Bowwowmeow
02-02-2008, 01:06 PM
Well, I would havew wished everyone Happy Groundhog Day, until I read this article:
Groundhog Predicts More Winter Weather
From Associated Press
February 02, 2008 12:09 PM EST
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - Brace yourself for more wintry weather. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Saturday, leading the groundhog to forecast six more weeks of winter.
The rodent was pulled from his stump by members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle, top-hat- and tuxedo-wearing businessmen who carry out the tradition.
Each Feb. 2, thousands of people descend on Punxsutawney, a town of about 6,100 people some 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, to celebrate what had essentially been a German superstition.
The tradition is that if a hibernating animal sees a shadow on Feb. 2 - the Christian holiday of Candlemas - winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow is seen, legend says spring will come early.
That was the forecast from Gen. Beauregard Lee, Punxsutawney Phil's counterpart in Lilburn, Ga. Beau did not see his shadow Saturday morning at the Yellow River Game Ranch.
It was the third year in a row the two groundhogs' predictions differed.I had no clue that there were asswipes who actually pull groundhogs out of their holes in honor of this superstition. :wigglebutt: :wipe:
Pardon my German. :whistle:
And I thought Candlemas was a pagan holiday celebrated with human sacrifice at midnight on Candlemas Eve. Maybe I watch too many spook movies. :witch:
Groundhog Predicts More Winter Weather
From Associated Press
February 02, 2008 12:09 PM EST
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - Brace yourself for more wintry weather. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Saturday, leading the groundhog to forecast six more weeks of winter.
The rodent was pulled from his stump by members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle, top-hat- and tuxedo-wearing businessmen who carry out the tradition.
Each Feb. 2, thousands of people descend on Punxsutawney, a town of about 6,100 people some 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, to celebrate what had essentially been a German superstition.
The tradition is that if a hibernating animal sees a shadow on Feb. 2 - the Christian holiday of Candlemas - winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow is seen, legend says spring will come early.
That was the forecast from Gen. Beauregard Lee, Punxsutawney Phil's counterpart in Lilburn, Ga. Beau did not see his shadow Saturday morning at the Yellow River Game Ranch.
It was the third year in a row the two groundhogs' predictions differed.I had no clue that there were asswipes who actually pull groundhogs out of their holes in honor of this superstition. :wigglebutt: :wipe:
Pardon my German. :whistle:
And I thought Candlemas was a pagan holiday celebrated with human sacrifice at midnight on Candlemas Eve. Maybe I watch too many spook movies. :witch: