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Re: Rain

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From: Bill who?
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1992 20:15
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>In article <1992Feb14.015812.3941@bagdad.uucp> jas@bagdad.uucp (Jim Smith) writes:
>>When I attended a seminar given by Dr. George Fishbeck, a local LA weatherman,
>>he explained that a 70% percent chance of rain meant that there was a 100%
>>chance that 70% of the area would get rain.  Seems kinda silly, but hey, you
>>gotta be a little silly to try to predict the weather in the first place 8-).
> 
>Hmm.  Seems having "Ph.D." after your name is no prevention from uttering

>Joe Buck	jbuck@ohm.berkeley.edu

"Dr." George Fishbeck only has an honorary PHD from the University of New
Mexico. I guess that still makes him "Dr." but don't people think he is better
suited to be a physical science teacher at the junior high level than a 
weatherman at KABC, okay, a former weatherman there? After all, how can
the name Fishbeck compete with names like Mountain or Rains (who does
that mans hair, Don King?) in this "Hollywood" market? 

Bill
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