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The Year Of The Metal Tiger

To the Reader's Forum:

Hence, we enter the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Tiger. The Tiger, in case you are the superstitious type, is said to be an extremely tumultuous sign. One article I read noted ''The year of the Tiger is very likely to be a volatile year. Everything is taken to its limit in this big and bold year. It can also be a year of war, disasters and all kinds of disputes. It is a year for massive change.''

However, this year is not only the Year of the Tiger, it is the year of the Metal Tiger, something that occurs only once every 60 years in the Chinese calendar. In fact, the last time China rang in a Metal Tiger, Chairman Mao had just taken control of the land and promptly embarked on one of the bloodiest experiments in central planning ever.

Of course, everyone knows astrology is just a bunch of claptrap. Now, who wants to tell the Chinese?

Rex Willard

Jamestown

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