We all know about the Weather Channel’s ridiculous practice of naming winter storms. The latest name for a storm in “Janus” which is the name of the Roman two-faced god. In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus is the god of beginnings and transitions, thence also of portals, doors, passages, endings and time.
This little ooops moment in live broadcasting on TWC can certainly be categorized as a “portal”.
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“Portals, doors, and passages” hmmm?
Cow farts?
Gees AW, now you really are being a tad puerile… Well done 🙂
ps.. I do think you are giving that TWC guy a bit of a bum rap though. !
Not enough long Welsh names given to storms, if you ask me.
If this goes viral I predict it will be remembered as their “jump the shark” day.
Butt that’s not what it really says.
Sometimes these things come back and bite you in the ass.
Hmmm… bad storm. Better sit this one out…
I always suspected they pulled those storm names out of their… ummm… hat.
Love it! Naming these storms is so dumb…
Ironically; it is a better name all around.
The winter storm blew through many towns and wrecked ’em.
That is so juvenile. (So why am I still chuckling like an idiot?)
actually, the latest storm TWC storm name is/was Kronos
“…naming snow storms.”
So surprising they’re losing viewers.
Not.
Maybe the should bring the founders of the channel back. They did weather.
Marcos says:
January 24, 2014 at 7:53 pm
actually, the latest storm TWC storm name is/was Kronos
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Well it’s about time.
Winter storm “Janus”: Silent but deadly. 😛
“It’s an ill wind that blows,…..
. . thanks, MattS and David Ball . . .I just ruined a keyboard because of the drink I was taking sip of when I reached you comments . . . ! ! !
( .yeah, just joking . . HEY, must be like those Weather Channel clowns and the storms they’re naming . . . ! ) And a goodnight, and weekend, to everyone !
Now let’s try to think of another storm name that would also look funny if its front or back end were cut off.
This as difficult in commenting on Frmr Congressman Wiener.
Like everything else TWC does, naming those storms is an attemt to make them, and what they do, seem more important, thus requiring the viewer to check back often with TWC to make sure everything’s OK. TWC likes nothing better than a weather event with a high casualty count, so that they can dispense meaningless advice on how to stay safe.
It is blowing like Hell outside and very cold. Gonna snow all night too.
i’m not paying attention until they name the storm “Crispin in Waterloo” because it is and I am.