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marmar

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Thu Feb 2, 2012, 05:08 PM Feb 2012

To hell with Punxsutawney Phil......Woody says spring is on.





By Mike Brookbank
Detroit Free Press Digital Host


If you believe Woody, get ready to pack up that winter parka 6 weeks early.

Michigan's official groundhog, Woody, predicted this morning in Howell that we will get an early spring.

In front of a crowd of more than 100 people at the Howell Nature Center, Woody walked out of her home in a tree stump and stayed in the spotlight for 30 seconds.

As the crowd quickly counted down, it looked like Woody wanted to make a mad dash back inside, meaning we'd be in store for six more weeks of winter, but luckily for those warm weather fans she stayed put. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.freep.com/article/20120202/NEWS06/120202019/Woody-Woodchuck-predicts-early-spring-Michigan?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p



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To hell with Punxsutawney Phil......Woody says spring is on. (Original Post) marmar Feb 2012 OP
Before Staten Island Chuck could make his prediction UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #1
If I was being held by Michael Bloomberg I'd get vicious too. marmar Feb 2012 #2
My woody said that this morning. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #3
........ marmar Feb 2012 #4
She didn't have time for that either. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #5
 

UnrepentantLiberal

(11,700 posts)
1. Before Staten Island Chuck could make his prediction
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 05:28 PM
Feb 2012

he viciously attacked Mike Bloomberg. It was a horrible thing to watch.

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