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2. Was just watching and

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 05:43 PM

Oct 2012

the reporter was trying to be very serious when three guys behind him in shorts and no shirts started dancing a jig. It was so rediculous, me and my wife were laughing about how they destroyed his moment.

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Does it seem that when these weather news guys are reporting bad news they sound very [View all] busterbrown Oct 2012 OP

yep. Do you remember the Balloon Boy story from a couple years ago? Whisp Oct 2012 #1

Was just watching and Separation Oct 2012 #2

Unfortunately yes but it's the nature of being a meteorologist. Avalux Oct 2012 #3

I remember watching a TV weather forecaster in San Diego nichomachus Oct 2012 #7

San Diego would be the worst place to be a meteorologist! Avalux Oct 2012 #8

Fear is like a drug and it's contagious. They're excited because they're overpaid. freshwest Oct 2012 #4

That's what they do for a living. Out of the ordinary weather is exciting to them. I get it.nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #5

Go read the NWS raw warnings nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #6

Fear mongering is half of what they do. KurtNYC Oct 2012 #9

Don Henley nailed it years ago with "Dirty Laundry" Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #10