January 31, 2003

Rhymes with Twizzle

It’s difficult to feel intimidated by the words “freezing drizzle”.

The weather forecaster sells it the best that she can. She furrows her brow, lowers her voice, and cautions people to be very, very careful. But it’s like trying to warn someone of a dangerous clown. “Stop laughing! He’s an EVIL clown. His balloon dogs have horns.”

Perhaps if the weather forecaster drew out the ‘freezing’ part and zipped through the ‘drizzle’, the warning would be more effective. “I strongly urge everyone to be extremely careful. There a 30% of fur-ree-zeeeing rzl today.”

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