Archive: Humor
Conan O'Brien on NBC Buying Weather Channel
Very funny....
By Jason Samenow | July 20, 2008; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (3)
Goodbye to the Hippy Dippy Weatherman
George Carlin passed away last night at the age of 71. One of his more well-known bits was a skit featuring a fictional weather forecaster named "Al Sleet," who issued insightful predictions such as, "Weather forecast for tonight: Dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning." Watch the...
By Dan Stillman | June 23, 2008; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (9)
Having Some Fun With Flood
The mighty Mississippi is still rising after record rains, and the impacts are being felt far and wide, from breached levees to record food prices to a dozen or so unlucky pigs. But it wouldn't be a true natural disaster (or just how natural is it?) without Jon Stewart poking...
By Dan Stillman | June 19, 2008; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (1)
"Hot" Songs
Whenever it's hot, three songs pop into my head: 1) The Heat is On, from the movie "Beverly Hills Cop", performed by Glenn Frey (1984). Best lyric: The pressure's high/Just to stay alive/'Cause the heat is on 2) Hot in Herre, by Nelly (2002). Best lyric: It's gettin' hot in...
By Jason Samenow | June 10, 2008; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (12)
Name That Weather Tune
Here are the first two lines: There's a bright golden haze on the meadow There's a bright golden haze on the meadow If you're stumped, the riveting lip sync (video link) by an Alabama weatherman offers a strong hint but no cheating by searching the lyric in Google :) Bonus...
By Jason Samenow | May 22, 2008; 07:00 PM ET | Comments (4)
Where Would You Put Washington's Weather Ball?
The Grand Rapids Weather Ball, courtesy WZZM 13. Weather Ball, where have you been all my life? No, I'm not talking about a black-tie affair for weather junkies. (Though who wouldn't want to be a fly on the wall in that room?) The Weather Ball I speak of watches high...
By Dan Stillman | May 22, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (12)
It's 3 AM: Who Do You Want Making the Forecast?
THIS MESSAGE APPROVED BY THE CAPITAL WEATHER GANG It's 3 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep. There's a winter storm on the way and they say it's coming soon, possibly arriving by mid-morning. You can barely think straight after awakening in a stupor from a nightmare of impending...
By Capital Weather Gang | March 13, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (14)
Alert: Six More Weeks of Winter
Finally, some good news for snow lovers... Early this morning, Punxsutawney Phil announced: As I look around me, a bright sky I see, and a shadow beside me. Six more weeks of winter it will be! The "Prognosticator of all Prognosticators" has spoken. Egg in my face....
By Jason Samenow | February 2, 2008; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (6)
Getting Pumped up for Groundhog Day
While our own Matt Ross recently offered an analysis about the fate of winter, Punxsutawney Phil, another winter weather expert, will weigh in on the matter tomorrow morning at 7am. If you're up at that time (all the power to you), you can view the live webcast of Phil making...
By Jason Samenow | February 1, 2008; 07:00 PM ET | Comments (4)
