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  1. October-06-10, 08:47 AM #1
    surenowinlife
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    Default Sonny Eliot Thermometer question

    I see a thermometer on eBay that has the image of Sonny Eliot and WWJ Tv across the top.What years was he actually on t.v.?
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  2. December-17-10, 08:32 PM #2
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    According to Tim Kiska's book "From Soupy to Nuts - a History of Detroit Television", Sonny Eliot did the weather on WWJ-TV [[then Channel 4) from 1949 to 1981. He then moved over to WJBK-TV [[Channel 2), where he did the weather between 1981-1982.
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  3. December-18-10, 08:37 AM #3
    Ed Golick
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    The thermometer dates from 1963.
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  4. December-18-10, 11:27 AM #4
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    Engadine. Enga-ringa-dinga-dine.
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  5. December-18-10, 01:42 PM #5
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    If it zero degrees today, and twice as cold tommorow, how cold will it be ?
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  6. December-18-10, 05:55 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigb23 View Post
    If it zero degrees today, and twice as cold tommorow, how cold will it be ?
    -229.8 degrees Fahrenheit is halfway between 0 degrees Fahrenheit and Absolute Zero.

    Bundle up!
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