Folklore Forecast: Pseudo-Scientific Predictions of a Big Winter
The weather like the after-life causes an uneasy uncertainty. Uncertainty begets unease. Eliminate the former and the latter falls too. But, who can eliminate uncertainty?
Unattainable answers are the specialty of snake oil salesmen and legendary folk lore. The answers may not be right, but once given, we're free to move on to other worries.
Looking forward to the winter of 2009, let's keep our optimism high as we eliminate uncertainty and unease. We want snow, snow, and more snow! Seven hundred inches worth! Here are five timeless, but not really time-tested, methods for creating a bit of certainty for a bountiful white winter.
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