# Jim Cantore: Weather Ninja **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 29, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cantore-weather-ninja/680050 "2014-01-29T17:41:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cantore-weather-ninja/680050/1 "2014-01-29T17:41:42Z")
[One funny video](http://gawker.com/heres-a-weather-reporter-kneeing-some-guy-in-the-ball-1511452938) of what can happen on live TV. ---
**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cantore-weather-ninja/680050/2 "2014-01-29T18:42:20Z")
He handled it pretty well, although I disagree with the caption that he kneed the guy in the nuts. Just a hit to the leg or abdomen. ---
**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cantore-weather-ninja/680050/3 "2014-01-29T19:09:18Z")
Sadly, I have DirectTV so I can only see Mr. Cantore on the Internet. Oh curse The Fates!!! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cantore-weather-ninja/680050/4 "2014-01-29T19:13:20Z")
> [@yellowjacketcoder](#): > > He handled it pretty well, although I disagree with the caption that he kneed the guy in the nuts. Just a hit to the leg or abdomen. Yep. Didn’t even slow the kid down. Guy must have been anesthetized to begin with. But Cantore’s a dude, no doubt. ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cantore-weather-ninja/680050/5 "2014-01-29T21:00:40Z")
I hope that was not staged. Now Jim is not my favorite Wx person but this puts him up a notch or 3 in my book ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cantore-weather-ninja/680050/6 "2014-01-29T21:09:44Z")
The weather out there is just nuts. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cantore-weather-ninja/680050/7 "2014-01-30T05:08:51Z")
That was a perfect version of the technique I was taught to discourage a dog from jumping up on you. ---
**Author:** ![Sodalite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@Sodalite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sodalite)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cantore-weather-ninja/680050/8 "2014-01-30T06:39:07Z")
> [@nevadaexile](#): > > Sadly, I have DirectTV so I can only see Mr. Cantore on the Internet. > Oh curse The Fates!!! [hijack] Stupid freaking DirecTV. I loved the Weather Channel. It was so convenient to get my local weather any time I wanted it. I liked some of the shows, too. If Dish Network didn’t suck so bad I would consider going over there. :mad: [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cantore-weather-ninja/680050/9 "2014-01-30T15:58:19Z")
> [@Sodalite](#): > > [hijack] Stupid freaking DirecTV. I loved the Weather Channel. It was so convenient to get my local weather any time I wanted it. I liked some of the shows, too. If Dish Network didn’t suck so bad I would consider going over there. :mad: [/hijack] Agreed–I really HATE the new format.