Footballjoe Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. – The groundhog has spoken. And it's bad news. Punxsutawney (puhnk-suh-TAW'-nee) Phil has emerged to see his shadow before chilly revelers in Pennsylvania, meaning winter will last another six weeks. German tradition holds that if a hibernating animal sees its 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. The Inner Circle of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club annually announces Phil's forecast at dawn on Gobbler's Knob, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. Phil's announcement came before hundreds of onlookers who huddled as temperatures hovered in the teens. The Groundhog Club says since 1887 Phil has predicted more winter weather by seeing his shadow nearly 100 times, but there are no records for nine years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABearWithFurniture Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Another blatant ripoff of Prairie Dog Day... Bear Creek, TX Oct. 2, 2009 – Prairie dog turned fireball again. Panhandle (pan-han-dul) Pete has emerged from his burrow and burst into flames before scantily clad revelers in Texas, meaning summer will last another eight weeks. Tonkawa Indian tradition holds that if a prairie dog bursts into flames on Oct. 2 — the Tonkawa holiday of Festivus — summer will last another eight weeks. If no scorching blaze is seen, legend says that Texas's one day of winter will come early. The Middle-to-Left Circle of the Panhandle Pete Prairie Dog Coalition annually announces Pete's forecast at dusk on the parched creek bed of Bear Creek, about 25 miles Southwest of Austin. Pete's announcement came before almost 20 onlookers who sweated profusely as temperatures skyrocketed into triple digits. The Prairie Dog Coalition says since way before Christ Pete has predicted more summer weather by burning in place, but there are no records for about a billion years as Texans don't really like to talk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious_bass Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Living in MN, I dont need no ground hog to tell me winter is going to last another 6 weeks. It'll be 6+ no matter what Phil says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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