People have been taking the piss out of Storm Brian for having such an underwhelming name

Poke Staff. Updated October 21st, 2017

Storm Brian has hit the UK, but that hasn’t stopped people taking the piss out of it for being the most un-stormy sounding storm to have ever stormed the country. Here are some of our favourites.

First off, the Life Of Brian references.

Storm Brian; he's not a hurricane he's just a very naughty storm #StormBrian

— John Clarke (@jaycee_dcfc) October 21, 2017

https://twitter.com/kernow_cyclist/status/921637581795807232

Welease Bwian pic.twitter.com/iekvoJ8lMh

— Andy Harrold (@PTSD17) October 20, 2017

Somehow “Brian” doesn’t do a storm like this justice.

https://twitter.com/alinachugai98/status/920409501043486720

"Storm, Brian" sounds like an entry in the index at the back of an encyclopaedia of Sixties pop.

— Archie Valparaiso (@Archie_V) October 21, 2017

The US have exotic storm names like Katrina. We have #StormBrian. Brian sounds like the neighbour who gives you his used copies of @hellomag

— Ben (@GiallorossiBlue) October 21, 2017

https://twitter.com/abilliontimes/status/921666194364616704

https://twitter.com/OsteoWilmslow/status/921645615058178048

Brian? Are we going to name your average autumn storm now? Dibs on the letter J then.

"This storm's a Joke" headlines write themselves.

— yasammez (@Yassammez) October 21, 2017

We’ll leave it to Chas from Chas & Dave to make a good point about UK storm names.

How about naming our storms after old British rockers.Storm Wee Willie Harris. Storm Sid Vicious. Or, why not Storm Gertcha? Storm Bollocks?

— Chas Hodges (@ChasnHodges) October 20, 2017

Trampolines rolling past my gate
Gertcha
Paperboys nearly 10 hours late
Gertcha
Pigeon coup flies overhead
Gertcha
Farmers hiding in the shed
Gertcha
Followers make stupid rhymes
Bollocks 🙂

— floyd (@floydyid) October 20, 2017

Stay safe everyone!