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02-02-2009, 08:12 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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Happy Groundhog Day (and birthdays for Suburban Rhythm and sooner333)
It's not fair, getting upstaged by a rodent on your birthday, but that's probably the case, isn't it? Happy birthday to you both.
As for the Groundhog... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090202/.../groundhog_day Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, winter to continue PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. – The world's most famous groundhog saw his shadow Monday morning, predicting this already long winter will last for six more weeks. Punxsutawney Phil emerged just after dawn in front of an estimated 13,000 witnesses, many dressed in black-and-gold to celebrate the Pittsburgh Steelers' Super Bowl victory the night before. "There's significant buzz from the Steelers win and quite a few Terrible Towels floating from the crowd," said Mickey Rowley, deputy secretary for tourism in Pennsylvania. The annual ritual takes place on Gobbler's Knob, a tiny hill in Punxsutawney, a borough of about 6,100 residents some 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club announced the forecast in a short proclamation, in which Phil acknowledged the Steelers' 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals. According to German superstition, if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on Feb. 2 — the Christian holiday of Candlemas — winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow was seen, legend said spring would come early. Since 1887, Phil has seen his shadow 97 times, hasn't seen it 15 times, and there are no records for nine years, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. Rowley said the Groundhog Day festivities is Pennsylvania's largest tourist gathering in the winter. And if Phil's forecast proves correct it should bring even more tourists to the state. "It's six more weeks of skiing," Rowley said. Here's a picture of the poor guy:  SI
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02-02-2009, 01:10 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
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I thought this thread was about our own Aussie, but instead it's about a rodent.
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02-02-2009, 01:11 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
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dola,
Happy bday fellas!!! |
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02-02-2009, 03:45 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Thanks guys!
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02-02-2009, 05:05 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Norman, OK
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Thanks for the birthday wishes. On the bright side, I did not see my shadow this morning.
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02-02-2009, 05:09 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego
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Happy birthday!
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