What did native Americans think of tornadoes

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Muse

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they didn't have any until the white man came
Exactly, and they also brought smallpox and Donald Trump.
Who cares?

Tornadoes will be a thing of the past once Emperor Trump takes office in July.
Debatable, well, maybe it will be, we'll see what debate topics are forthcoming. :\

Uh, July? He will get his name on the ballot in July. The tornado gods will have time to prepare ahead of the election.
 
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sportage

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These days they are caused by Gays or maybe now it's Transexuals using the bathroom. Hard to keep up.


And notice how only the anti Gay states, the states that passed marriage bans, are the states hit hard by tornadoes. The gay friendly states never get hit. Gay friendly states never flood. Never have earthquakes. Never the earth beneath open and swallow them up.
God protects gay friendly states.
And God is trying to tell them something.
God likes Gays.
So don't piss them off, else suffer the wrath of God.
 

Ichinisan

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And notice how only the anti Gay states, the states that passed marriage bans, are the states hit hard by tornadoes. The gay friendly states never get hit. Gay friendly states never flood. Never have earthquakes. Never the earth beneath open and swallow them up.
God protects gay friendly states.
And God is trying to tell them something.
God likes Gays.
So don't piss them off, else suffer the wrath of God.

California
 

FerrelGeek

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Jan 22, 2009
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you clearly have that cream at the ready for all those times you bend over to take some dick.

don't worry, i don't judge you for that.

I don't get butt-hurt over tools on the internet. And I don't bend over for anyone unless it's to help them up after they've fallen. I was being light hearted, but having a fun little poke at the PC crowd. You're the one that got all bent out of shape, bro. Obviously I struck a nerve.

Poor boy.
 

alien42

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I don't get butt-hurt over tools on the internet. And I don't bend over for anyone unless it's to help them up after they've fallen. I was being light hearted, but having a fun little poke at the PC crowd. You're the one that got all bent out of shape, bro. Obviously I struck a nerve.

Poor boy.

no worries, i'm not bent out of shape at all but i clearly touched one of your nerves. no need to get so serious bro, i was just having fun with the bigot crowd.

poor child.

obviously, you still don't get it.
 

FerrelGeek

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Nope, not bothered in the slightest. You were the one that got pissy because I dared make a quip about people that believe things that are obviously silly. Peace out.

no worries, i'm not bent out of shape at all but i clearly touched one of your nerves. no need to get so serious bro, i was just having fun with the bigot crowd.

poor child.

obviously, you still don't get it.
 

Muse

Lifer
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Well, I think the answer is obviously it depends on which native Americans you are talking about. Similar to today, people vary considerably. OK, not super sexy answer, but it's the absolute truth. There may have been some lore, some unwritten mythology associated with tornadoes, obviously more likely where they weren't uncommon. But even where they are the most common, they weren't experienced with anything like the frequency and immediacy of, say, thunderstorms. Likely, any mythology surrounding tornadoes would be tied up in, spring from mythology concerning thunderstorms.
 

Muse

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This. The smaller the diameter of a rotating storm, the less of an influence the coriolis effect will have.
If a tornado is barreling down on me I don't think I'm wondering which way it's turning. Well, I might, it could be a crucial characteristic in some circumstances, but those considerations are unlikely to be of concern.
 

Jeff7

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Well, I think the answer is obviously it depends on which native Americans you are talking about. Similar to today, people vary considerably. OK, not super sexy answer, but it's the absolute truth. There may have been some lore, some unwritten mythology associated with tornadoes, obviously more likely where they weren't uncommon. But even where they are the most common, they weren't experienced with anything like the frequency and immediacy of, say, thunderstorms. Likely, any mythology surrounding tornadoes would be tied up in, spring from mythology concerning thunderstorms.
Plus the country was more sparsely populated, and any news of tornadoes would have to have been word-of-mouth, or else written accounts would need to be delivered in person.

Tornado in the distance? A rope of cloud touched the ground, and there was thunder.

Tornado kind of nearby? The clouds got really loud and a tube of clouds seriously wrecked stuff on the ground.

Tornado right there? Most of the town's structures and people are gone now. Survivors would have a wide variety of colorful accounts of what the hell happened.


As you get farther from places where tornadoes were quite common, the tales would become more distorted.
If you're a nomadic group, common tornadoes might have been taken as a simple sign to consider finding another place to live.

"What's that thing?"
"That's the noisy indication that we need to keep walking north and never come back this way."
 

OutHouse

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IIRC, you can find movies of tornadoes rotating the other way, though it is rare.

correct, my skywarn refresher class had a couple of videos from last year with counter rotating tornadoes here in Colorado.
 

John Connor

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And notice how only the anti Gay states, the states that passed marriage bans, are the states hit hard by tornadoes. The gay friendly states never get hit. Gay friendly states never flood. Never have earthquakes. Never the earth beneath open and swallow them up.
God protects gay friendly states.
And God is trying to tell them something.
God likes Gays.
So don't piss them off, else suffer the wrath of God.


Clearly you never lived in California. Place is a shit hell of shit hell. Escape From L.A. comes to mind.

But it's not pick and chose for God. He has bigger plans. Super volcano!
 
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