They smile because forecasting is rather funny. The forecasters don't exactly know what Mother Nature has in store for them, and on the other hand people expect them to be able to change bad weather into a more pleasant one.
Nice poem, Dave! Their smiles are nervous ones, I think... Fear that people will continue to hate them for their incorrect predictions... I do not envy someone in their position...
My guess is they smile because any "good" job in corporate capitalism requires employees to distance themselves from their emotions so completely that they seldom check in with their hearts to see if what they're smiling about is happy.
All Again, thanks for so many great replies. I particularly likes Kass's "frozen on" remark. I see a truth there somewhere. And DUTA's more sympathetic response. Conda and Tabor, too, had the ring of truth. Karen's pun went down well, and yes, Rei, there is a suspicion of nervousness about the way they smile. Shadow MadanDeFarge and others picked up on the sadist angle, which I had been toying with myself. Jeanne's strayed into the darkness. Everyone a winner. Thanks again folks!
...it's frozen on.
ReplyDeleteHi Dave,
ReplyDeleteIt's an automatic, embarrassed reaction!
ha ha, and they always do!!
ReplyDeleteThey smile because forecasting is rather funny. The forecasters don't exactly know what Mother Nature has in store for them, and on the other hand people expect them to be able to change bad weather into a more pleasant one.
ReplyDeleteBecause they have jobs... ?
ReplyDeleteBecause good news isn't news.
ReplyDeleteThey are paid to :) A smile goes a long way!!!
ReplyDeleteI think it has something to do with bad news is good news and who cares to report about the sunny weather?
ReplyDeleteBecause they're really nasty bits of work and enjoy our suffering. or something like that.
ReplyDeleteBecause, Dave, they have more foul weather friends! (Sorry 'bout that.)
ReplyDeleteNice poem, Dave! Their smiles are nervous ones, I think... Fear that people will continue to hate them for their incorrect predictions... I do not envy someone in their position...
ReplyDelete+Rei+
I guess that they can take a joke, besides swearing is not allowed.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is they smile because any "good" job in corporate capitalism requires employees to distance themselves from their emotions so completely that they seldom check in with their hearts to see if what they're smiling about is happy.
ReplyDeleteSheer evil or empty?
ReplyDeleteAloha from Hawaii my Friend!
Comfort Spiral
They know, the forecast can go horribly wrong :)
ReplyDeletewere they to not smile, would we not have a reason to worry.
ReplyDeleteIt's even worse when they do that after telling of a horrible car crash....
ReplyDeletecause they're sadists!
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ReplyDeleteAgain, thanks for so many great replies.
I particularly likes Kass's "frozen on" remark. I see a truth there somewhere.
And DUTA's more sympathetic response.
Conda and Tabor, too, had the ring of truth.
Karen's pun went down well, and yes, Rei, there is a suspicion of nervousness about the way they smile.
Shadow MadanDeFarge and others picked up on the sadist angle, which I had been toying with myself.
Jeanne's strayed into the darkness.
Everyone a winner. Thanks again folks!