It's gonna be a cold winter!

[Oxford]

It was October and the Indians on a remote reservation asked their new Chief if the
coming winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was a Chief in a modern society
he had never been taught the old secrets.

When he looked at the sky he couldn't tell what the winter was going 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 village should collect firewood to be prepared. But being a
practical leader, after several days he got an idea.

He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is the
coming winter going to be cold?"

"It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold," the meteorologist at the weather
service responded.

So the Chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more firewood
in order to be prepared. A week later he called the National Weather Service again.
"Does it still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?"

"Yes," the man at National Weather Service again replied, "it's going to be a very
cold winter."

The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap
of firewood they could find. Two weeks later the Chief called the National Weather
Service again. "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?"

"Absolutely," the man replied. "It's looking more and more like it is going to be
one of the coldest winters ever."

"How can you be so sure?" the Chief asked.

The weatherman replied, "The Indians are collecting firewood like crazy." :insane:

[bomb her]

yeah it is oxford

[Oxford]

Thought the joke was appropriate, especially with the cold weather we've been having. :nod: The indians around here are all inside huddling around the fire instead of gathering wood.

[Thrawn]

Better safe than sorry!:right: