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Subject: Re: [austpacwx] Re: Aboriginal BOM weather prediction
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:56:03 +1000
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They do in central parts south from about Tennant Creek I think, especially=
 at night. Alice Springs gets right down below zero overnight and it's even=
 been known to snow on Ayers Rock.
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Neville Gibb=20
  To: austpacwx@googlegroups.com=20
  Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:54 PM
  Subject: [austpacwx] Re: Aboriginal BOM weather prediction


  Old North American Indian joke.=20


  One problem though, although they've substituted October for April, India=
ns for Aboriginals and the NWS for the BOM, perhaps they should have also s=
aid southern Australia rather than Northern Australia, which I imagine woul=
dn't have winters as such?=20


  Cheers
  Neville




  On 27/06/2009, at 7:47 PM, Bussy wrote:


    I just had to send this.



    It was April and the Aboriginals in a remote part of Northern Australia=
 asked their new elder if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild. S=
ince he was an elder in a modern community he had never been taught the old=
 secrets. When he looked at the sky he couldn't tell what the winter was go=
ing to be like.
    Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he told his tribe that the winter=
 was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the tribe should colle=
ct firewood to be prepared.
    But being a practical leader, after several days he had an idea.
    He walked out to the telephone booth on the highway, called the Bureau =
of Meteorology and asked, 'Is the coming winter in this area going to be co=
ld?'
    The meteorologist responded, 'It looks like this winter is going to be =
quite cold.' So the elder went back to his people and told them to collect =
even more wood in order to be prepared.
    A week later he called the Bureau of Meteorology again. 'Does it still =
look like it is going to be a very cold winter?'
    The meteorologist again replied, 'Yes, it's going to be a very cold win=
ter.'
    The elder again went back to his community and ordered them to collect =
every scrap of firewood they could find.
    Two weeks later the elder called the Bureau again. 'Are you absolutely =
sure that the winter is going to be very cold?' he asked.
    'Absolutely,' the man replied. 'It's looking more and more like it is g=
oing to be one of the coldest winters ever.'
    'How can you be so sure?' the elder asked.
    The weatherman replied, 'Our satellites have reported that the Aborigin=
als in the north are collecting firewood like crazy, and that's always a su=
re sign.'

    Bussy
    Rutherglen, Victoria






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  <DIV>Old North American Indian joke.&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><BR class=3Dkhtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
  <DIV>One problem though, although they've substituted October for April,=
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  Indians for Aboriginals and the NWS for the BOM, perhaps they should have=
 also=20
  said southern Australia rather than Northern Australia, which I imagine=
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  wouldn't have winters as such?&nbsp;</DIV>
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  <DIV>Cheers</DIV>
  <DIV>Neville</DIV>
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  <DIV>On 27/06/2009, at 7:47 PM, Bussy wrote:</DIV><BR=20
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    class=3DApple-style-span style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,0,191=
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    April and the Aboriginals in a remote part of Northern Australia asked =
their=20
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    elder in a modern community he had never been taught the old secrets. W=
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=20
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=20
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=20
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    style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,0,191)">He walked out to the=
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    'It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold.' So the elder wen=
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be=20
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    style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,0,191)">The meteorologist agai=
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    style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,0,191)">'Absolutely,' the man=
=20
    replied. 'It's looking more and more like it is going to be one of the=
=20
    coldest winters ever.'</SPAN><BR=20
    style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,0,191)"><SPAN class=3DApple-st=
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    style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,0,191)">'How can you be so sur=
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    weatherman replied, 'Our satellites have reported that the Aboriginals =
in=20
    the north are collecting firewood like crazy, and that's always a sure=
=20
    sign.'</SPAN></FONT></STRONG><BR style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10px"></FONT></DIV=
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    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3DApple-style-span=20
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AN=20
    class=3DApple-style-span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10px">Rutherglen,=20
    Victoria</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR><BR><BR></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><=
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