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Can You Trust A Groundhogs Weather Forecast?
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning, predicting six more weeks of winter
Many folks wonder if this appealing creature can really predict winters end.
Turns out there may be a bit of truth in what we thought was simply folklore about this beloved rodents forecasting ability!.
Read on for the whole story
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http://enature.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=19c6e3405dc59584446e1a4d8&id=c1cafdcabb&e=028ee0accc
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)Completely!
Wounded Bear
(58,676 posts)Spring starts Mar 21.
I guess his prediction will probably be close.
Mnpaul
(3,655 posts)who bit the Wisconsin mayor's ear after engaging in this foolishness.
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/02/03/sun-prairie-wisconsin-mayor-bitten-by-groundhog
Apparently, Sun Prairie adopted the groundhog as the town symbol and only the mayor can translate his prediction.
https://books.google.com/books?id=jRBPbFHCoV4C&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&dq=sun+prairie+mayor+party+affiliation&source=bl&ots=m_92nQiAwg&sig=PnZ5iypu9k1H5_yF7-PQBmjiI6c&hl=en&sa=X&ei=s2jRVKyBONSoyASUz4GwCg&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=sun%20prairie%20mayor%20party%20affiliation&f=false
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Another furious attack ...
The former mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, was also bitten in 2011.
Don't blame the groundhog after all he's just a wild animal doing what comes naturally.
Humans beware.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)was my he-ro for chomping Bloomberg.