# Doppler Obsession **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 4, 2000, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doppler-obsession/15564 "2000-04-04T05:40:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NothingMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@NothingMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NothingMan)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doppler-obsession/15564/1 "2000-04-04T05:40:00Z")
Help me ! I am hooked on doppler radar images !! I have no screen saver at work, instead I have a continuously updating doppler radar of the region. What is wrong with me ? When I am at home I now know exactly when the local doppler will be on the “Weather Channel” and I check it every hour or so. Should I consult a doctor ? When I see a green blob of “rain” over my town I race outside to confirm its existence, then I revel in my superior doppler knowledge. ::sigh:: The only stranger thing to be addicted to would be this damned MB. Oh, wait . . . 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doppler-obsession/15564/2 "2000-04-04T05:46:00Z")
Personally, I find Intellicast to be a much more useful weather site than TWC. * * * Been here so long he’s got to calling it Home. ---
**Author:** ![The\_LION](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@The\_LION](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_LION)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doppler-obsession/15564/3 "2000-04-04T13:26:00Z")
## NothingMan If you are realy hot for doppler radar get a ham radio license and join your local SkyWarn group. About once a year we get to goto the local National Weather Service office and get some real hands on time with the new toys. It’s a blast to sit at the control panel and operate the system. t lion AKA KC5LNN ## Peace t lion ## “I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedoms of the people by gradual and silent encroachment of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” – James Madison ---
**Author:** ![cygnus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@cygnus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cygnus)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doppler-obsession/15564/4 "2000-04-04T16:48:00Z")
Um… :: glances sideways :: scuffs foot lightly, trying to look casual instead of pathetic :: How can I put a continuously updating doppler radar display in place of a screensaver on MY machine? * * * But I don’t want to pay the penalty. I just want to go home. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doppler-obsession/15564/5 "2000-04-05T05:13:00Z")
If you found a bunch of people that looked like you and were all fascinated by radar images, you could call yourselves a dopplergang. * * * We went right out there and refused to do accoustical versions of the electrical songs that we had refused to record in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![MtnMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85e7bf/32.png) [@MtnMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MtnMan)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doppler-obsession/15564/6 "2000-04-05T05:37:00Z")
Nice work, The Lion. That’s what we call “enabling”. Can’t you see that the OP was a cry for help? I bet you’re the kind of person who would tell a recovering alcoholic that the local liquor store is running a special on Night Train. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doppler-obsession/15564/7 "2000-04-05T05:49:00Z")
Weeeeeeee **eeeeeeeeee** - **oooooooooo** ooooooooooo… Doppler effect? * * * Homepage: [http://www.bigfuckinboatwithbadassplanes.mil](http://www.bigfuckinboatwithbadassplanes.mil) Occupation: Swabbie Pounder, First Class Location: Anywhere you feckless landlubbers ain’t. Interests: Navy Chow, Port of Call, The Head, Air Superiority ICQ Number: CVN69 **– An UncleBeer Profile** “Avast and ahoy, landlubbers! Shore leave’s in August. Hide your women.” **– A WallySig** ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doppler-obsession/15564/8 "2000-04-04T18:40:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Mullinator: > \*\*If you found a bunch of people that looked like you and were all fascinated by radar images, you could call yourselves a dopplergang. > \*\* hahahaha that kicks ass! Well, figuratively. * * * ## There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots. What is it? Distrust. – Demosthenes Joe Cool ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doppler-obsession/15564/9 "2000-04-05T01:33:00Z")
Psst…NothingMan…over here. Looking for something a bit… **stronger**? For a small fee, there’s the \*\*hard]/b] stuff - **real-time Doppler radar!** Ya know, I like you, NM. And just because you’re such a nice guy, the first one’s free! Just go to [www.accuweather.com.](http://www.accuweather.com.) Mention my name and ask for Ernie. (Actually, forget that last sentence. The rest is for real.) * * * For business reasons, I must preserve the outward signs of sanity. - Mark Twain ---
**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doppler-obsession/15564/10 "2000-04-05T01:38:00Z")
Mullinator, go sit in the hall. * * * Heck is where you go when you don’t believe in Gosh. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doppler-obsession/15564/11 "2000-04-05T11:59:00Z")
hey Neuro, it may not exactly be the best joke ever, but at least I was making an effort on that one. * * * We went right out there and refused to do accoustical versions of the electrical songs that we had refused to record in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![JoeBlank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@JoeBlank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeBlank)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doppler-obsession/15564/12 "2000-04-05T12:18:00Z")
Mully, it may not be the best joke ever, but it is one of the best. I am still laughing from reading it yesterday.