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A Blizzard Named ‘Jonas’? More Like a Dove

JL;DR SUMMARY The article discusses the naming of the winter storm Jonas by the Weather Channel, highlighting the irony that the storm is named after the Hebrew word "yonah" which means dove, a symbol of peace and tranquility in the biblical story of Noah's Ark. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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New YorkHebrewWashington D.C.BaltimoreYonahWinter Storm JonasBiblical EtymologyThe Weather ChannelGenesis Flood StoryDove Symbolism

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