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The Weather Channel's $5 billion dollar sexual blunder

businessshrink.biz — The Weather Channel is facing a hurricane of it's own. A lawsuit was filed by ex-anchorwoman Hillary Andrews after repeated sexual harassment from co-anchor Bob Stokes. As TWC tries to sell it's Weather.com website & Weather channel for $5 billion dollars executives aim to keep this lawsuit a secret. The forecast? A sprinkle, possibly a hurricane.

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  • nahsrocketeer75, on 05/09/2008, -4/+103Quite a sh*t-storm blowing up there.
    • powerbookguy, on 05/09/2008, -7/+16It's actually not bad. Partly cloudy and 69.
      • yojiffyskippy, on 05/09/2008, -0/+29Partly Cloudy? You might want to get that checked out at the clinic.
    • indigit4l, on 05/09/2008, -8/+1It is a ***** storm. And the fellow has hung himself w/ a ***** rope
      • 15thPD, on 05/09/2008, -0/+6How could you possibly hang yourself with a... ***** it, never mind.
      • BearFace, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3Is that from TPB? Lahey?
    • MacSuxWindozSux, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5One time i broke into the Weather Channel studio and wrote a bunch of letters to Hillary Andrews and signed them as Bob Stokes.
    • TheSuperunknown, on 05/09/2008, -1/+6The Weather Channel's become worthless anyway.
    • Managua8Green, on 05/10/2008, -1/+2*****, I would sexually harass her too..... All night long.
  • amanilaenvelope, on 05/09/2008, -2/+138“Will you lick my swizzle stick?”
    priceless.
    • RealmDown, on 05/09/2008, -2/+26No, it's $50, just like in town.
    • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -0/+7I'm thinking Bob was simply impersonating Ron Burgandy, notihng wrong with that.
    • jun2san, on 05/09/2008, -0/+11I didn't feel like reading the article but I did a word search on swizzle just to see if it was really in there.

      Wow.

      BTW......she's hot.
      • Ozymandias42, on 05/09/2008, -4/+6Your immediate response upon reading about how inappropriate sexual comments could cost somebody $5 billion is to publish a review of the sexual attractiveness of one of the parties involved?
        • ShinyDemon, on 05/09/2008, -0/+6You're obviously a woman.
        • t0x2c, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9Actually his immediate response was to search for swizzle. His second was his reaction to the search on swizzle, and it wasn't until his third that he commented on the sexual attractiveness of the plaintiff.
          • FatLoser, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3I'd like to plain with her tiff... if you know what i MEAN. AAAAAHHHHH INSANITY BROUGHT ON BY SEX DEPRIVATION ARRRRR *****
  • bstory, on 05/09/2008, -10/+1645 billion... a little over inflated sense of worth eh
    • synthpop, on 05/09/2008, -1/+23but they own the weather..
      don't they?
    • Seemefearme, on 05/09/2008, -5/+2Not really. Did you even read the article? They do a lot and bring a lot to be desired by many of the larger syndicates.
      • unreg, on 05/09/2008, -0/+4If a share of Google can be worth $500 and an iPhone $600 then..........
    • devophl, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5Actually,the figure was more for the weather.com web site which some feel is worth approximately $5B. Landmark is trying to sell the weather channel but some wonder whether they'll get more for just selling off the web site. Whereas the weather channel was a top 20 cable channel in the mid 90s, it has not done as well in the Internet age. The TV component has continually lost ratings as local cable channels put up their own local weather and the Internet has provided a better source of weather information. In the last 10 years, the loss of ad revenue has caused the channel to go to hour long specialty programming to try and keep an audience for more than 5-10 minutes and boost its ad revenue. Since Landmark is looking to sell off the channel, its clear this approach is not working.

      The lawsuit and its negative publicity doesn't help Landmark at a time they're looking to sell.
    • Trichomonas, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5"As of today, May 8th, 2008, the Weather.com website holds the spot of the 22nd most visited website in the United States and 102nd most visited website in the world"

      To be 22nd is pretty high. The price may be a little inflated but I'm sure the people who set these things know what they're doing...
      • MScrip, on 05/09/2008, -2/+3Who is 23rd? It must suck to be beaten by the Weather Channel. :)
      • troye, on 05/10/2008, -0/+3Yeah, but if you own the Weather Channel, then you could do many countless things with it.
    • BearinG, on 05/09/2008, -0/+4Does the buyer get the weather predictions almanac for the next 10 years?
    • Shivetya, on 05/09/2008, -1/+1Did you read all the articles about this?

