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Old Fri Nov 13, 2009, 06:06pm
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Originally Posted by SC Ump View Post
I learned "tidal wave" in school, but around the mid-70's the media got all up in arms... "It should not be called tidal wave; it has nothing to do with the tides. It should be called tsunami."

Twenty years later, I learn tsunami translated mean "harbor wave." So I'm glad I now know these waves only strike in the harbors and not on the normal beaches.
Well, then, the people of Superior, WI had better be on the alert!
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