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Punxsutawney Phil Sees His Shadow
Yahoonews.com ^ | 2/2/05 | unknown

Posted on 02/02/2005 5:10:05 AM PST by beyond the sea

About 2,000 people gathered in Punxsutawney, Pa., on Wednesday morning for the updated winter forecast from the famous groundhog.

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and that means six more weeks of winter.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: echo; groundhog; groundhogday; punsxutawney; skyisfalling; superstition; touristtrap; winter
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To: beyond the sea

"Not again!"

21 posted on 02/02/2005 5:18:59 AM PST by KidGlock (W-1)
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To: demlosers

Don't know...


22 posted on 02/02/2005 5:19:11 AM PST by Katy_Katarina (Can someone tell me how to turn my nick into LOWER CASE?)
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To: Rightly Biased; Petronski; martin_fierro; evad; bjcintennessee; Lancey Howard; MEG33; jennyjenny; ..
Has he ever not seen his shadow?

Punxsutawney Phil, the prognosticator of prognosticators, is the world's smallest and furriest weather forecaster and February 2 is his day.

The ceremony in Punxsutawney was held in secret until 1966, and only Phil's prediction was revealed to the public. Since then, Phil's fearless forecast has been a national media event.

The groundhog comes out of his electrically heated burrow, looks for his shadow and utters his prediction to a Groundhog Club representative in "groundhogese." The representative then translates the prediction for the general public.

If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, it means six more weeks of winter. If he does not see his shadow, it means spring is just around the corner.

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To answer your question, from time to time he has NOT seen his shadow.

But Phil, being a betting man, knows that on February 2nd, there's a pretty damn good chance of six more weeks of cold weather!

;-)

23 posted on 02/02/2005 5:19:14 AM PST by beyond the sea (Barbara Boxer is Barbra Streisand on peyote ......and is the north end of a south bound mule.)
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To: Rightly Biased

Don't know...


24 posted on 02/02/2005 5:19:30 AM PST by Katy_Katarina (Can someone tell me how to turn my nick into LOWER CASE?)
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To: beyond the sea
"Watch that first step, it's a doozie!"
25 posted on 02/02/2005 5:19:34 AM PST by Constitution Day (NLC™)
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To: rintense

Don't know...


26 posted on 02/02/2005 5:19:50 AM PST by Katy_Katarina (Can someone tell me how to turn my nick into LOWER CASE?)
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To: beyond the sea

I'm just itching to dewinterize my boat and get back out on the lakes. Global warming, where are you when we need you? Let's everybody get busy, drive your SUVs as much as you can, and put some more CO2 into the atmosphere.


27 posted on 02/02/2005 5:20:02 AM PST by libstripper
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To: Conspiracy Guy

It's cooooolllllldddddd out there this morning, campers! Heck, it's cold out there every morning!

But I got you, babe.


28 posted on 02/02/2005 5:20:31 AM PST by Norman Conquest (Kerry "honors a faith tradition." Bush believes in "God." You do the math.)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

Anybody for Flapjacks?


Don't drive angry


29 posted on 02/02/2005 5:20:39 AM PST by Rightly Biased (I believe If you can't say something good about somebody your probably talking about Hillary Clinton)
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To: beyond the sea

Has he ever not seen his shadow?


30 posted on 02/02/2005 5:21:42 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: KATY_KATARINA

I can't remember a single time that it was reported as not seeing his shadow.


31 posted on 02/02/2005 5:21:43 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Naked Mole Rats have feelings too. Be nice to them.)
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To: Rightly Biased

Ned: Watch out for that first step.. It's a DOOZEY!


32 posted on 02/02/2005 5:21:45 AM PST by beyond the sea (Barbara Boxer is Barbra Streisand on peyote ......and is the north end of a south bound mule.)
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To: Rightly Biased

Good question.


33 posted on 02/02/2005 5:22:01 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Naked Mole Rats have feelings too. Be nice to them.)
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To: beyond the sea

Ned? Ned Riarson?


34 posted on 02/02/2005 5:22:42 AM PST by Rightly Biased (I believe If you can't say something good about somebody your probably talking about Hillary Clinton)
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To: beyond the sea

This story gets more boring every year.....


35 posted on 02/02/2005 5:22:46 AM PST by Route101
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To: beyond the sea

Shoot that furry rodent.


36 posted on 02/02/2005 5:22:53 AM PST by cynicom (<p)
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To: Norman Conquest

Rainy and chilly here. Phil would drown.


37 posted on 02/02/2005 5:23:12 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Naked Mole Rats have feelings too. Be nice to them.)
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To: beyond the sea

Sorry I guess I hijacked your thread ;^(


38 posted on 02/02/2005 5:23:18 AM PST by Rightly Biased (I believe If you can't say something good about somebody your probably talking about Hillary Clinton)
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To: beyond the sea

My prediction is that winter will last until March 20th.


39 posted on 02/02/2005 5:23:40 AM PST by Durus
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To: beyond the sea

Around here this morning, he could not see the ground, let alone his shadow. The fog is thicker than I have ever seen it. What does that mean?


40 posted on 02/02/2005 5:23:46 AM PST by jim_trent
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