      Frankly they need to be sued into oblivion. She wasn't the first, just the one to get it through arbitration. This guy was scum but the execs above were just as guilty for keeping him and punishing anyone who dared speak up in all in the name of ratings; which is MONEY.
    • anizzle, on 05/09/2008, -1/+1I heard the weather channel is the most watched cable channel....Is that true?
  • iching, on 05/09/2008, -9/+21I don't think this storm will blow over without turning over a Hummer.
    • jaalin, on 05/09/2008, -4/+1on reddit this would've been the highest rated comment
      • PixelMagic, on 05/09/2008, -2/+3I know you're not implying that Digg is more mature than reddit. Digg is childish by comparison.
  • str3ama, on 05/09/2008, -7/+645 billion seems excessive.
    • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -1/+7That's how much weather costs.
    • BearinG, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2Seems to be for a business based on predictions..
    • johnmatias, on 05/09/2008, -2/+3Seriously, who's their lawyer? Dr. Evil?
    • SpeedyG, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3The reference to the 5 billion dollar figure is the amount of sales that Weather Channel supposedly make, not anything to do with the harassment case. It's the writer of the article trying to be cute, and instead ending up misleading.
  • JimmySpaza, on 05/09/2008, -58/+11First, there was the laughable and pathetic rant by Dr. Heidi Cullen about shunning and de-recognizing meteorologists who question the theory of global warming.

    http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction= ...

    Then, the founder of the Weather Channel, John Coleman, challenged Al Gore's junk science concerning the theory of global warming...even suggesting that the Goracle be sued to force him to defend his junk theory.

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,337710,00.html

    Now, allegations of sexual harrassment?

    Perhaps, these so-called experts should go back to the basics...you know, like accurately predicting the weather tomorrow?
    • iching, on 05/09/2008, -7/+20Thanks Exxon for your ***** Oklahoma Junk Science.
    • RealmDown, on 05/09/2008, -15/+4Dugg for "Goracle"

      LOL
    • mikelieman, on 05/09/2008, -3/+13What does a Meteorologist know about Climatology?

      • Altanar, on 05/09/2008, -12/+6Yeah, why would people who spend their entire lives studying how and why the weather does what it does know anything about climate change?
        • nblsavage, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5I'n guessing about as much as a sportscaster knows about managing an NFL team.
          • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Which my guess is near no-existent.
        • hmunkey, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3That's like comparing a middle school science teacher to a microbiologist. It just doesn't work.
    • Jus7in, on 05/09/2008, -1/+6Spaza, you have to be the most consistently buried person on digg. Congrats.
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  • Blakechi, on 05/09/2008, -3/+120Wow, Bob Stokes sounds like a serious dick.
  • sjbdallas, on 05/09/2008, -5/+66At least he didn't get her pregnant. Seemed like those chicks were pregnant one after another for awhile.
    • geneticlemon, on 05/09/2008, -0/+67I see you regularly follow the Weather Channel.
      • RealmDown, on 05/09/2008, -1/+22Or Weather Channel Chicks.
        • endlessoul, on 05/09/2008, -4/+2Both of which is a disturbing concept.
        • yojiffyskippy, on 05/09/2008, -0/+38Weather chicks are hot....... partly hot.
        • unreg, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2I believe the correct term was Weather Bunny
      • nyr633, on 05/09/2008, -0/+8I see atleast 26 others do as well
  • DeskFlyer, on 05/09/2008, -3/+13I'd rather hit on Samantha Davies from NBC's Weather Plus.
  • kiverson, on 05/09/2008, -6/+27I'm still shocked and amazed that someone in that position would be dumb enough to try it TWICE after forcing someone to leave as a result of his behavior. You'd think he'd get a clue. So much for the male libido.
    • oldhick, on 05/09/2008, -1/+17Why would he get a clue? When management fails to fire him immediately than of course the behavior will continue.
    • darny, on 05/09/2008, -4/+2Some people are sick and can't help themselves.
    • unreg, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3If an employer fails to quash the activity, it only emboldens the employee. He/she thinks it's ok and continues. In this case, Bob was on a power trip.
    • SierraAlpha, on 05/09/2008, -0/+4He has a raging hard clue.
  • dwninjungleland, on 05/09/2008, -26/+4Too many weather puns, boring story. buried.
  • PeTeRZz, on 05/09/2008, -5/+16http://socialitereport.com/photos/hillaryandrewswi ...
    I don't blame him
    • InfamousAtheist, on 05/09/2008, -2/+5Same pic that's in the article... but yeah, she's pretty hot.
    • Rocketbird, on 05/09/2008, -0/+30She's fine, but not "lose your job" fine.
    • wing05, on 05/09/2008, -9/+1Sexual inuendo and flirtation at the workplace is good. But if the other person's not receptive, you tone it down and all remains good. Who knows, if you're already flirting with everyone, at some point they may get comfortable enough to get in on it too.

