36 -0800