broken umbrella

On the news the icon for storm is broken umbrella.
(although Channel 10 chose the rose damage at Flemington to headline the day)

A gallery of People with Broken Umbrellas

Woman with broken umbrella

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Comments: broken umbrella

In the spirit of People With Chairs Up Their Noses, we bring you People With Broken Umb-er-allas.
Posted by Tony.T at October 28, 2004 02:34 PM

Is that the same as an Umber puncture?
Involving the spinal column.
Posted by boynton at October 28, 2004 02:48 PM

No, an umber cruncher, as in an accountant.
Posted by Tony.T at October 29, 2004 01:42 PM

or burnt umber, as in an accountant's browned off client.
Posted by boynton at October 29, 2004 01:49 PM

The client burned off in his umber Humber.
Posted by Tony.T at October 29, 2004 03:59 PM

Clearly he took umbrage.

But in his mad haste, he took the wrong umbrage.
He took the navy number belonging to Ms Brown, not his own black umbrage with 2 broken ribs.

It never rains but it pours.
Posted by boynton at October 29, 2004 05:15 PM

boynton...
Are you MAD?
Posted by Nora at October 29, 2004 05:30 PM

Possibly...but watchit

I'm nilly tempted to call you a "Noilly Prat"

(which may just become my dry martini/invective of choice)
Posted by boynton at October 29, 2004 05:46 PM

Boynton? Mad? No, just umb and umber.
Posted by Tony.T at October 29, 2004 10:10 PM

aye carumba...

brain in slumber mode
Posted by boynton at October 29, 2004 10:51 PM

and umb - I relly have a num y'know...
http://www.tgw.com/customer/category/product.jsp?SUBCATEGORY_ID=110
Posted by boynton at November 1, 2004 12:20 PM