      Yup, she's quite hot, IMO. But if I were her co-worker, I'd still only test to see if she were comfortable flirting and joking around and then back off if she weren't into it.
      • t0x2c, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1You must not have read the article. He like stalked her, broke into her dressing room. This kind of stuff is usually overplayed but this guy is nuts.
    • darny, on 05/09/2008, -1/+7She's kind of plastic-ey, no? Looks like someone hot-glued that smile on.
      • myststrngr, on 05/09/2008, -0/+8I bet Bob wants to put his hot-glue on that smile.
    • jerrycan, on 05/09/2008, -1/+7So that's what happened to Mister Ed...
      • CedEx, on 05/09/2008, -1/+0Whew... I didn't want to be the first to say it. She's got some fine choppers!
  • motogoat, on 05/09/2008, -2/+5890% chance of herpes and an early frost.
  • mCanada, on 05/09/2008, -2/+106Stay classy San Diego!
    • Palfo, on 05/09/2008, -1/+12Look, the most glorious rainbow ever.
      Oh. Do me on it.
    • MysticSavage, on 05/09/2008, -1/+11She should return to her home on whore island.
      • disco5896, on 05/09/2008, -5/+1MILF Island
        • h0ms4r, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2I see that those who are burying this haven't watched "30 Rock" lately.
        • PixelMagic, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2Does anyone watch it?
        • unreg, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3No, that spot is reserved for Heather Tesch
      • tidu, on 05/09/2008, -1/+5You're a dirty pirate hooker.
        Well, you look like a blueberry!
  • jayomatic, on 05/09/2008, -2/+12Jim Cantore FTW!
    • serif69, on 05/09/2008, -0/+13I'm Jim Cantore, reporting live from another ***** hell hole of a weather anomaly putting my life in danger for ratings. As you can see, there is no one here but myself and the poor camera guy who can't even hold the camera steady it's such a ***** ***** storm out here. If you look up the street here, you can see the waves crashing over the highway overpass, and we're in Colorado. I'll be reporting in every 3 minutes with virtually no change in the status of the storm, but I will certainly be more winded. Back to you in the studio.
      • tidu, on 05/09/2008, -0/+4oh, for a second there I thought you were actually Jim Cantore.
      • DeskFlyer, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1That was perfect.
      • TheSuperunknown, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1That does it. I need to be able to digg people multiple times. Somebody get on this.
  • kanimara, on 05/09/2008, -13/+7The guy made some joking sexual comments and stared at her chest.. Just seems silly.
    • InfamousAtheist, on 05/09/2008, -1/+11Yeah, and moving her to crappy shifts and formally refusing to renew her contract; silly.
    • darkfish, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1First of all "joking sexual comments" is not acceptable in the workplace. Second, read TFA. I know it is not easy for you, but try.
  • Navicerts, on 05/09/2008, -3/+37FTA: "On January 31st, 2008 the arbitrator issued an award of an undisclosed amount to Ms. Stokes for the harassment she endured for three years."

