How They Forecast a Cold Winter

One day in early September the chief of a Native American tribe was asked by
his tribal elders if the winter of 2016/17 was going to be cold or mild.  The
chief asked his medicine man, but he too had lost touch with the reading signs
from the natural world around the Great Lakes.

In truth, neither of them had idea about how to predict the coming winter.
However, the chief decided to take a modern approach, and the chief rang the
National Weather Service in Gaylord Michigan.Christmas Funny Stories and Jokes

'Yes, it is going to be a cold winter,' the meteorological officer told the
chief.  Consequently, he went back to his tribe and told the men to collect
plenty of firewood.

A fortnight later the chief called the Weather Service and asked for an
update. 'Are you still forecasting a cold winter?' he asked.

'Yes, very cold', the weather officer told him.

As a result of this brief conversation the chief went back to the tribe and
told his people to collect every bit of wood they could find.

A month later the chief called the National Weather Service once more and
asked about the coming winter. 'Yes,' he was told, 'it is going to be one of
the coldest winters ever.'

'How can you be so sure?' the chief asked.

The weatherman replied: 'Because the Native Americans of the Great Lakes are
collecting wood like crazy.'
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