Oldie but goodie

[GoldenRivet]

The rather young indian chief of a very traditionalist tribe is approached by the tribal council and asked for his prediction of the winter weather.

The young chief, unsure of himself says "Let me consult with the great spirits and i will have an answer for you in the morning."

the indian chief makes a phone call to the national weather service and askes the meteorologist "Are you expecting a cold winter?"

the meteorologists says "Yes... it should be pretty cold."

the next day the indian chief addresses his people and says "The winter will be cold, i urge you to gather a good reserve of firewood to appease the great spirits so that we might have a milder winter."

the next day the tribal council approaches the chief "the firewood has been gathered, are the great spirits appeased, will the winter be mild?"

again the indian chief delays his answer and calls the national weather service "Has your forecast for winter changed?" the chief asks

"well, we are in fact expecting the winter to be much much colder than usual." the meteorologist explains

so the chief tells his people "The winter will be very very cold, you should all stock up on great reserves of firewood for the winter months."

the next day the tribal council approaches the chief "we have gathered great amounts of firewood for the tribe, we should surely be well prepared for a cold winter, are the great spirits appeased? will the winter be mild?"

again the chief makes a private phone call to the national weather service and makes his request for an update on the winter forecast.

"well.." says the meteorologist "We are expecting it to be the worst winter on record, with a few feet of snow and sleet, temperatures will be well below freezing for most of the winter months, it looks very bad."

"excuse me..." says the chief "but if you dont mind me asking, how exactly do you know it will be such a bad winter?"

the meteorologists says...

..."because the indians are gathering firewood like crazy!"