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The Slice archive for Jan. 6, 2012

FRIDAY, JAN. 6, 2012


Ground Marmot Day is coming 

In fact, it is less than four weeks away. And just to be clear, we're talking about winter-duration forecasting rodentia, not a wildlife-based hamburger substitute. There's a new "Hog" on the weather prediction front. www.naturemappingfoundation.org

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Limited visibility

Saw a car this morning being driven by someone who had bothered to scrape frost from only about 10 percent of the windshield. The driver was, in effect, peering out of a little peep hole. Submarine captains in old World War II movies could see…

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The unspoken horror of asparagus

In your household, how is the after-effect (experienced by a segment of the population) characterized? A) "The problem." B) "I have no idea what you are talking about." C) "This certainly isn't a matter any of us would wish to discuss in polite company." D)…

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