TheTimes took the Met offices policy decision about weather announcements becoming mroe friendly and explored.
“There could be a few showers when the match kicks off.†(Translation: You know that bit in The Matrix Reloaded when Neo finds that everyone on Earth has turned into Agent Smith? Remember their fight? With the rain beating down in droplets the size of watermelons? That’s your football match, that is.)
“Expect it to grow a little chilly in the evening.†(Translation: Expect conditions to rival those prevailing during the final moments of Captain Oates.)
“Earlier today a lady rang the BBC and said she had heard that there was a hurricane on the way. Well, don’t worry if you’re watching, there isn’t.†(Translation: Four horsemen ride, the Beast comes from the sea, it is the end of days, etc, etc.)
Of course, in this case the last one is true, being the exact quote from Michael Fish a few hours before a hurricane struck the UK in 1987, causing widespread damage.
