The Finch Formerly Known As Gold

22 December 2004

For all you Irving Berlin fanatics

If a white Christmas is just like the ones you used to know, you're not from around here; Oklahoma City has had snowfall on the 25th of December a mere ten times since 1890, and only six times has there been more than an inch on the ground.

Then again, the stuff is falling right now, and the temperature is 28 degrees Fahrenheit, and this is as warm as it's going to get for the next couple of days, so....

Posted at 7:30 AM to Weather or Not


Here in Northeast Ohio, I've seen about 18 inches of the white stuff in the past two days. We had an 80 vehicle pileup on the turnpike due to whiteout conditions and the plows and salt shakers are out in force.

NE Ohio is also the place with the reputation of having television cuties taking their clothes off in public. Doesn't make sense. More logical would be a reputation for flannel.

Posted by: Interested-Participant at 4:23 PM on 22 December 2004

BTW, Merry Christmas!

Posted by: Interested-Participant at 4:25 PM on 22 December 2004

They'll just take off the flannel in public, and then what?

(Ye gods — what am I saying?)

Posted by: CGHill at 5:49 PM on 22 December 2004

I used to have a lifelong ambition to never go to Cleveland until I learned about the disrobing reporterettes phenomenon, but I may have to change my mind. It's like Drew Carey's theme song says: Cleveland rocks.

Posted by: McGehee at 8:10 PM on 22 December 2004

Though I'm still mystified about "living in sin with a safety pin"...

Posted by: McGehee at 8:10 PM on 22 December 2004