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Surge

September 2017

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Don’t confuse Surge with:

Surgery: The medical procedure of cutting you open. When you need a new heart or just bigger tits.

Serge Gainsbourg: Sexy French singer. His voice left us more humid than any storm.

Definitions

Surge: a strong or sudden increase or movement.

To surge: to increase suddenly, to move forward with great force.

Surges in the news

A surge of hurricanes hit the Caribbean and US Gulf coast this month. Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria are names that won’t surge in popularity.

Meanwhile, Angela Merkel surged to a 4th term as German Chancellor, but was weakened by a surge in far-right voters.

Also surging:

  • Nuclear missiles. Let’s hope there’s no launch party.
  • US troops in Afghanistan. Yes, that war is still going on.
  • Stock market. Who knew chaos could be so profitable?
  • Police brutality, protests, earthquakes, political discord, misleading headlines, etc.

We can’t verify it all, so let’s just play on your emotions rather than getting the facts straight.
Cartoon by Gymglish

Definitions

Surge: a strong or sudden increase or movement.

To surge: to increase suddenly, to move forward with great force.

Surges in the news

A surge of hurricanes hit the Caribbean and US Gulf coast this month. Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria are names that won’t surge in popularity.

Meanwhile, Angela Merkel surged to a 4th term as German Chancellor, but was weakened by a surge in far-right voters.

Don’t confuse Surge with:

Surgery: The medical procedure of cutting you open. When you need a new heart or just bigger tits.

Serge Gainsbourg: Sexy French singer. His voice left us more humid than any storm.

Also surging:

  • Nuclear missiles. Let’s hope there’s no launch party.
  • US troops in Afghanistan. Yes, that war is still going on.
  • Stock market. Who knew chaos could be so profitable?
  • Police brutality, protests, earthquakes, political discord, misleading headlines, etc.

We can’t verify it all, so let’s just play on your emotions rather than getting the facts straight.

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