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With A Chance Of Continued Sexy

By Scott Smith in News on Feb 23, 2006 1:59PM

We're pretty tolerant of the Sun-Times' endless parade of nonsensical adjectives to describe the weather. And we're almost used to the word having only the most tenuous connection to the actual meterological conditions.

2006_02_silky.jpgBut what the hell does this mean?

Yes, it's not bone-chilling cold anymore. Yet what we just walked through hardly qualifies as silky. Sleek, maybe. But silky?

Tomorrow look for a glossy front to move through the area followed by a molasses-textured weather pattern of honey and chocolate. Baby.