As someone who is from the same county, I'm getting a kick out of these replies.

Yay for grammar.

Phenomenon = singular
Phenomena = plural

Wait, so the guy found a roll of toilet paper in his sink, so he assumes that.. it must have .. unwound... and then rewound.. in his sink.

Hm.

FTFA:
Jeff Janus said the tornado protected him. He said the storm tore off the bedroom doors and placed them almost gently on top of him -- shielding him from falling debris.

You know...from the tornado that was coming.
I was once saved from drowning because the water was so cold it slowed my breathing.

pics of all these things or it didn't happen.

and that's all i got to say about that.

Got your back..

The Grammar Police will soon be issuing subby a ticket.

My neighbor had a tree fall into his bathroom while he was taking a shiat during Hurricane Hugo, so he'd probably get a kick out of these replies.

I came here to say what oren0 has already said.

What does it take to pass the fourth grade these days? Is a heartbeat sufficient, or do you actually have to be breathing? Perhaps a body temperature measurably above room temperature is all it takes.

Hope the rodeo grounds made it. Got a big NSGRA event on July 4th weekend.

i hear it cured a ham and made a lame man blind.

Fapinator: I came here to say what oren0 has already said.

What does it take to pass the fourth grade these days? Is a heartbeat sufficient, or do you actually have to be breathing? Perhaps a body temperature measurably above room temperature is all it takes.

Now now, no need to be mean. He's probably from the south. We're taught that they're miracles from God, not phenomenomenons.

/nukular

That god guy sure likes to play some crazyass practical jokes. Unroll then reroll toilet paper? That's one crazy SOB.

I want to believe.

Farking Minnesotan tornado rookies...here:

Sounded like a freight train...

/there is no toilet paper in tornado stories

"Five-year-old Lauren Ford found a red Spider-Man T-shirt in her back yard. One neighbor found a fishing boat against the remains of a front porch."

What?

FTFA:
Jeff Janus said the tornado protected him. He said the storm tore off the bedroom doors and placed them almost gently on top of him -- shielding him from falling debris.

Awwww... What a nice murderous wind storm.

Fapinator: I came here to say what oren0 has already said.

What does it take to pass the fourth grade these days? Is a heartbeat sufficient, or do you actually have to be breathing? Perhaps a body temperature measurably above room temperature is all it takes.

..but that would discriminate against lawyers, politicians, insurance adjusters, and other cold-blooded stereotypes.

I was about 30 minutes behind from meeting the tornado as it hopped over Lino Lakes so I am getting a kick out of these replies

I'm calling shenanigans on this one.

Heroic Poser:

You know...from the tornado that was coming.
I was once saved from drowning because the water was so cold it slowed my breathing.


One time in a blizzard I was saved because I turned the heat on in my truck and wore a pare of pants and a coat.

As a native Minnesotan, I can tell you we are incapable of lying, regardless of photographic evidence.

Ask Garrison Keillor. We don't even exaggerate.

/now about that bridge I have for sale...
//Seriously, tornadoes are crazy things. Why would someone lie about something as silly as toilet paper?

Well, it's great to find out that some good came about from the disaster.

Rerolling the toilet paper. Big deal. Let me know when it puts the toothpaste back in the tube.

Phenomena.

Deet dee dee dee dee.

Phenomena.

Deet dee deet deet.

Phenomena.

Deet dee dee dee deet. Dee dee deet. Dee dee deet. Dee dee dee dee deet deet deet dee deet deet.

Cheesus: phenomenomenons.

Do do do-do-do.

/do do-do do.

Tornados destroy through vortex action, so if there is no air underneath a thing, to build up pressure, it's much more difficult for the tornado to destroy. As a result, tornados are known for being very "choosy", destroying a house while leaving the dog food untouched, as in the article.

I, too, would risk my life to get my pets before going to the basement. They're my babies.

taintedhero: "Five-year-old Lauren Ford found a red Spider-Man T-shirt in her back yard. One neighbor found a fishing boat against the remains of a front porch."

What?

no kidding ... that's pretty common after a tornado hits a residential area i'd say ... clothing, toys, even the car from down the street might end up in your yard ...

but the toilet paper unrolling and "draping over the countertop" and rerolling in the sink without ripping .... uuummm ... he saw this happen? he was watching this as the tornado tore the roof off his house? was there perchance something large and heavy laying nearby him with a dent in it about the size of his head? maybe a corresponding knot on his noggin?

