NationStates Jolt Archive

... weathermen!

:mad:

Long story short: this is cherry blossom season in Japan. That means picnics under the flowering trees, with large amounts of alcohol. I had one planned for today, which is supposed to be the local peak of the blossoms. So Thursday afternoon, my buddy calls and says the weather report looks bad. I keep up on the developing forecasts through Friday evening. They get worse, so I push the picnic back to next Sunday. Last night's NHK (Japan's national TV network) weather forecast says 80% chance of rain. I feel justified and happy.

Until I woke up this morning. Beautiful sunny sky without a cloud in sight. :mad:
I WANT MY RAIN!!!! If it doesn't &$#^@ing rain this afternoon, I'm getting out my official ju-ju stick and I'm gonna hex that weatherman!

(:::considers slinking off to the roof balcony for a first beer of the year under the sun:::)

Go ahead, mad people of the Universe, kill all the motherfuckar wheathermans!!! :D

by the way, it´s raining in my town, but I believe it´s quite far away from yours....

You can't declare a jihad on everything that pissed you off.

...You must submit an application first.

Ya know what?

Give the weatherman a break...


FOR THE LOVE OF GOD HE IS TRYING TO FREAKIN PREDICT THE FUTURE.

>:|

It absolutely poured with rain. sleat and snow here .... if thats any help?

You can't declare a jihad on everything that pissed you off.

...You must submit an application first.

Oh, ok. If you insist. This (http://web.archive.org/web/20010803032048/http://ymusa.org/northeast/#JIHAD%20CAMP%20APPLICATION%20FORM) is the proper application form, isn't it?

Oh, ok. If you insist. This (http://web.archive.org/web/20010803032048/http://ymusa.org/northeast/#JIHAD%20CAMP%20APPLICATION%20FORM) is the proper application form, isn't it?
I *bleep*-ing cracked up :D

Is that site legal? :o

I *bleep*-ing cracked up :D

Is that site legal? :o

No idea.

Godforbidit and Children of Valkyrja: Can you please take a small sampling of your weather, wrap it carefully, and ship it over by Fed Ex?

Nikoko: Nope. I ain't gonna. I've already set my ju-ju stick on "hex"!

I'm declaring general Jihad.

Hey! The guy at the grovery store short-changed me! F**kin Jihad on him!

I'm declaring general Jihad.

Hey! The guy at the grovery store short-changed me! F**kin Jihad on him!

Excellent! Jihad for all! :D

(I wonder how I'm going to explain this to my Buddhist sensei?)

Excellent! Jihad for all! :D

(I wonder how I'm going to explain this to my Buddhist sensei?)

In order to attain peace, ther emust be no distraction. In order for there to be no distraction, there must be no people. In order to attain peace, there must be no people. Therefore, all people must die.




JIHAD

9 pm and it starts raining. :mad:

::: puts Mac Rebennack on the CD player, Starts mumbling about gilded splinters and the Cane of the Zulu, and imbues the ju-ju stick with extra evil thoughts:::

"Some people think they jive me..."

Why do people instantly think of a bloody violent war when they hear the word Jihad?

Why do people instantly think of a bloody violent war when they hear the word Jihad?
Because the word itself is often pronounced with such enthusiastic hatred that it makes people shite their pants - unless those people are Americans, in which case they grab their guns ;) In both cases, the result is often a bloody mess... :p

Why do people instantly think of a bloody violent war when they hear the word Jihad?

Maybe because that's the very definition?

Jihad does mean "holy war" after all, and those tend to be the most bloody and violent.

I thought it meant "stuggle."

I thought it meant "stuggle."
"Struggle" or "holy war", or "bloody mess" - it's all in the eye of the beholder

... weathermen!

:mad:

Long story short: this is cherry blossom season in Japan. That means picnics under the flowering trees, with large amounts of alcohol. I had one planned for today, which is supposed to be the local peak of the blossoms. So Thursday afternoon, my buddy calls and says the weather report looks bad. I keep up on the developing forecasts through Friday evening. They get worse, so I push the picnic back to next Sunday. Last night's NHK (Japan's national TV network) weather forecast says 80% chance of rain. I feel justified and happy.

Until I woke up this morning. Beautiful sunny sky without a cloud in sight. :mad:
I WANT MY RAIN!!!! If it doesn't &$#^@ing rain this afternoon, I'm getting out my official ju-ju stick and I'm gonna hex that weatherman!

(:::considers slinking off to the roof balcony for a first beer of the year under the sun:::)

Yes! The US and the Japaneese have had their mild differences over the years. But I think we can all agree that the weathermen such ass! Contact me if it doesnt rain. And the dopplar radar goes down!

You have to realize that a Jihad is a struggle against something, often thought of war, but it is not in any way a holy war. Jihads are struggles and are split by greater and lesser Jihad. The lesser Jihad being a struggle against a force to improve many peoples life. A greater Jihad is a struggle within yourself to improve yourself.

I thought it meant "stuggle."

Depends on whether you go by the common usage or a strict Arabic definition.

Jihad \Ji*had"\, Jehad \Je*had"\, n. [Ar. jih[=a]d.] (Moham.)
A religious war against infidels or Mohammedan heretics; also, any bitter war or crusade for a principle or belief.
http://dict.die.net/jihad/

ji·had also je·had (jĭ-häd') pronunciation
n.

1. A Muslim holy war or spiritual struggle against infidels.
2. A crusade or struggle: “The war against smoking is turning into a jihad against people who smoke” (Fortune).
http://www.answers.com/topic/jihad

http://www.kashmirherald.com/featuredarticle/whatisjihad.html

Depends on whether you go by the common usage or a strict Arabic definition.


http://dict.die.net/jihad/


http://www.answers.com/topic/jihad

http://www.kashmirherald.com/featuredarticle/whatisjihad.html
Any site that uses the word 'Mohammaden' is not a valid site. Jihad means 'struggle'. Qitar means 'war'. There's a huge difference. Jihad doesn't mean war. Sure, war is a part of Jihad but that warfare is not the sole meaning. The word actually means struggle or to do everything in one's power to realize one's goal. Jihad is commonly used as non-violent protest. It can also be an inner war. A struggling alchoholic may want to give up drinking and it would be very difficult. Therefore he is performing Jihad...

... weathermen!

I believe a scientific survey showed that although weathermen were able to predict tomorrow's weather with something like an 80% chance of accuracy, just saying 'it'll be pretty much like it was today' gives something like a 60% chance of accuracy. Make of that what you will.

the only thing annoying i find is when i'm trying to watch something and they spend 10 minutes talking about a weather system over and over and over. Come on, i'm trying to watch the Simpsons!

weathermen must die!! whether or not that means declaring Jihad on them or not i will not say.