For example, Graham says, with Hurricane Zeta — the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet — "there were so many phone calls and inquiries" because people incorrectly thought it was the last letter.

Back on Friday, Tropical Storm Zeta formed and became the 27th named (and 6th Greek letter) storm of the 2005 season, the latest on record since Hurricane Alice2 back in 1954. If Zeta somehow ...