In article , (Douglas Youngson) writes:

Since we have the first sightings of snow, I thought this was a good
opportunity to post my own winter forecast. After all what's one more
'left-field' forecasting technique?

Actually I cannot take credit for this; the real forecaster is my cat
Bagpuss. Bagpuss is a Maine Coon, a cat that develops a large and
extremely fluffy winter coat. This year Baggy's winter coat not only
developed early, but has already reached monstrous proportions. From
this I am predicting a cold winter.


And I'm predicting fur balls;-)

Cheers,

keith



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Iraq: 4 thousand million pounds, 50 lives, and counting...

In article , (Douglas Youngson) writes:

On a serious not I read something in the Times last week about a
researcher claiming a link between how deep ladybirds hibernate and
how cold the winter would be. Apparently in over a decade the ladybird
prediction was correct, but he was at a loss to explain how they could
make such predictions.

It's rubbish, of course.

Cheers,

keith



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Iraq: 4 thousand million pounds, 50 lives, and counting...

In article , omcom (wafflyDIRTYcatLITTERhcsBOX) writes:

It could be worse - it might be half a rat.


Only *half* a rat? How about a live one, deposited next to your sleepy
head as a present in the middle of the night?


Had that - I'm not kidding either...

Nor am I:-(

Mice and voles I can catch with my hands, rats are both turbo-charged and
startlingly clever. An incident I will never forget, ever...


Cheers,

keith



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Iraq: 4 thousand million pounds, 50 lives, and counting...

Only *half* a rat? How about a live one, deposited next to your sleepy
head as a present in the middle of the night?

Oh yes - perhaps our felines are related? ;-)

Mice and voles I can catch with my hands, rats are both turbo-charged and
startlingly clever. An incident I will never forget, ever...

My cat has trained me so well, if I am ever lost out in the wilderness, I
should be able to survive by catching rodents of various sizes ;-)





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