in a disaster....

With the northerly advance of Hurricane Matthew threatening havoc in Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba come Monday, disaster scenarios rise up in the mind: What would you do without electricity or warmth or fodder....

And together with the what-if, ain't-it-awfuls, some silly responses....

To create a camp fire, anyone knows that all you have to do is rub two Girl Scouts together.

And in order to catch a rabbit for dinner, anyone knows that all you have to do is hide behind a tree and make a noise like a carrot.

Hurricanes are no joke, of course, but a catastrophe without a smile seems a bit weak.