# HAARP and cold weather **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 29, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002 "2014-01-29T00:49:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arielburns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6de8d8/32.png) [@arielburns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arielburns)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/1 "2014-01-29T00:49:28Z")
There clearly has to be someone I can blame for this. Is this a wide conspiracy to sell more natural gas, mittens? I can’t stand the cold and I want answers. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE as a natural occurrence. Please help me. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/2 "2014-01-29T01:11:27Z")
“Give a man a fire and he is warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he’s warm for the rest of his life.” – Belkar Bitterleaf ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/3 "2014-01-29T01:16:42Z")
Lots of shit happens as natural occurrences. The dinosaurs being killed off, the ice ages, plagues, extinction, earthquakes, tsunamis. Get the fuck over it. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/4 "2014-01-29T01:18:05Z")
Why do you think Gov. Romney has anything to do with it? ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/5 "2014-01-29T01:24:31Z")
> [@arielburns](#): > > There clearly has to be someone I can blame for this. Is this a wide conspiracy to sell more natural gas, mittens? I can’t stand the cold and I want answers. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE as a natural occurrence. Please help me. Note sure if this is a joke pitting or if it’s for real. In case you are serious, of course it can be (and I am quite sure is) a natural occurence. See the [Little Ice Age](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age) - **not** saying that’s what we are heading into again, just using it as TOTALLY ACCEPTABLE example of a natural occurence. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/6 "2014-01-29T01:51:38Z")
> [@arielburns](#): > > There clearly has to be someone I can blame for this. God knows you touch yourself at night. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/7 "2014-01-29T01:54:16Z")
> [@arielburns](#): > > Please help me. [Here.](http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a681039.html) ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/8 "2014-01-29T01:57:43Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > God knows you touch yourself at night. So I’m safe in the daytime? Whew. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/9 "2014-01-29T02:03:50Z")
I’ve made a long scientific study of this cold conspiracy. I eventually came to the conclusion that it is winter and therefore cold. You might think that’s the end of it. You would be wrong. Did you know that right now in Australia it’s summer? Summer! How could they possibly have summer when we have winter? They must be behind it. Or maybe it’s the hobbits in New Zealand. Someone is to blame. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/10 "2014-01-29T02:08:26Z")
> [@andros](#): > > So I’m safe in the daytime? Whew. God don’t give a damn in the daytime, but those asshole cops sure like to give you a hard time for touching yourself in public. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/11 "2014-01-29T02:21:07Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > God knows you touch yourself at night. I still want that ‘like’ button. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/12 "2014-01-29T04:11:20Z")
the mitten makers rule the world with a knitted hand. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/13 "2014-01-29T05:13:56Z")
I just really want my kid to go back to school. It feels like he hasn’t been there at all since coming off Christmas break. ---
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/14 "2014-01-29T05:50:25Z")
[xkcd](http://xkcd.com/1321/) ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/15 "2014-01-29T06:33:06Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Did you know that right now in Australia it’s summer? Summer! How could they possibly have summer when we have winter? They must be behind it. Or maybe it’s the hobbits in New Zealand. Someone is to blame. Shit, that’s it! It’s the feckin Hobbits! Damn weather controlling little big feet, interfering thrill seekers! ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/16 "2014-01-29T06:45:07Z")
“Polar vortex” is definitely something you cast in an RPG and sounds way better than Blizzaga. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/17 "2014-01-29T07:26:30Z")
“…so ask your doctor about new Equipoised tablets for treating bi-polar vortex. Stop taking Equipoised immediately if you experience a sudden and drastic reversal of sexual preference or any unusual presence of coins on your eyelids…” ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/18 "2014-01-29T08:57:52Z")
Winter is coming. Are you going to spit or swallow? ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/19 "2014-01-29T14:56:42Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Or maybe it’s the hobbits in New Zealand. Someone is to blame. Fucking hobbits. I knew those shifty little bastards were up to no good. Damn you, Martin Freeman, this is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!!! Somebody call Peter Dinklage and send him to New Zealand to straighten this shit out. > [@Oakminster](#): > > Winter is coming. Are you going to spit or swallow? […I told you so.](http://www.quickmeme.com/img/f2/f244a68e5f892dec8a28259e31b576931cda6446367ff7a7d0488df357d40f42.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002/20 "2014-01-29T16:03:40Z")
Wasn’t HAARP shut down due to budget cuts last year? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haarp-and-cold-weather/680002.md?page=2)