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What does it mean?
Carlin parodies weather forecasts by predicting mostly dark conditions.
In plain terms
A joke about a weather report that just says it will be dark.
What can you take from it?
Forecasts often state the obvious rather than useful info.

Where it applies

  • comedy
  • discussing news

Putting it to work

  • writing satire
  • mocking media

Questions to consider

  • When is a forecast useful?
  • How much do we trust media?

Another view

It oversimplifies actual weather variability.

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