re: #11 simoom

Sheesh, I guess ‘simoom’ is out then too:

NYT: ‘Haboobs’ Stir Critics in Arizona

Dear Mr. Yonts;

Our soldiers coming back from the Middle East will absolutely adore this term. Not only have they had to suffer from these “phenomena”, which is what the means in Arabic, but they get the added bonus of reading “Gigantic Haboob Hits Phoenix”, which I assure you is comedy gold for a combat trooper. Please start worrying about *real* problems.

Yours truly,
A_B