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When praying for rain fails, Utahns can save water by drinking their whiskey neat.
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Alfalfa Wars Last week, I decided to see if Gov. Spencer Cox praying for rain or snow actually works. That was the X test. I compared that to my own prayers for the ice cubes used in my daily cocktails. The Y test. I’m not sure if I’m happy about this, I’m not sure if I should brag and I’m certainly not reading into the test results that I possess supranatural abilities of greater impact than the wondrous Mr.
Cox himself. However, facts are facts—I used more frozen water in the ice cubes for my thrice-daily whiskey cocktails than was contained in the snowpack waters that fell statewide this…
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