    So she married him?
    • nosecohn, on 05/09/2008, -0/+17I'm pretty sure that's an error. The article is riddled with them.
    • BearinG, on 05/09/2008, -0/+7Yeah I was pretty confused when i read that.. I figured i had misunderstood another paragraph .. I thought his wife was also suing him for harassment etc..
    • aznedy, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3That was my thought too.
  • ace429k, on 05/09/2008, -2/+9i'll stick by the weather channel. i like weather on the 8's. and its easier to watch that CNN or FOX
    • KMartSheriff, on 05/09/2008, -0/+10I'll admit, as a kid watching the weather channel was kinda fun when there was a massive storm outside. That and playing in said storm.
      • haydesigner, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3As a kid???
        Ye gods, how long has the Weather Channel been on the air?
      • stellamaris, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3As long as cable has been widespread, which is as long as I've been alive. I'm 20.
      • ZeroIce, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Weather on the 8s FTW
    • gurudrew, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1I like the weather channel too, but on satellite you don't get the local weather only regional. That's why I stopped watching.
  • PhattyPhattMatt, on 05/09/2008, -21/+1*witty comment here*
  • threemagic, on 05/09/2008, -3/+33Bob Stokes must have attended the Ron Burgundy school of news anchoring.
    • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -0/+4Dang, You beat me, My comment is very similar above.
  • jontalisman, on 05/09/2008, -18/+4Wow, Stokes is even fuglier than Obama.
    http://img.coxnewsweb.com/B/02/68/28/image_7028682 ...
    • Jalh, on 05/09/2008, -6/+1LEAVE OBAMA ALONE !!!!
      • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -1/+1Ring in another talk show.
      • hmunkey, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Nope. It is perfectly fine to question a presidential candidate in a democracy. However, it is stupid to bring up pointless information like how "fugly" someone is.
  • NeoCortex, on 05/09/2008, -0/+55I'm sure he was just commenting on the great *****' ability to cope with global warming.
  • ecrunner, on 05/09/2008, -9/+3Bob Strok- I mean Stokes... what a perv.
  • ChrisfromNL, on 05/09/2008, -5/+19"Not long after New Year’s day of this year, The Weather Channel started shopping itself around to the highest bidder. It was discussed that the combined properties of Weather.com and The Weather Channel could bring in as much as $5 billion in sales. The The Weather Channle and Weather.comNew York Times broke the story revealing that the sale was imminent, which you can read about here. As of today, May 8th, 2008, the Weather.com website holds the spot of the 22nd most visited website in the United States and 102nd most visited website in the world, according to Alexa.com which you can view here.

    Where exactly does this sky high price come from for these weather related properties? The Weather Channel is rare in the cable landscape where it still remains a privately held cable channel. In addition to still being private, The Weather Channel has seen success in offering breaking weather news, such as updates on hurricanes and content covering climate change. In addition, major websites like Yahoo, MySpace and AOL.com use Weather.com for weather updates. With companies like News Corporation, Comcast, NBC and General Electric interested in making a deal to purchase this heavyweight what could go wrong?

    Hillary Andrews and Bob Stokes on The Weather ChannelAs you will find from the court documents provided below, a long history of events is creating trouble for a fire-sale that could number in the billions. In the fall of 2003, Hillary Andrews was hired as a co-host to Bob Stokes for the prime-time weekend show on The Weather Channel. Ms. Andrews was brought on as a replacement for a previous co-host that complained of hostile and abusive conduct. The previous co-host was pushed off to a position at TWC termed as a “floater” position and late night work after reaching a breaking point with Stokes when he struck her on the arm. The previous anchor came under greater scrutiny from TWC while in the new “floater” position and left soon after.

    In her new prime-time anchor position, Ms. Andrews endured the same conduct, which reportedly became worse than the previous anchor experienced. It was stated in the court documents that Bob Stokes had become emboldened by The Weather Channel management and human resources due to never receiving much discipline for his previous actions. It was also stated in court documents that Stokes had observed that The Weather Channel prized him for his high ratings, shielded him from complaints from those whom he harassed, and retaliated against those who dared complain. This seemed to create a worse situation for Hillary Andrews the new co-host.

    The extent of the harassment of Ms. Andrews was reportedly worse, “because Stokes was sexually attracted to her and romantically obsessed with her.” The bizarre relationship started out slow with comments from Stokes about his attraction, questions of private Hillary Stokes Weather Channelrelationships and repeated attempts to get Ms. Andrews to go out on with him. The harassment became more heated when Stokes resorted to crude sexual remarks like, “Will you lick my swizzle stick?” Physical harassment followed with Stokes invading Ms. Andrew’s personal space, following her into the dressing room and leering at her chest.

    A large number of statements that Stokes made were revealed in the following court documents you can read below. When Ms. Andrews became more blunt and hostile to Mr. Stoke’s attempts, the relationship turned into a sour retaliatory battle. Mr. Stokes was said to have interfered with and sabotaged Ms. Andrews on-air performance. Ms. Andrews found it hard to complain about Stoke’s behavior because she knew what happened to the previous anchor when the complaints reached an intolerable level. Managers at The Weather Channel often thanked Ms. Andrews for “working with Bob, “getting along with Bob,” and “putting up with Bob.”

