Camp and "Tidal Waves"
Oh man. I went up to view the camp today. It is so awesome. The pool is sparkling and enormous, plenty of room to play water polo and basketball. The grassy field is enormous, we have already got so many good ideas for games. This year's camp will prove to be the best not just in the amenities of the campground, but the intensity of the presence of God, the word and worship that are going to come out will change your life forever!
Anyway, I cannot wait for camp! I was also thinking about tidal waves. Technically speaking, and I am no waterologist (or oceanographer) but aren't all waves "tidal" as in coming in from the tide. So what makes a "tidal wave" so ominous? It's just an overgrown wave, maybe we should call it a "big wave". That way we wouldn't get confused about "tidal waves" and if somebody yells "Tidal Wave!" we wouldn't all run screaming and in a great panic ala war of the worlds. We would just say, "hey, pal. All the waves are tidal. So sit down and enjoy the beach."
The 4th of July is on Monday. FYI.
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Anyway, I cannot wait for camp! I was also thinking about tidal waves. Technically speaking, and I am no waterologist (or oceanographer) but aren't all waves "tidal" as in coming in from the tide. So what makes a "tidal wave" so ominous? It's just an overgrown wave, maybe we should call it a "big wave". That way we wouldn't get confused about "tidal waves" and if somebody yells "Tidal Wave!" we wouldn't all run screaming and in a great panic ala war of the worlds. We would just say, "hey, pal. All the waves are tidal. So sit down and enjoy the beach."
The 4th of July is on Monday. FYI.
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posted by Casey at
4:11 PM
4 Comments:
that's some food for thought huh? tidal waves. you're a genius.
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Charlotte Leanna, at 12:40 PM, July 04, 2005
All this talk about tidal waves makes me think of trees. If trees could scream would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We may be, if they screamed all the time for no good reason.
Also to add to the list of misnomers is Rhode Island, which is neither a road nor an island. Discuss.
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Emilie, at 4:21 PM, July 04, 2005
Pastor Casey,
You're absolutely right! As a matter of fact; from now on, just to prove this point, whenever I see a wave, I am going to yell at a high ocive "TIDAL WAAAAVE!" and flail my arms a little. It may be alarming or shocking to people at first, but this is what they need. By the fiftieth time or so, they will understand.
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Al, at 10:53 AM, July 05, 2005
Why aren't all waves called tidal waves? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll tootsie pop? Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
The world may never know
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Anonymous, at 12:25 PM, July 08, 2005
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