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Sep 1, 2008

龍頭蛇尾 strong start, feeble finish

龍 (dragon) 頭 (head) 蛇 (snake) 尾 (tail)

So, is it "the mother of all storms" as the New Orleans Mayor warned his citizens it was going to be? Predicted by some to be bigger than the destructive Category 5 Hurricane Katrina, "mighty" Hurricane Gustav has fizzled to a mere Category 1 storm.


For the
residents who picked up and left, well, forced evacuation was all for naught, it seems.

徒勞無功 (all for naught).

(submit) (labor) (nothing) (achieve)

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