If they gave surnames to hurricanes...

You've heard that hurricane "Ike" is threatening Texas with a sound beating.

Of course, hurricanes were originally given female names -- male names being added on to eliminate any sexist overtones.

But they forgot about surnames.

Which might be for the best.

A hurricane named "Ike Turner" might not go over well.

Or when we get to the "M"s, hurricane "Mike Tyson" really would cause a stir.

Or going back to the feminine nomenclature, I'll just cut to the chase: Hurricane "Lorena Bobbitt".

Yes, let's stick to single names only. And if this were 1989, Hurricane "Jackée" would still be too far away from "227"...