Tornadoes can do some weird shiat. When my dad's Army unit was doing tornado relief in PA several years ago he told me about one street where one house was completely destroyed, the house next to it was untouched and the third house was picked up, turned over and set back on it's foundation upside down.

So what did tornados sound like before there were freight trains?

mreuther: So what did tornados sound like before there were freight trains?

Alien spaceships building the pyramids of course.

No flyin' monkeys, didn't happen.

TFA aside, 750+ folks went up to Hugo on Saturday to help clean up.

Good on 'em.

I recently surveyed/photographed a tornado destroyed home in central Nebraska. Took off the roof, drove dirt into walls, wrapped a grain silo around the house, ahniliated the bedroom -- all the expected stuff. It also opened the fridge, blasted it with dirt, then closed it. All the food was still there. Then there was the ceramic cookie jar full of wet mud in the kitchen. The lid was still on. It also didn't touch the china cabinet, with all the crystal and dishes still sitting nicely and neatly in a row.

I honestly have no idea what goes on in the lower 15 feet of tornadic wind, and I suspect meteorologists don't either. It's weird... really weird.

Atharaenea: Alien spaceships building the pyramids of course.

No you fool. Aliens enslaved humans and forced them to build the pyramids as landing platforms for their ships.

Another bizarre phenomenon:

Jeff Janus said the tornado protected him. He said the storm tore off the bedroom doors and placed them almost gently on top of him -- shielding him from falling debris.

Wiki: In Roman mythology, Janus (or Ianus) was the god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and endings.

Atharaenea: mreuther: So what did tornados sound like before there were freight trains?

Alien spaceships building the pyramids of course.

Dude, what?

jestme: Another bizarre phenomenon:

Jeff Janus said the tornado protected him. He said the storm tore off the bedroom doors and placed them almost gently on top of him -- shielding him from falling debris.

Wiki: In Roman mythology, Janus (or Ianus) was the god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and endings.

That is awesome.

Would be so embarassing if the neighbours found your gay porn mags in the debris and your wife's dildos stuck in a tree.

The shame.

jst3p: jestme: Another bizarre phenomenon:

Jeff Janus said the tornado protected him. He said the storm tore off the bedroom doors and placed them almost gently on top of him -- shielding him from falling debris.

Wiki: In Roman mythology, Janus (or Ianus) was the god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and endings.

That is awesome.

Yeah, that is.

mreuther: So what did tornados sound like before there were freight trains?

The angry cry of Horus, the sky god?

buzzvert: Phenomena.

Deet dee dee dee dee.

Phenomena.

Deet dee deet deet.

Phenomena.

Deet dee dee dee deet. Dee dee deet. Dee dee deet. Dee dee dee dee deet deet deet dee deet deet.

Oh emm eff gee... I was singing that at a party Friday night. :) (singular, though)

/I think you missed one 't' ;)
//last "dee", first line (of dee[t]s)

So in Roman mythology, an Anus guarded doors?

jestme: Another bizarre phenomenon:

Jeff Janus said the tornado protected him. He said the storm tore off the bedroom doors and placed them almost gently on top of him -- shielding him from falling debris.

Wiki: In Roman mythology, Janus (or Ianus) was the god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and endings.

Also known as the two faced god. Or a lier.

"Why would someone lie about something as silly as toilet paper?"

Because they have a chance of being on the moving picture box.

mreuther: So what did tornados sound like before there were freight trains?

Like the roar of an angry god.

Sleestak loves Hayley Mills Quote 2008-06-01 09:30:27 PM
"Why would someone lie about something as silly as toilet paper?"

Because they have a chance of being on the moving picture box.

I believe you mean "sex box".

jestme: Another bizarre phenomenon:

Jeff Janus said the tornado protected him. He said the storm tore off the bedroom doors and placed them almost gently on top of him -- shielding him from falling debris.

Wiki: In Roman mythology, Janus (or Ianus) was the god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and endings.

I didn't know real life made allusions.

great_tigers: I'm calling shenanigans on this one.

Heroic Poser:

You know...from the tornado that was coming.
I was once saved from drowning because the water was so cold it slowed my breathing.

How is that shenanigans? It has been proven that you can survive longer in icy water.