    Once word leaked out from people within the company that Ms. Andrew’s couldn’t tolerate Bob Stoke’s actions anymore, Ms. Andrew’s was told her three-year contract would not be renewed. While waiting for the contract to expire, The Weather Channel moved her from her prime time assignment to a series of undesirable shifts and assignments. The new jobs Ms. Andrew’s was graced with were the same jobs the previous anchor had before she resigned. It was formally announced to Ms. Andrews that her contract would not be renewed after her contract expired.

    Hillary Andrews and Bob Stokes on The Weather ChannelShortly before Hillary Andrew’s contract expired she filed a demand for arbitration according to her contract with The Weather Channel. The main complaint of the arbitration was that Ms. Andrews felt TWC allowed her to be sexually harassed by Bob Stokes. On January 31st, 2008 the arbitrator issued an award of an undisclosed amount to Ms. Stokes for the harassment she endured for three years. The hope by management at TWC seemed to be that this would be the end to this whole nightmare of co-anchor harassment issues getting out of control. The Weather Channel is now trying to keep the 17 page arbitration under wraps while the bidding process for it’s billion dollar sale is underway. Unfortunately for TWC, news and documents have crept around the Internet and more people are learning of The Weather Channel’s own tropical depression that seems to be building into a hurricane.

    What do you think? Do you think Hillary Andrews should drop the case now that she has received an arbitration reward? Do you feel this case is representative of the current environment many women have to deal with every day? Tell us how you feel about this case and about your own work experiences. Sexual harassment in the workplace seems to be brewing into quite a storm."
    • PabloMac, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Thank you. That page was ridiculous.
    • crapmatic, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3Not only that, I'm not sure how much to trust a news story that doesn't even use apostrophes properly.
  • Renuvian, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2http://www.ajc.com/health/content/metro/stories/20 ...
    Alternate link on the same story.
  • googooly, on 05/09/2008, -6/+1http://www.kapturedforyou.com/Dec05/122005/ha12190 ...


    i hit it
  • spamcrusher, on 05/09/2008, -6/+1If it wasn't for sexual harassment, I'd never get laid.
    • elegantjihad, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3I get the song reference, but it's just not very clever.
  • krnldmp, on 05/09/2008, -3/+11You don't need any of that worthless garbage.

