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Thunderstorm Forums

Caitlin Moran

Man Writes 9,000-Word Reply Explaining Why Every Forecast Since 1998 Has Been Wrong Thunderstorm Forum declares lightning “too political,” renames it Sky Feedback, then spends six hours debating whether rain is wet. By Caitlin Moran and Clara Drizzlewick, Weather Correspondents, The London Prat Britain’s most respected online thunderstorm forum descended into full atmospheric civil war yesterday after a man named BarryNimbus1974 posted a 9,000-word reply explaining why every official weather…

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Iconic Radio

Alan Nafzger

Iconic Radio Declared Official Background Noise of British Civilization Scientists Confirm Britons Cannot Butter Toast Unless Iconic Radio Is Calmly Discussing Shipping Forecasts LONDON — Britain’s iconic radio stations have officially been declared “critical national infrastructure” after researchers discovered millions of Britons become disoriented if they spend more than twelve minutes without hearing someone politely introduce a song recorded in 1978. The report concludes that radio in Britain is no…