Don't rain on my parade

[Zkribbler]

The last time it rained on the Rose Parade, Ike was gearing up to run for reelection as President. Well, it now looks like the Rose Parade on Monday will be receiving a major drenching.

Northern California is getting hit with 6-12 inches of rain this morning. That'll hit down here this weekend. By parade time, that storm will have passed, but a bigger storm is coming in right behind it. That's the one that's gonna be trouble.

Pity the poor drum majorettes and Rose Princesses.

[Max Webster]

Too bad we couldn't send those rain clouds to Texas.

[Zkribbler]

It's really dark irony that the University of Texas is here to play in the Rose Bowl.

[Zkribbler]

Four hours after the parade, and the sun finally breaks through.

I don't know how many of you watched the parade, but at the beginning, the stands were packed, with die hards defying the rain. But by the end, the stands were only about 1/4 full.

My personal pity goes out to the girl protraying Princess Jasmine accompanying the Disney float. From the waist up, all she had on was her skimpy Jasmine top. Poor thing, she must have been freezing.

[Dis]

girls with wet t-shirts

err I hope the girl we're talking about is over 18.

[Last Conformist]

What the heck is a rose parade?

[Dis]

Originally posted by Last Conformist
What the heck is a rose parade?

I guess this:

http://www.tournamentofroses.com/roseparade/

I've never actually watched one. Parades always seemed boring to me. What straight man watches a parade? (unless he's with his wife/family etc.)

[Cyclotron]

My phones went out. I hate this rain.

[Last Conformist]

Phones went out because of rain? WTF?

[Cyclotron]

Storms involve wind, and water, both of which can damage phone lines. I don't f*cking know, maybe I'll call the phone company about it... OH WAIT.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Last Conformist
What the heck is a rose parade?

A parade we've had here in Southern California for more than a century. It features flower bedecked floats.

The original idea was to show folks back on the east coast that California weather was so good, we had blooming flowers all year round. It's held on January 1st (except for the "never on Sunday" rule).


Hmmm, come to think of it, I can't remember any entries from Europe this year. The award for best international float went to Taiwan.

[Dis]

wouldn't that mean Taiwan has better weather than California then?

[Mrs. Tuberski]

sorry dude i think some of us folks down in texas would love the rain, not me of course since most of the idiots here cant drive when water hits the ground.
Besides why is the parade going on 3 days before the game

[Sava]

I hate parades

RAIN

[Last Conformist]

@Sava: That's because you're an evilminded killjoy.

@Cyclo: If you complain about rain, I'm not gonna think you're refering to a frikken storm.