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Had weather vaned a minor brainstorm #1 (permalink) Wed Jul 19, 2006 13:11 pm   Had weather vaned a minor brainstorm
 

What does it mean when someone "had weather vaned a minor brainstorm"?
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Had weather vaned a minor brainstorm #2 (permalink) Wed Jul 19, 2006 15:34 pm   Had weather vaned a minor brainstorm
 

Hi Cooliegirly

Whoever wrote the sentence was playing with words and expressions (purposely mixing them up):
    weather a storm
    weathervane
    brainstorm

Without any further context it's impossible to say with certainty what the writer was trying to convey.
Maybe that someone had 'suffered and survived ("weathered") a minor disturbence of the mind ("brainstorm") and now knows which is the right direction ("weathervane")'.

Just a guess...

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