Mississippi River tsunami
by chuckofish
On this day in 1812 the mighty Mississippi River actually flowed backward for several hours. A series of tremors that had begun in December 1811 culminated on February 7 when the strongest quake hit. In the Mississippi River “water turned brown and waterpools developed suddenly from the depressions created in the riverbed.” My question: Before this, was the river some other color?
Today voters in Missouri head to the polls in a primary that is meaningless, because no delegates will be assigned as a result. And it’s costing us nearly $7 million. Booyah. No political tsunami expected here.
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Booyah.
And right back atcha!
Olllld Maaaaannn Riveeeerrrrr……
Maybe the river was actually clear before the earthquake and you could see the bottom — wouldn’t that be wild? They say Chesapeake Bay was once crystal clear…
just finished reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — the big river was so mythical & symbolic for Twain!! (don’t get me started on the girl who rambled on for 5 minutes in class about how the river represents movement and destiny…) But now it’s just gross.
It is not gross!
It has been suggested that the “Muddy Mississip” should really be the “Muddy Missouri” river because north of the confluence the Mississippi is actually much more clear while the Missouri is muddy as far north as the Dakotas… It would be the longest river in the world if it continued all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. BUT those silly French got it wrong. Cheese-Eating-Surrender-Monkeys!!