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Title: Groundhog Day: Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter
Post by: bijou on February 02, 2009, 08:34:36 AM: (http://www.foxnews.com/images/498910/3_61_020209_Groundhog.jpg)

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The world's most famous groundhog has seen his shadow, which â€” legend has it â€” means an already long winter will last for six more weeks.

Punxsutawney Phil's forecast was announced in front of thousands of revelers gathered at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. They gathered Monday morning in near freezing temperatures. ...
link (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,486491,00.html)
Title: Re: Groundhog Day: Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter
Post by: formerlurker on February 02, 2009, 08:37:26 AM: :bawl:
Title: Re: Groundhog Day: Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter
Post by: JohnnyReb on February 02, 2009, 08:41:00 AM: Lets see....28 days in Febuary....spring is March 21?...22? .... uh....I predict 7 more weeks.
Title: Re: Groundhog Day: Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter
Post by: bijou on February 02, 2009, 08:45:17 AM: Quote from: formerlurker on February 02, 2009, 08:37:26 AM
:bawl:
Sorry to bring the bad news. I blame Global Warming. ;)
Title: Re: Groundhog Day: Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter
Post by: Carl on February 02, 2009, 08:59:23 AM: Why didn`t someone shoot the litte m******? :banghead: :censored:
Title: Re: Groundhog Day: Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter
Post by: Baruch Menachem on February 02, 2009, 09:19:25 AM: Bill Murray Tried, IIRC in that movie of the same name.

One of my all time favorites, partly because of all the creative ways Murray committed suicide.
Title: Re: Groundhog Day: Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter
Post by: bijou on February 02, 2009, 09:27:03 AM: Quote from: Baruch Menachem on February 02, 2009, 09:19:25 AM
Bill Murray Tried, IIRC in that movie of the same name.

One of my all time favorites, partly because of all the creative ways Murray committed suicide.
I liked that movie a lot, it is one of the very few that I could watch more than once.
Title: Re: Groundhog Day: Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter
Post by: Tucker on February 02, 2009, 10:02:48 AM: Only 6 more weeks for me regardless. I'm going back to Tennessee on March 15th. :-)
Title: Re: Groundhog Day: Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter
Post by: Atomic Lib Smasher on February 02, 2009, 10:16:27 AM: Quote from: bijou on February 02, 2009, 09:27:03 AM
I liked that movie a lot, it is one of the very few that I could watch more than once.

Yeah, tried to rent it at two different locations last night, they were all out, and going to Wal-Mart they had a copy but couldn't sell it because it used to be part of a two pack until someone apparently stole the other movie it had packaged with it. That should say 6 more weeks of winter right there.
Title: Re: Groundhog Day: Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter
Post by: Chris_ on February 02, 2009, 01:41:07 PM: Georgia's groundhog completely disagrees with Phil. :popcorn:

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Georgia groundhog uses Twitter, says springâ€™s almost here

Gen. Beauregard Lee did not see his shadow when he emerged at Yellow River Game Ranch

By MIKE MORRIS

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Monday, February 02, 2009

Call it groundhog gone high tech. Georgiaâ€™s resident weather prognosticating rodent, Gen. Beauregard Lee, on Monday sent text messages via Twitter as he prepared to exit his lair at the Yellow River Game Ranch and pronounce to the waiting crowd whether there would be six more weeks of winter.

â€œA crowd gathering outside my house,â€ Gen. Lee â€œtwitteredâ€ at 6:45 a.m.

link (http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/02/02/groundhog_spring_yellow_river.html)
Title: Re: Groundhog Day: Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter
Post by: Lisa on February 02, 2009, 03:08:22 PM: Yipee! Whoo-hoo, we just don't have enough winter here in balmy, sunny northern South Dakota, can't wait for more!!! :banghead: :beer: