Groundhog Day: Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter

[underpants]

Source: Fox News

The legendary groundhog made his annual prediction early Monday after seeing his shadow.

Since 1886, Phil has seen his shadow 97 times, hasn't seen it 14 times, and there are no records for nine years, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. The last time Phil didn't see his shadow was in 1999.

The Groundhog Day forecast for the Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, area suggests Phil will have trouble seeing his shadow. The National Weather Service predicts mostly cloudy weather for the area.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,486491,00.html

[salguine]

1. It might not be a good idea to use a completely bewildered, overweight rodent as a

way to forecast weather and/or the future. My grandfather lived just down the road from Punxsutawney and I've been to that ceremony any number of times—Phil is so sleepy he has no idea what's going on, and so portly (for a groundhog) that he's basically a sandbag with feet.

But then again, what else are you gonna do in Punxsy...

[NOW tense]

5. We could use Dr. Phil from now on.

Same thing only human.

[rucognizant]

8. No way.........

P Phil would NOT have seen his shadow this morning here in Downeast Maine.
Since our weather system is totally different from Western PA. ( influenced by the Atlantic Ocean) I chose to ignore Phil's findings completely........

[shadowknows69]

2. I'm not a hunter, but I said this to my wife and I'll say it here.

Isn't it about time someone goes to PA and blasts that fuckin rodent with a shotgun so he can stop giving us more winter every freaking year?

[Maeve]

4. They used a stuffed groundhog one year

It's not the same Phil...besides, only Buckeye Chuck can REALLY foretell the future! :P

[shadowknows69]

6. Ohio's version of Phil? Is that a correct assumption?

Damned grounhogs are taking over all the swing states.

[Maeve]

15. Oh, yeah--our own little whistlepig!

A term I got from a West Virginia storyteller....

She also said, "I bet y'all have eaten groundhog..had sausage? That's ground hog!"

[AlinPA]

10. Hey! That's a threat to Phil! It's OK to go after his cousins, though.

[Historic NY]

12. exactly......he could have been stew yesterday in Pittsburg

[Maeve]

3. And if he hadn't, Spring would be here in only a month and a half

Just an excuse for some jokers to get in the news once a year...

[Solly Mack]

7. I love this day!

[rucognizant]

9. Oh see that!

Long Island CHuck did NOT see his shadow this morning! What did I tell you ; proximity to the Atl. Ocean! Early spring here on the coast!

[THUNDER HANDS]

11. woohoo!!!

yeah long island chuck.

he must hate driving on the LIE in winter, too.

[nodehopper]

13. do you mean Staten Island Chuck? n/t

[BklnDem75]

14. Gave me a good laugh this morning

The way he kept snapping at Bloomberg for taking his corn.

[Princess Turandot]

19. He actually bit him!..(Chuck bit Bloomberg, not the other way around)..

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ai3o5P8rN2jc&refer=us

Drew blood and everything! Luckily for Chuck (and the mayor, since euthanasing zoo animals doesn't wrack up votes), there was no concern that he could have contracted rabies.

[damntexdem]

16. Too bad they gave Rove three more weeks to appear before Congress.

I wondered whether he would wake up today and see something shadowing him.

[RushIsRot]

17. If he sees his shadow it's six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't,

it's ONLY a month and a half left. Sorry, but this sounds like a wash to me.

[ezgoingrl]

18. I predict

that good old Phil is pissin me off.