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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A picture is worth a thousand words …
Added irony … the local NBC affiliate in Buffalo is broadcasting a WeatherNation feed … as is the Atlanta affiliate, both Gannett stations.
Looks like WeatherNation is burnishing their act, both on air and on the web … picking up 20 million possible viewers would have that effect.
Crispin in Waterloo says:
January 24, 2014 at 10:16 pm
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.
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Back again, so soon?
I don’t know if this will work or not but I just had to share this as it seemed appropriate:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153682307115058&set=a.181790880057.255751.158943725057&type=1&theater
Sometimes, you just have to appreciate moments of mirth like this, even with the battle still at hand. Somehow, we’re still fighting and we still manage to laugh at the idiot telling up how this stupid weather front they named (for blatantly ego-boosting reasons) is 150% guaranteed to kill all forms of life…all the while unknowingly penning it akin to a sphinkter.
“You say the storm ‘Rectum’?”
“Shoot! It damn near killed ’em!”
That’s funnier than Remy’s forecast:
Thanks Wayne and all the Friday Night Live comedians, a bit of this was welcome bit a think it is a bit of a F..rt in a windstorm.
Finger lock, was welcome But I think etc.
It’s inappropriate to mock the Weather Channel without showing the hole name.
The storm has been characterized by intense episodes of “morning thunder”.
rogerknights 8:45
After this i doubt if they will name a storm Cass.
Eugene WR Gallun
The sun certainly doesn’t shine here then?
They should name one after Colon Powell.
Oh dear haha
He was saying a winter storm is coming from Uranus.,,,,
It has been said that it is hard to fool the older crowd by alarmism over winter storms or summer heat waves because we are old enough to remember similar things in the past. It is also true that I recall days gone by when they just reported the damn weather on TV without all the fracking drama.
Named winter storms indeed.
Did it not cross anyone’s mind to ask why “Janus”‘s forename, Hugh was omitted?
Mojo says:
January 24, 2014 at 7:15 pm
Not enough long Welsh names given to storms, if you ask me.
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I’m looking forward to Hurricane Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch
And now we have a wondrous new? alliance
“Coldfinger – The power of weather in context for marketing and advertising”
http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/coldfinger-the-power-of-weather-in-context-for-marketing-and-advertising/
How the scientific body has changed.
Hmmm, advice from TWC, for here across Porte des Morts Death’s Door? Please, how should we thaw our sewer pipes never before exposed to cold of this duration?
We’re handling, so far, wood shortages (importing from off) and propane shortages (still $2/gallon!) and frozen water pipes (few); but none of the old timers have any suggestions on thawing sewers.
I do hope we don’t see this guy standing in front of another storm that seems to be called ‘rick’….
While the image is, of course, hysterical, I don’t think enough attention was paid to this
“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.”
So what exactly are they saying with this name?
Are they recognising the writing on the wall? Is it commentary on the state of the “CAGW” argument at this time? Are they even saying this is possibly the start of a bit of a trend towards more of a Global Cooling for our near-term future? The resent survey released could be showing a bit of its hand.
Or is this more of a comment about their station instead? That is, is this transition theirs? Are they giving up on going back to DTV and plotting for a future post being replaced? In an attempt to get back their reputation, or in the very least stop the fall, are they planning on trying to transition towards more actual weather instead of reality TV?
I think the image is funny, but the name choice itself might be much more interesting overall. It is quite an curious choice.
They name winter storms? Seriously? I thought only the government could do that?
“They name winter storms? Seriously? I thought only the government could do that?”
Didn’t you hear? TWC is now part of the government, an essential service. Just like Michelle Obama’s Twitter account.
I loved
Mojo says:
January 24, 2014 at 7:15 pm
Not enough long Welsh names given to storms, if you ask me.
How would the Americans cope with all those consonants??
All I can come up with is this from Kenny Everett
Enjoy the blast.
James Bull
Makes perfect sense to me. Polar vortex after all.