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Title: Groundhog Day results
Post by: jmyrlefuller on February 02, 2019, 02:12:24 pm
http://www.fullervision.net/groundhog.html (http://www.fullervision.net/groundhog.html)

All in all, the vast majority of groundhogs (including the notoriously shadow-happy Punxsutawney Phil) have not seen their shadow this morning. Ostensibly, this is supposed to be a harbinger of early spring, but if the rodents' track record is any indication, it's more likely that we have more winter coming.
Title: Re: Groundhog Day results
Post by: Sanguine on February 02, 2019, 02:58:42 pm
I didn't realize there was more than one winter forecasting groundhog. 
Title: Re: Groundhog Day results
Post by: jmyrlefuller on February 02, 2019, 06:44:26 pm
I didn't realize there was more than one winter forecasting groundhog.
Most are silly knockoffs, but in central Pennsylvania, there are several... and although Punxsutawney's believed to be the first, there are a few that go back almost as far. The Germans brought the tradition over from their native country when they came here.
Title: Re: Groundhog Day results
Post by: jmyrlefuller on February 02, 2019, 06:45:29 pm
More are coming in.

Most of the ones in the midwest (Jimmy in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; Woodstock Willie in Illinois) are not seeing their shadows. The South seems to be a clean sweep: all the ones I've found saw their shadows.
Title: Re: Groundhog Day results
Post by: 240B on February 02, 2019, 06:47:48 pm
Santa's helpers.
Title: Re: Groundhog Day results
Post by: Bigun on February 02, 2019, 07:20:47 pm
Quit worrying about what the damned groundhog did or didn't see and go spent 5 minutes (7 pages) educating yourself!

http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,350127.msg1907684.html#msg1907684 (http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,350127.msg1907684.html#msg1907684)
Title: Re: Groundhog Day results
Post by: jmyrlefuller on February 02, 2019, 07:47:06 pm
Quit worrying about what the damned groundhog did or didn't see and go spent 5 minutes (7 pages) educating yourself!

http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,350127.msg1907684.html#msg1907684 (http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,350127.msg1907684.html#msg1907684)
Chill. It's a piece of silliness, nothing more and nothing less. If you want to goad me into a fight, start ranting about the FairTax or birtherism on some other thread.

P.S. I "educate myself" just fine without others trying to force their wrong viewpoints on me, thank you very much.
Title: Re: Groundhog Day results
Post by: mountaineer on February 09, 2019, 04:02:51 pm
I didn't realize there was more than one winter forecasting groundhog.
We're up to our a$$es in prognosticating rodents.
Title: Re: Groundhog Day results
Post by: jmyrlefuller on February 10, 2019, 02:16:04 pm
We're up to our a$$es in prognosticating rodents.
And none of'em are all that good, either.
Title: Re: Groundhog Day results
Post by: Gefn on February 10, 2019, 03:07:43 pm
Staten Island Chuck is famous because he bit then Mayor Bloomberg.

@mountaineer
@Sanguine

I’m sure you can find the clip on you tube,
Title: Re: Groundhog Day results
Post by: Sanguine on February 10, 2019, 03:14:03 pm
Staten Island Chuck is famous because he bit then Mayor Bloomberg.

@mountaineer
@Sanguine

I’m sure you can find the clip on you tube,

Oh, yeah, I remember that!
Title: Re: Groundhog Day results
Post by: mountaineer on February 10, 2019, 03:27:56 pm
And then there's the groundhog that NYC Mayor Bill von Wilhelm Mao Lenin DeBlasio killed...   (https://nypost.com/2014/09/25/groundhog-dropped-by-de-blasio-died-of-internal-injuries/)
Title: Re: Groundhog Day results
Post by: mortarman on February 21, 2020, 05:41:28 pm
Staten Island Chuck is famous because he bit then Mayor Bloomberg.

@mountaineer
@Sanguine

I’m sure you can find the clip on you tube,

Actually it was Jimmy the Groundhog an' he bit the Mayor of Sun Prairie.

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