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.
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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