Sunday, December 21, 2008

Watt Christmas

-- Horatio Algeranon's rendition of the Christmas classic by Irving Berlin

I’m dreaming of a Watt Christmas,
just like the ones I used to know
Where the folks go fishin’, forever wishin’
For downward trends in every snow.

I’m dreaming of a Watt Christmas,
with every blog post that I write
May your data be cherries and whatnot
and may all your Christmases be Watt

I’m dreaming of a Watt Christmas,
just like the ones I used to know
Where the posts are yacky, statistics wacky
Conspiracy theorists all in tow.

I’m dreaming of a Watt Christmas,
with every blog post that I write
May your data be cherries and whatnot
and may all your Christmases be Watt

May all your Christmases
May all your Christmases
May all your Christmases be Watt


Horatio knows it’s “Watts”*, but that don’t rhyme with white**, so Horatio has made use of his poetic license*** (not the first time and surely not the last).


*Read more about Anthony Watts' efforts to "document" US Climatology Network (surface) weather stations here and here.

**Yes, Horatio understands that neither does “Watt”, really, but to pick nits on this would not be in the Christmas spirit, at any rate.

***Some would undoubtedly argue that Horatio should have his poetic license revoked altogether, but that is a different topic and one that really should be taken up with the proper authorities.


Horatio posted a partial version of the above anonymusely in the comments in response to Tamino's Heavy snow (job) post.