Is Nemo a Silly Name for a Snowstorm?
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2013/02/09 19:57:33
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Snowstorm Nemo is upon us. In some parts of the East Coast, the snowstorm is still passing through. There have been four reported deaths, multiple power outages, intense shoveling sessions, and serious travel delays thanks to the snowstorm. Many people took it seriously, while others didn't--but we can't totally blame them.
Nemo is not just the name of this year's first big snowstorm. It's also the name of one of the main characters in Disney/Pixar's computer animated comedy-drama "Finding Nemo." That's why it's a bit head-scratching that meteorologists and other weather experts called this snowstorm after such a heartwarming film for the whole family.
According to CNBC, it was The Weather Channel which gave the snowstorm its name, possibly because the network wanted to draw more interest. Snowstorms aren't typically given names, unlike tropical storms and hurricanes, but it seems like Nemo was the exception. Maybe "Nemo" is a marketing ploy--or a prank on Disney--or both. Whatever it is, "Nemo" wasn't to be messed with this winter season.
Nemo is not just the name of this year's first big snowstorm. It's also the name of one of the main characters in Disney/Pixar's computer animated comedy-drama "Finding Nemo." That's why it's a bit head-scratching that meteorologists and other weather experts called this snowstorm after such a heartwarming film for the whole family.
According to CNBC, it was The Weather Channel which gave the snowstorm its name, possibly because the network wanted to draw more interest. Snowstorms aren't typically given names, unlike tropical storms and hurricanes, but it seems like Nemo was the exception. Maybe "Nemo" is a marketing ploy--or a prank on Disney--or both. Whatever it is, "Nemo" wasn't to be messed with this winter season.
Read More: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100446630
Top Opinion
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Jesus Garcia 2013/02/10 19:35:47No
+25Surely both the storm and the fish are named for Captain Nemo. Captain Nemo, also known as Prince Dakkar, is a fictional character invented by the French science fiction author Jules Verne who appears in two of Verne's novels; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) and The Mysterious Island (1874).
Actually, my answer is a very late one, as a few have already given judicious answers, referring to the Latin origin (nemo = nobody, resp. no one) and Jules Verne's so popular Captain Nemo. This is also my belief. The anagram of nemo = omen is, though, an interesting idea.
The other ideas do not really fit, but "nobody" generates many ideas.
Some think of course of the clown anemonefish Nemo - an excellent propaganda for an increased protection against their commercial capture and the destruction of their natural habitat, especially for Amphiprion ocellaris (False Percula Clownfish) - the great productions should create touching stories like Nemo on endangered species to galvanise the public and enhance more coordinated efforts to saving, for instance, the last forest elephants in West and Central Africa, rhinoceroses, Amur and snow leopards, the Siberian tiger, and so many more. Just an idea, because animal and human rights and the protection of their environment are closely related - it is the last minute!
Last, but not least, Europeans will remember the "Spaghetti Westerns" by Sergio Leone, first controversed for their brutality, having become parodies, namely "My Name Is Nobody" (Il mio nome è Nessuno) with Terence Hill and Henry F...
Actually, my answer is a very late one, as a few have already given judicious answers, referring to the Latin origin (nemo = nobody, resp. no one) and Jules Verne's so popular Captain Nemo. This is also my belief. The anagram of nemo = omen is, though, an interesting idea.
The other ideas do not really fit, but "nobody" generates many ideas.
Some think of course of the clown anemonefish Nemo - an excellent propaganda for an increased protection against their commercial capture and the destruction of their natural habitat, especially for Amphiprion ocellaris (False Percula Clownfish) - the great productions should create touching stories like Nemo on endangered species to galvanise the public and enhance more coordinated efforts to saving, for instance, the last forest elephants in West and Central Africa, rhinoceroses, Amur and snow leopards, the Siberian tiger, and so many more. Just an idea, because animal and human rights and the protection of their environment are closely related - it is the last minute!
Last, but not least, Europeans will remember the "Spaghetti Westerns" by Sergio Leone, first controversed for their brutality, having become parodies, namely "My Name Is Nobody" (Il mio nome è Nessuno) with Terence Hill and Henry Fonda, reminding of another "Nobody", though referring to Ulysses'/Odysseus' answer to blinded Polyphemus "My name is Nobody" (but Ulysses spoke Greek, not Latin: οὔτις (outis) "nobody" or "no one / no man"):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
But silly or not, if there is no one or nothing, there is an empty space or an emptiness, open to winds or storms.
As to Captain Nemo, he was a mysterious character with a tragic past, a rebel, terrorist, penitent and benefactor, seeking justice and revenge, a brilliant inventor and strategist, able to destroy and able to spare lives, imprevisible like a storm ...
In this case, there would be a certain sense in giving a storm or blizzard his name. Maybe that "Captain Nemo" instead of "Nemo" would have raised less controversies.
I'll wager it was named after this (fictional) guy:
Plus, it actually can get people paying closer attention to a storm, if it's named.
I think the probability factor is Very High.
http://www.weather.com/news/w...
Nemo: A Greek boy’s name meaning "from the valley," means "nobody" in Latin.
NEMO Blizzzard a Product of DHS Aerosol Geoengineering Program "HAAMP"
http://www.rumormillnews.com/...
If you don't like 'nemo', suggest another 'n' name - not a 'y' name.
Here's the list for this year: