Tsunami is such a great word
Here is why:
'look, it's a tidal wave
'oh, yeah.'
'LOOK! It's a MEGA-TSUNAMI!!!'
'Jesus-shitting-Christ, RUN!'
There is so much more power in the word, than our crappy name for a big wave.
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Dr Drink,
Mon 19 May 2003, 14:20,
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