Gender of Greek storms

100feettstormsurge · #1 Postby **100feettstormsurge** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:35 pm

If the Atlantic gets to Alpha, will it be male, female, both, neither, or an alien? I can just imagine the media having loads of fun with the Greek list.

jkt21787 · #2 Postby **jkt21787** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:36 pm

Alien, of course! :lol:

Or they could just say Greek, that would be most simple.

Website · #3 Postby **Brent** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:37 pm

100feettstormsurge wrote:If the Atlantic gets to Alpha, will it be male, female, both, neither, or an alien? I can just imagine the media having loads of fun with the Greek list.

Do you know anyone named Alpha??? 8-)

tropicana · #4 Postby **tropicana** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:42 pm

I know there is a very popular hot girl singer from Australia, Delta Goodrem, she is a girl, and thats DELTA... so maybe ALPHA would be a boy, BETA would be a girl, GAMMA is a boy (though it sounds like a girl).

-justin-

James · #5 Postby **James** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:43 pm

Funny, Gamma always struck me as more of a masculine name, lol.

#6 Postby **Cookiely** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:51 pm

Aren't some wolves called alpha males?

100feettstormsurge · #7 Postby **100feettstormsurge** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:52 pm

I don't personally know an Alpha, but chances are there are people out there with that name. Not sure about Mu, Nu, or Pi though. :lol:

#8 Postby **Andrew92** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:57 pm

100feettstormsurge wrote:I don't personally know an Alpha, but chances are there are people out there with that name. Not sure about Mu, Nu, or Pi though.

I know someone named Pi. The 3.14th man I ever met was named Pi.

EDIT: typo

-Andrew92

#9 Postby **Aslkahuna** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:31 pm

The dominant male in a wolf (and dog) pack is indeed referred to as the Alpha male. Of course, we have to get there first-of the two NHC Basins only EPAC has come close having hit the Z storm twice.

Steve

gilbert88 · #10 Postby **gilbert88** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 5:21 pm

This is the only Alpha I've ever heard of:

http://www.serials.ru/persons/en/Alpha_Acosta.html

#11 Postby **WeatherEmperor** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 5:24 pm

gilbert88 wrote:This is the only Alpha I've ever heard of:

http://www.serials.ru/persons/en/Alpha_Acosta.html

All I gotta say is "oh yeah"

<RICKY>

NastyCat4 · #12 Postby **NastyCat4** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 5:24 pm

Can we chill out on the "Fraternity row" storm speculation? :eek:

Tampa Bay Hurricane · #13 Postby **Tampa Bay Hurricane** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 5:57 pm

WeatherEmperor wrote:
gilbert88 wrote:This is the only Alpha I've ever heard of:

http://www.serials.ru/persons/en/Alpha_Acosta.html

All I gotta say is "oh yeah"

<RICKY>

OH YEAH!!!!!

#14 Postby **Windy** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 6:12 pm

I'd say male for Alpha and Omega. All the letters inbetween, I've no idea.

tgrkpr2000 · #15 Postby **tgrkpr2000** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 6:30 pm

The lead male is the alpha male and the lead female is the alpha female.

jimvb · #16 Postby **jimvb** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 7:04 pm

The gender of Hurricane Alpha would be "it". "Alpha struck coastal Marksville pretty hard, and then it went inland to cause 900,000 power outages in the Beadsville area." might be a sample usage.

#17 Postby **linkerweather** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:18 pm

of course since the names alternate between male and female, and Wilma is a female then I guess we could assume that Alpha would be male....

InimanaChoogamaga · #18 Postby **InimanaChoogamaga** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:23 pm

The greek names are either androgynous or "it" as some have said above.

jimvb · #19 Postby **jimvb** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:39 pm

If Wal-Mart, sorry, I mean Wilma, is female, then Alpha should be male. That's good this year. But next year, the W storm is William, so Alpha should then be female. So Greek storms change gender every year.

tropicana · #20 Postby **tropicana** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:42 pm

jimvb wrote:If Wal-Mart, sorry, I mean Wilma, is female, then Alpha should be male. That's good this year. But next year, the W storm is William, so Alpha should then be female. So Greek storms change gender every year.

YIKES! TRANSEXUAL STORMS!! OMG What next?
I think I've heard it all now.

:eek:

-justin-

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