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Saskatchewan mourns loss of farmer who forecast weather by biting into pig spleens

Using a technique learned from his father, Wickstrom would slaughter a pig, pluck out its spleen, bite into it, and come up with a forecast for the area around Tompkins in southwest Saskatchewan.

Yes, all Saskatchewan is mourning him using the traditional Saskatchewan cry of lamentation, 'Eeeewww!' -- Ed.

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