--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Please drop a note to the clerk of the…" description: "\"Please drop a note to the clerk of the weather, and have a good, rousing snow-storm -- say on the twenty-second. None of your meek, gentle, nonsensical..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/anonymous-1_care_please-drop-a-note-to-the-clerk-of-the-w_811278.jpg" --- # Please drop a note to the clerk of the weather, and have a… ![“Please drop a note to the clerk of the weather, and have a good, rousing snow-storm -- say on the twenty-second. None of your meek, gentle, nonsensical, shilly-shallying snow-storms; not the sort where the flakes float lazily down from the sky as if they didn't care whether they ever got here or…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/anonymous-1_care_please-drop-a-note-to-the-clerk-of-the-w_811278.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/anonymous-1_care_please-drop-a-note-to-the-clerk-of-the-w_811278.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/anonymous-1_care_please-drop-a-note-to-the-clerk-of-the-w_811278.jpg) > “Please drop a note to the clerk of the weather, and have a good, rousing snow-storm -- say on the twenty-second. None of your meek, gentle, nonsensical, shilly-shallying snow-storms; not the sort where the flakes float lazily down from the sky as if they didn't care whether they ever got here or not, and then melt away as soon as they touch the earth, but a regular business-like whizzing, whirring, blurring, cutting snow-storm, warranted to freeze and stay on!” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker demands an intense, purposeful snowstorm, rejecting gentle, indifferent ones, and wants a forceful, relentless weather event. **In simple terms:** Demand a powerful snowstorm, not a gentle one. Key Takeaway Seek vigor over passivity. Themes weather desire force nature contrast Mood irritated determined playful Type satirical descriptive When to use this quote - planning a dramatic event - writing vivid descriptions - expressing frustration - creating atmospheric tension Key Concepts satire intensity control expectation Questions to Reflect On - What does the desire for a violent storm reveal about the speaker? - How might this metaphor apply to personal ambition? 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