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Groundhog 'Punxsatawney Phil' speaks: Six more weeks of winter
Feb 2, 2008, 13:06 GMT
Washington - America's favourite weatherman - or weather- marmot - 'Punxsatawney Phil' on Saturday predicted that the country will experience six more weeks of winter.
February 2 is known as Groundhog Day in the United States, and according to tradition a groundhog (a type of marmot) ceases hibernation on this day, and can predict the oncoming of spring.
In a ceremony in the town of Punxsatawney in the US state of Pennsylvania, Phil the Groundhog was 'asked' if he saw his shadow, and thus denoting another month and a half of wintry weather. Alas, the 'answer' was yes.
Attracting 30,000 visitors to Punxsatawney yearly, the Groundhog Day ceremony dates back to 1887, and according to researchers is probably the result of marriage of legends from local Amerindian natives and German settlers.
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his shadow, are there six more years of war?
Bwahahahahahahahahaaha oh yeah ........ Bwahahahahahahaha...
HELLO the only reason that rat sees his shadow is because of all of the cameraS, DUH this is so stupid!
old biggey rat
sees his shadow does that mean it has 6 more years of minimum wage?
only if you're SPFool
The Romans examined entrails, the Druids had auguries, the witchdoctors threw bones on the ground, and modern up to date america has.....
'and modern up to date america[sic] has.....'
www.weather.com
i guess he never hear of global warming.
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whateverFeb 2nd, 2008 - 15:24:22
I hate that rat.
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