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Storm Names Should Sound More Threatening. ‘Boelo’ Sounds Like a Pudding
By Fergus Lintel.

A pudding, menacing. Photo: Jrej09, “Flum1”, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Name a storm ‘The Destroyer’ and folk take it seriously. Name it ‘Boelo’ and half of Perth thinks it’s a new dessert at the garden centre. I propose Storm Gas Bill. Everyone would hide.
The real story: Fictional.
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Storm Gas Bill would empty the streets in minutes. Genius.
— Pat G., Crieff, 25 October 2026 -
Boelo is a lovely name. Leave the storms alone, they’ve got feelings.
— Ruth L., Kinross, 25 October 2026 -
Boelo is a lovely name. Leave the storms alone, they've got feelings.
— Ruth L., Kinross, 27 October 2026
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