Remembering a Good Guy: The Pig Spleen Forecaster

Some sad news today. Gus Wickstrom, the farmer from Tompkins who can accurately predict the weather for half a year by gnawing on a pig's spleen, has passed away last night from pneumonia. His public funeral is at the Tompkins Hall tomorrow afternoon.


CTV Regina reports on it


I have said before that it takes raw talent and, I daresay, guts to do something like this, and the Planet has lost a brilliant and creative man.

I can only say now, he is up there with his juicy pig spleens forecasting the weather in Heaven, where it's fair and sunny every single day.

Edited at 7:49am on June 7, 2007: A report on the memorial service and reaction from the community of Tompkins can be found at southwesttvnews.com on the June 6 newscast