Whether suffering through blizzards in Canada or roasting in the Paraguayan Chaco, Mennonites are well-known for their love of extreme weather. As a result, the World Meteorological Association is greatly concerned about the number of Mennonites who don’t take warnings about hurricanes, blizzards, and earthquakes seriously enough and has set to remedy the problem by utilizing Mennonite names for next year’s hurricane season. The 2018 list is as follows:
Hurricane Abe
Hurricane Bertha
Hurricane Corny Reimer
Hurricane Darryl the Youth Pastor
Hurricane Edna
Hurricane ‘Fuela’ Friesen
Hurricane Grandma Wiebe
Hurricane Heinrich
Hurricane Irma Voth
Hurricane Jauma Lied!
Hurricane Kleine Gemeinde
Hurricane Lina
Hurricane Menno
Hurricane Na, Taunte!
Hurricane Old Man Doerksen
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