Groundhog Day

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  1. RetLEO-07

    RetLEO-07 likes his penguin deep fried, with pink sparkles

    Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning, which means there will be six more weeks of winter. They dragged him out of his 30'x30' climate controlled burrow and he saw his shadow. This all started in 1886. Far as I'm concerned it could end today. If you're into this, Animal Planet will have a special about it tonight at 2200.
     
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  2. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Just another day on the calendar for me. Spring will get here when it gets here.
     
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  3. RetLEO-07

    RetLEO-07 likes his penguin deep fried, with pink sparkles

    Amen Deacon!
     
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  4. Screwtape

    Screwtape A Shaving Butterfly

    If they blindfolded the fuzzy little rodent first, he'd never see his shadow and the official verdict every time would be "Winter's over." Or would that be cheating or something?

    Mind you, we can sometimes have snowfalls in May, so I've never understood where this six weeks crap comes from anyway...
     
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  5. RetLEO-07

    RetLEO-07 likes his penguin deep fried, with pink sparkles

    Blindfold and a last cigarette sounds better.
     
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  6. Screwtape

    Screwtape A Shaving Butterfly

    If they wanted to they could make a whole little ceremony of it for the tourists: single muted drum leading the procession as they march blindfolded Punxsutawney Pill to the post and strap him to it with a cigarette dangling out of his little mouth. Brass band plays a dirge in the background. Then they announce he didn't see his shadow just before he's shot by the Official State Varmint Hunter. Band starts playing happy springtime music...

    I think that would be a lot more inspiring then the current rigamarole.
     
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  7. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

    Supporting Vendor
    Great movie.
     
  8. RetLEO-07

    RetLEO-07 likes his penguin deep fried, with pink sparkles

    :happy097:
     
  9. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Someone surely has an active imagination! :D
     
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  10. Col C

    Col C Well-Known Member

    The morning news said Punxsutawney Phil has only been 39% accurate over the years.
     
  11. Straight razor dandy

    Straight razor dandy Stuck cleaning the house himself PERMANENTLY

    I live in Texas, where it is perpetually Summer time!

    The weather report says it is mostly in the high 70s this week.
     
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  12. Straight razor dandy

    Straight razor dandy Stuck cleaning the house himself PERMANENTLY

    Sounds about right for a rodent, lol

    I love the movie "Groundhog day," and I watch it most every Feb 2nd
     
  13. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    I will venture to say that is still better forecasting accuracy than many of the "meteorologists" out there!
     
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  14. RetLEO-07

    RetLEO-07 likes his penguin deep fried, with pink sparkles

    Then he could get a job at TWC. He'd fit right in
     
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  15. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    Staten Island Chuck did nor see his shadow, so I'm with him.
     
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  16. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Ha ha! First thing that popped into mind was a new cut of steak! Sorta like a NY Strip!! :happy102:
     
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  17. cmorris357

    cmorris357 catching flies.........

    In Georgia, our groundhog is called General Beauregard Lee. He also predict an early spring, although February and March are usually worse than December and January here
     
  18. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    No, he kept his fur on.
     
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  19. Kenneth Sampson

    Kenneth Sampson Well-Known Member

    #notmygroundhog

    I forgot it was ground hogs day yesterday.
     
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  20. RetLEO-07

    RetLEO-07 likes his penguin deep fried, with pink sparkles

    As long as you keep de Blasio away from Chuck everything is good.
     

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