This was posted in sharkfish's thread, but its sad enough to be repeated:

http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=160614&cid=13441073

Can't you americans declare a class 5 hurricane to be a terrorist act?
That should free some funding.


It's a tragedy but looking at the big picture: ROFLMAO!

This is enough people for you to care about now is it?

http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?off.9.157754.173

Ouch, Jesus, he's got you there.

Still no comeback after an ~1 hour, looks like a KO :)

Im still waiting for the final total, Ill let you know then.

remember though that I *do* consider each american dead to be worth at least 20 dead british pansies.....