The Comic Strip That Has A Finale Every Day by John "Scully" Scully for October 06, 2021

Weather Rock

Some examples of the instructions commonly provided for “reading” a weather rock include:

— If the rock is wet, it’s raining.

— If the rock is swinging, the wind is blowing.

— If the rock casts a shadow, the sun is shining.

— If the rock does not cast a shadow and is not wet, the sky is cloudy.

— If the rock is difficult to see, it is foggy.

— If the rock is white, it is snowing.

— If the rock is coated with ice, there is a frost.

— If the ice is thick, it’s a heavy frost.

— If the rock is bouncing, there is an earthquake.

— If the rock is under water, there is a flood.

— If the rock is warm, it is sunny.

— If the rock is missing, there was a tornado.

— If the rock is wet and swinging violently, there is a hurricane.

— If the rock can be felt but not seen, it is night time.

— If the rock has white splats on it, watch out for birds.

— If there are two rocks, stop drinking, you are drunk.

Weather rocks will also sometimes include rules for proper maintenance of the system such as, “Please do not disturb the weather rock, it is a finely tuned instrument!”