    http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
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    • KMartSheriff, on 05/09/2008, -7/+5God bless you CYG101, giver of ASCII art.
    • mytruckhasdents, on 05/09/2008, -0/+18Thanks Ollie, and now to Asian reporter Trisha Takanawa with more on the upcoming election featuring Mayor Adam West vs. a Dig 'Em statue...
    • serif69, on 05/09/2008, -0/+15ANYBODY WANT THIS DOAG?
    • roflbrothel, on 05/09/2008, -0/+13BEST
      WEATHERMAN
      EVER
    • tandy400, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9"EVERYBODY LOOKS LIKE ANTS!"
    • slapded, on 05/09/2008, -0/+8holy ***** that made my day
    • diothar, on 05/09/2008, -1/+13My favorite is when he shouts "It's rainin' sideways!"
    • luvkit, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2"Space Weather!"
    • D4r7h3v1l, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9DID YOU CHECK THE TCP/IP SETTINGS?
    • footfwd, on 05/09/2008, -2/+3Can someone explain why so many people like these ASCII posts?
    • coresnake, on 05/09/2008, -2/+1Some stay dry and others feel the rain..
    • jpl7986, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1chocolate femur
    • maticus, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1BRING ME SOME SOUP!!!
  • jdfwarrior, on 05/09/2008, -5/+2kiss the rings b***h!
  • BugBBQ, on 05/09/2008, -0/+16Management puts up with him because he gets good ratings...? On the Weather Channel. THE WEATHER CHANNEL... what would the ratings look like? "Gee Bob you're doing really well this month with an average viewer watching for 3 MINUTES". Denver cloudy, L.A. Sunny, ... Seattle raining, ah that's what I needed to know. Now back to the SciFI channel.
    • ThaDRD, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2They act like this guy was irreplaceable. What is he, like the Dan Rather of the Weather Channel?
    • serif69, on 05/09/2008, -0/+7You have obviously never lived with someone who has the Weather Channel set as a favorite on the cable box.
      • BearinG, on 05/09/2008, -0/+4I have.. but what does Bob have to do with it..
    • schneidafunk, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Yea, it seems like the hot girl would get better ratings. America could learn from her neighbors, like the topless russian weather girls.
    • Qumahlin, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2You really don't understand how easily entertained some people are. I worked at QVC for awhile in various positions, we had customers who rarely shopped, yet watched the show 24/7 and some only watched certain hosts...I ***** you not.
  • bb112266, on 05/09/2008, -6/+1Has the Weather Channel lost all professionalism? There is no reason whatsoever to do this in private or public. The issues that we are facing in the USA as a whole is due to our attitudes in life. We much use humility and integrity in life.
  • wacomwacoff, on 05/09/2008, -10/+5buried for using "it's" instead of "its" twice.
  • virtualkuz, on 05/09/2008, -0/+24Just go to www.weather.gov for all your US weather needs. Your tax dollars at work and no crazy ads or flash like weather.com.
    • serif69, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9Today it will be partly corrupt with a 90% chance of love child in Staten Island.
    • mm911, on 05/09/2008, -0/+4Right on, virtualkuz. The only government site that's better than its private sector counterparts. Weather.com looks like it was designed by Tyrone Biggums.
    • Mattintosh, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2Um... I almost always go to http://nws.noaa.gov for weather details. Why get the watered-down version (weather.gov) or secondhand data (some commercialized site)?
      • TheSuperunknown, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3Um, what?
        www.weather.gov === nws.noaa.gov
    • unreg, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Sorry VirtualKuz, Weather.gov just doesn't fulfill my T&A needs
  • viserov, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2It's rainin' sideways!
    • tandy400, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5Tom:"Do you have an umbrella."
      Ollie:"Had one."
      Tom:"Where is it?"
      Ollie:"Inside out two miles away"
      Tom:"Is there anything we can do for you"
      Ollie:"Bring me some Soup."
      Tom:"What kind?"
      Ollie:"Chunky!!!"
  • secrity, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5 This is what happens when you replace news nerds with "on-air personalities". I remember when actual meteorologists were in front of the camera; and then at some point, expensive haircuts and suits started appearing on camera.
  • DeadPlasmaCell, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9lol that's great. I watch TWC EVERY night before I go to bed and I've always thought there was something weird about Bob Stokes.. I ***** knew it!
  • willk281, on 05/09/2008, -6/+1wait, this article is not remotely interesting, nor does it praise Obama, what is it doing up on the front page?
  • MysticSavage, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2He was just forecasting that a warm front was coming...hers.
  • roflbrothel, on 05/09/2008, -6/+1NOOOOOO! WEATHER CHANNEL! WHY?! I LOVED YOU WEATHER CHANNEL! YOU WERE MY FAVORITE STATION!!!

    WRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!?!?
  • defwheezer, on 05/09/2008, -3/+2Looks like she's asking for 'it'

    http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/rojofantas ...

    (she seems to be asking for something in this shot!)
  • myststrngr, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3"I'm going to shoot you in the back of the head with a b-b-gun when you're not looking."
  • crapmatic, on 05/09/2008, -3/+5http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=200804 ...
    "Q. Anyone know where Bob Stokes went? He was a meteorologist on the Weather Channel."
    "A. He's not here.... -- tbteddy6"
    (no other replies)

    I think that pretty much confirms it for me that Yahoo Answers is a pile of ***** and people like tbteddy6 should not be breeding.
    • scottmoss, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Your right and to show how stupid the board is please keep in mind they passed up over 40 Billion......
  • salinemist, on 05/09/2008, -7/+4TWC needs to sell out before Global Warming is exposed as a hoax and they look like the fools that they are.
  • DentThat, on 05/09/2008, -3/+3bob strokes
    • unreg, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1It wasn't Dugg up the first dozen times either
  • mm911, on 05/09/2008, -0/+11Great attention getting headline, except if you actually think Viacom and News Corp or anyone else are going to turn their backs on TWC over this, you're mistaken. They've been jonesing to buy it for years, it's a cash cow. It costs next to nothing to operate compared to a traditional network, no Katie Courics required, they could shove unpaid interns in front of the camera and people would still watch. The website is utter crap, but it still pulls in insane traffic.
  • condylomalata, on 05/09/2008, -5/+0sexual harrassment is *****
  • slapded, on 05/09/2008, -1/+3weather.com sucks. too many ads
  • bkanber, on 05/09/2008, -4/+7Anyone else notice that 'weather' looks like 'we eat her' ?
  • zeroflake, on 05/09/2008, -6/+2i have a new hero - BOB STOKES!!!
    • leafpeeper, on 05/11/2008, -0/+0I always thought Bob would be a great guy to be stuck with during a weather disaster because he always seems to have that upbeat personality. Sounds like he would be more interested in human things than weather.
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