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http://www.groundhog.org/prediction/
Click the link to see if we will have six more weeks of winter.
Click the link to see if we will have six more weeks of winter.
That is so funny...Originally Posted by Graciecat
When I was in high school I worked part time in a department store.
We got a new Manager that was from West Virginia.
We told him that if you killed a Groundhog anywhere within the County that you could be thrown in jail.
He said "Even if it runs out in front of me while I'm driving and I hit it by accident?"
We told him that if he didn't call a member of the "Inner Circle" within 24 hours of killing the Groundhog that yes, even if it was an accident and anyone found out he was the killer that he could be thrown in jail...he believed us
Exactly!! I don't get it either. This morning when Rob said it was Groundhogs Day, I told him that if its sunny and Phil sees his shadow, wouldnt that mean its good weather???Originally Posted by lunasmom
This tradition has never made sense to me. If its sunny out why wouldn't that predict more sunny days in the near future, rather than winter days.
May I suggest a rifle with a better scope?Originally Posted by Essayons89
Dang varmint! I missed him again.
Thanks for the tip!Originally Posted by MargeCat
May I suggest a rifle with a better scope?
Well as a Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania native I'll fill you in.Originally Posted by MargeCat
Ok, being a Pennsylvania native...never mind. I just want to know how the heck they know if a groundhog sees his shadow or not? Hello, people--he's a groundhog!
Maybe I'll let Phil pick my lottery numbers, too.
Or...Punxy Phil, the Prognosticating Gypsy Fortune-teller Groundhog! Dress him up, you know, big hoop earrings, spotted kerchief, give him a crystal ball...make the little $$%^& earn his keep!
Can I buy Groundhogese tapes on Amazon? I'm good with languages.Originally Posted by Graciecat
Well as a Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania native I'll fill you in.
The legend goes that he "Talks" to his handler in Groundhogese.
They have two scrolls prepared and from what Phil "Tells" them they know which scroll to pick.
It might be silly and living here all of my life I'll be the first to admit that...but it's also a pain in the bum for those of us who live here.
Before the movie "Groundhog Day" came out, they got a crowd at Gobblers Knob of maybe 1,000 on a good day.
Since that movie the crowds have been upwards of 30,000 some years....and never under 10,000.
The year the movie came out, Bill Murray came here for Groundhog Day and I had the pleasure of meeting him...a really nice, down to earth guy...but the crowd that year was something over 50,000.
That's a lot of extra people for a town of only 6,000 residents!
TV and radio stations from all over the world come here to cover it.
We were watching some of the coverage last night on TV and they talked to a Man from Germany and couple from Australia and a girl from Iceland.
I wouldn't go to Iceland to see a Groundhog, I can't imagine why she came here
Anyway, no matter how much of a pain it is for all of us who live here at least it puts us on the map for one day...and no matter where I go when people ask me where I'm from I say Western PA the first thing out of their mouths is "The Steelers, do you live near Pittsburgh?"
I always say that I live in a small town about 80 miles from there and the name of the town is Punxsutawney...then they say "Oh, the Groundhog"
Then they ask about a million questions
Originally Posted by MargeCat
Can I buy Groundhogese tapes on Amazon? I'm good with languages.
Did they say what century? I'm soooooooooooo tired of the commute every day in blasted snow or freezing rain or both!Originally Posted by icklemiss21
Wiarton Willie didn't see his shadow and they announced that Spring is on its way for us
www.wiarton-willie.org