You're assuming that clouds rain by choice. I'd open an investigation on that one - suspicious circs and all.

Or, look at it this way : clouds don't dissapear when it rains. But the rain falls, "fertalizes" the warm air, and becomes more clouds. So perhaps rain is actually clouds ejaculating spoor on us? I may remember my umbrella more often now.

Philip -

"You're assuming that clouds rain by choice."

Yes. I think that the clouds have feelings, and also that they voted in the recent presidential election.

Given this foundation, it isn't a long stretch to assume that they might be lining up to jump off of their own wispy ledges to the streets below.

"Or, look at it this way : clouds don't dissapear when it rains. But the rain falls, "fertalizes" the warm air, and becomes more clouds."

That's crap, and you know it!

"So perhaps rain is actually clouds ejaculating spoor on us?"

Speaking of assumptions, you're assuming that the clouds have reproductive organs. Granted, my brain sometimes looks at clouds and thinks that it sees reproductive organs, but that is hardly proof.

If you wouldn't mind helping to keep this discussion somewhat in the realm of what's rational and realistic, I, as well as the rest of the readers, would appreciate it.

Nut.

The clouds are weeping. Weeping for everything they see down below.

anonymouse -

"The clouds are weeping. Weeping for everything they see down below."

Now *you're* assuming that clouds have eyes, and also that they care.

I think this discussion is spinning wildly out of control.

Sorry Rory - your assumptions are too massive to ignore:

"Yes. I think that the clouds have feelings, and also that they voted in the recent presidential election."

Feelings, sure. However:
1) You're assuming that clouds aren't idiotic lemmings that all voted straight party tickets because a conservative lecherous radio show host told them to.

2) If I recall correctly, the last meteorological phenomena to be granted citizenship was in 1948, and has yet to vote. While cadavers can vote, they only vote for the party whom the manufacturer of the voting machines supports (in an odd coincidence).


“That's crap, and you know it!”

I think you gave too much attention to the word “fertilizes”, perhaps because I put it in quotes and misspelted it. (fertilizer - now *that* is crap). My bad for drawing attention to the wrong word.


“Speaking of assumptions, you're assuming that the clouds have reproductive organs. Granted, my brain sometimes looks at clouds and thinks that it sees reproductive organs, but that is hardly proof.”

Hardly proof? More like definitely proof.
1) Seeing is believing
2) observation alters reality
3) I said so.


“If you wouldn't mind helping to keep this discussion somewhat in the realm of what's rational and realistic, I, as well as the rest of the readers, would appreciate it”

1) The prefix “sur” is oft used to mean “super” or “extraordinarily”. I’m keeping this discussion “sur-realistic”, and I’d implore you to do so as well. The rest of the readers can go suck a lemon (or some other tart yet nutritious fruit)


“Nut.”

I have no response to that, but it is included here for completeness.

Actually they're just pissing on us. I'm with Philip - I'm going to start carrying my umbrella with me all the time.

Now you are assuming that you need eyes to see, err, hang on, ummm...

It's not that they care, they are just sensitive.

Arghhh, now they have feelings.

Every time I go out now, I'll be worried that they are dying, or they are ejaculating, or they are crying, or the opressive weight of a grey sky is their sadness.

It was bad enough when I juat thought it was going to rain!

All hail blue skies :-)

Philip -

"Sorry Rory - your assumptions are too massive to ignore:"

If you think my *assumptions* are massive, then you should see my...

"Feelings, sure. However:
1) You're assuming that clouds aren't idiotic lemmings that all voted straight party tickets because a conservative lecherous radio show host told them to."

Moot point - clouds don't listen to the radio.

They don't even have ears.

"2) If I recall correctly, the last meteorological phenomena to be granted citizenship was in 1948, and has yet to vote. While cadavers can vote, they only vote for the party whom the manufacturer of the voting machines supports (in an odd coincidence)."

I'm not responding to this paragraph because I'm tired and it's too clever.

"I think you gave too much attention to the word 'fertilizes', perhaps because I put it in quotes and misspelted it. (fertilizer - now *that* is crap). My bad for drawing attention to the wrong word."

Even cooler is that you misspelled "misspelled," even with your weird limey spelling taken into account.

"Hardly proof? More like definitely proof.
1) Seeing is believing
2) observation alters reality
3) I said so."

1) I'm not listening
2) Nyeah, nyeah, nyeah
3) Your mamma

"The rest of the readers can go suck a lemon (or some other tart yet nutritious fruit)"

Given the season, I think tangerines are probably the best choice.

I wrote a post about this yesterday.

bliz -

"Actually they're just pissing on us. I'm with Philip"

This is *not* going to look good at the end of the year when our DCC/DE togetherness is evaluated.

anonymouse -

"Every time I go out now, I'll be worried that they are dying, or they are ejaculating, or they are crying, or the opressive weight of a grey sky is their sadness."

If you really want something to worry about, then you should be worried that they're going to join together and rise against us (no longer just over us).

Have you ever noticed how many there are? I mean, *really* noticed?

They're up to no good, I tell you...

Um, it's DE/DCC. (You had it backwards.) :)

"Um, it's DE/DCC. (You had it backwards.)"

Yeah - that's what I said: DCC/DE.

Am I missing something?

It's just water vapor with dust in the center. A nd we all know that 'dust' is just street slang for PCP. Those clouds are up there, doing their dirty, dirty drugs, laughing at us, and occasionally trying to dissolve cops. See, we're water soluble, or at least some of us is. Granted there's a lot of oil & fat in us, but most of the rest dissolves in water. The clouds are just trying to figure out a way to get soap up there so they can completely dissolve us, by getting our oil and water to mix.

And just for the record, tangerines are documentably inferior to clementines. Eddie Izzard puts it well in his description of oranges (which have similar peeling characterstics to tangerines) "It's like Jürgen Prochnow is in there saying 'Ve can't let zem in! Quick, push all ze pips into places they won't expect them!'" etc.

Sound Monkey -

"...we all know that 'dust' is just street slang for PCP."

Speaking of PCP, my friend, what in the *hell* are you on?

Sound Monkey -

"...just for the record, tangerines are documentably inferior to clementines"

I just checked, and I guess they *are* clementines.

I didn't know there was a difference. Some of us just don't know as much about fruit as others ;)

Rain is nothing more and nothing less than liquid sunshine. Think about it.

Now if only Clowns would commit suicide.

So if Rain is Liquid Sunshine, and Hail is solid sunshine, what is Snow?

duh, it's obviously frozen liquid sunshine

:-)

Hm. How do you know the cloud aren't just peeing on the planet? For all we know, the Earth could be the "white mint" that's down at the bottom of the Galactic Urinal.

Rain is clouds on a diet?
Rain is water being born? (to continue the reproductive organs discussion from above)
Hail is clouds at war?
...and I'll shut up now.

Well, we all know that "War is hail."