The National Hurricane Center sets the names for tropical storms (and potential hurricanes) in the North Atlantic. They have a list of names through 2013 at the moment. Here are the top 10 wimpiest names for current or upcoming storms:
10. Colin - Nothing with a British name is scary. Hurricane Clive, anyone?
9. Gert - Gertrude is weak; Gert is weaker. Plus, it sounds like a short belch.
8. Cindy - Sweet smile and adorable curls. Please don't hurt me with your gale force winds. I had a girlfriend named Cindy, and she was no hurricane.
7. Wendy - Is this a pun from the Nat'l Hurricane Center? Like Hurricane Gail? Hurricane names shouldn't be funny.
6. Virginie - Virgin-ey? I'm not scared of that.
5. Dolly - Dolly Madison decorated the White House; then had snack cakes named after her.
4. Henri - Note, this is not Henry, as in Henry VIII, the powerful monarch. It is Henri. French pronunciation.
3. Nana - That's a nickname for a grandmother, not a storm. Will the storm give me a dollar for Christmas?
2. Fay - Rhymes with gay.
1. Van - I guess the storm will attack us with its polo collar up.
